SERVIR "SWAAT" team helping water resource managers in Africa
With floods and droughts as two of the most catastrophic natural disasters in the regions it serves, SERVIR strives to be on the cutting edge in addressing challenges related to water.
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With floods and droughts as two of the most catastrophic natural disasters in the regions it serves, SERVIR strives to be on the cutting edge in addressing challenges related to water.
From October 24-28, 2016, SERVIR team members from around the globe met in Pokhara, Nepal, for the 2nd SERVIR Annual Global Exchange (SAGE).
This fact sheet highlights how SERVIR is using satellite data to pinpoint breeding locations for locusts so that the pests can be eradicated before they take flight.
The crucial role forests play in our world cannot be underestimated. To enhance preservation and monitoring of this natural resource, SERVIR and SilvaCarbon launched a series of global workshops this year in West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, Hindu-Kush Himalaya, and the Lower Mekong region on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) applications.
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.
To sustainably manage forest landscapes, governments and decision makers need accurate and up-to-date information on the extent of the forests they manage and the ways they are changing.