Articles & Stories Could Satellites Help Head Off a Locust Invasion? A single desert locust can consume its body weight in vegetation in one day. When 40 million of them gather, they can devour as much food as 35,000 people. April 14, 2020
Articles & Stories U.S. Government Convenes Innovators in Northern Thailand to Tackle Air Pollution Challenges A team of six youth innovators called ‚“No Grant SMOG” won the first prize at Smogathon Thailand 2020 for inventing active-learning tools to educate elementary school children about smog. February 21, 2020|Wadee Deeprawat, SERVIR-Mekong/ADPC
Blog Transforming Data into Information for Improved Food Security Decisions in Eastern and Southern Africa The ability to transform data into actionable information and obtain easily accessible, analysis-ready Earth observation (EO) data is often a critical missing link for decision makers in the developing world. February 5, 2019
Articles & Stories Inspiring the Next Generation of Girls to Pursue STEAM Careers Girl Up – a global leadership initiative of the United Nations Foundation – partners with the U.S. State department, Google, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and others to organize the annual Women in Science (WiSci) camp to provide young girls access to education, mentorship opportunities, and leadership training. July 18, 2018
Articles & Stories New dataset to benefit agriculture and food security across the globe The Evaporative Stress Index (ESI) dataset reveals the regions of drought where vegetation is stressed due to lack of water, enabling agriculture ministries to provide actionable advice to farmers about irrigation. March 1, 2018