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Save the date: Tues Dec 3, 2024 10AM CST/11AM EST For the official SERVIR Central America #SERVIRCA launch event with the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador, USAID El Salvador, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and CATIE Oficial. Watch live online in English or Spanish here: https://lnkd.in/e7C24GuY

Congratulations to SERVIR Applied Science Team member Ben Zaitchik on his election as the next president-elect of the American Geophysical Union https://lnkd.in/g9YBuzH7

#ICYMI The White House fact sheet for #COP29 highlights the "new the SERVIR Central America Hub that will launch in December and will bolster the resilience of over 50 million people to reduce vulnerability to climate impacts and environmental degradation." #SERVIRCA #climateresilience with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USAID, CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza) https://lnkd.in/e-8YWZHA

The Climate Resilience Infrastructure Report: A Focus on Technology is launched today at COP29 Azerbaijan! #SERVIRSoutheastAsia (SERVIR SEA) is delighted to have contributed to this publication from the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI), which takes a closer look at how digital technology can enhance climate resilience in infrastructure. 🛰️ SERVIR SEA has been showcased in the report, which is a deliverable for the High-Level Climate Champions #RacetoResilience campaign and is sponsored by KPMG.     ➡See the report here and make sure to check out page 113: https://lnkd.in/evjJ2w5D   

Today at #COP29 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Chief Scientist Kate Calvin, Luis Ramos, USAID Central America, and Dr. Pocasangre, CATIE Oficial introduced the new SERVIR Central America Hub #SERVIRCA. We’re excited to extend our work in the region using #geospatial data in support of #ClimateResilience and #biodiversity. https://lnkd.in/e3uhyaBJ

🌍🚀 CATIE at the U.S. Center COP29: "SERVIR Brings Space to Village in Central America" 🌍🚀 On November 14, at COP29 in Baku, CATIE will join USAID and NASA in an unmissable event: "SERVIR Brings Space to Village in Central America." This event will feature our own Dr. Luis Pocasangre, who will share how SERVIR is transforming climate resilience and biodiversity conservation in the region. What’s it about? 🌱🌎 SERVIR Central America, a five-year initiative in partnership with USAID and NASA, aims to support the Central American region with geospatial tools and services that address critical challenges in climate resilience and biodiversity conservation. Through satellite-based data and cutting-edge technology, SERVIR empowers local, national, and regional decision-making for managing natural resources and enhancing environmental resilience. Catch the live stream at 13:15 Azerbaijan time (04:15 Central America time)! 🎥🌐 U.S. Center events will be live-streamed on the website and at https://lnkd.in/en9gZK5R. #COP29 #SERVIR #CentralAmerica #NASA #USAID #ClimateResilience #BiodiversityConservation #CATIE #SpaceToVillage USAID

#COP29 is underway! Here are a few #climatechange events with USAID and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration that we're looking forward to this week. https://lnkd.in/eFCjvqYN

This week #SERVIRSoutheastAsia team was part of the workshop focused on enhancing the understanding and utilization of satellite-based soil moisture data, in the context of climate, agriculture, and disaster risk management. This workshop convened experts in soil moisture, remote sensing, GIS, climate science, agriculture, and data science to discuss methodologies for producing enhanced soil moisture information and addressing the challenges associated with its use in Southeast Asia. Experts exchanged ideas on how to tackle challenges such as the lack of awareness among stakeholders, limited ground observation networks for calibration and validation, and the need for tailored methodologies to address regional characteristics and land cover types that hinder the utilization of satellite-based soil moisture data in Southeast Asia. “This workshop was built on last year’s first seminar, which focused on the NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission. It reflects the ongoing and strengthened collaboration since that event. We consider satellite-based soil moisture data and geospatial tools pivotal for climate resilience, disaster monitoring, and sustainable farming,” Chinaporn (Pin) Meechaiya, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Lead for SERVIR SEA, said during the panel session titled “Soil Moisture Data in Southeast Asia: Importance, Challenges, Current State, and Way Forward”. The workshop was co-organized by SERVIR SEA, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL, the Asian Institute of Technology, the Hydro-Informatics Institute (HII), and Kasetsart University . The insights and advancements from this workshop are expected to enhance soil moisture data quality within the SERVIR SEA applications, benefiting flash flood, drought, landslide, and forest fire monitoring and response capabilities. SERVIR SEA leverages science and technology to strengthen the capacity for climate mitigation and adaptation across Southeast Asia. Check out geospatial tools introduced by SERVIR SEA here: bit.ly/3JWU87f SERVIR SEA -- a partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) -- uses publicly available satellite technologies and geospatial data to help communities across Southeast Asia adapt to regional and transboundary climate issues and mitigate the impacts of climate change. 

NASA’s Earth scientists and research staff from several complementary programs (including SERVIR, ARSET, and The Globe Program) provided data resources and training to make satellite data more useful to communities and decision makers in Bhutan. Read more in this new NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration article. https://lnkd.in/enZSvNVE

"Conducting 3D mapping exercises with indigenous communities goes beyond enhancing understanding of local landscapes—it’s about amplifying the voices of those who are often marginalized." - Chinaporn (Pin) Meechaiya Learn more about the work of SERVIR Southeast Asia with Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), USAID/Cambodia, USAID/RDMA and the Wildlife Conservation Society https://lnkd.in/eAK3QBgK