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Earth Observations: Climate Edition Theme Month

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In 2021, as the world comes together to address the critical challenges posed by a rapidly changing and increasingly variable climate, this year's posts will highlight the links between climate and food security, the unique light that data from Earth-observing satellites can shed on these relationships and the role that each one of us has to play in using this knowledge to support the well-being of people and the planet.

Earth observations data are key inputs into the kinds of analyses and decision-making processes that are critical to promoting food and water security and resilience to recurrent crisis. Because Earth observations provide global, frequent and detailed information about rainfall, temperature, soil, crops, water, forest cover and land use, they help us obtain a better understanding of the conditions in the places where we work, improve targeting of programs to populations in need and conduct evidence-based assessments of whether those programs had their intended benefit.

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Digital Transformation and USAID's FEWS NET Project

This post is written by Steven Truitt, CTO, Kimetrica. USAID’s first-ever Digital Strategy, released in April 2020, has as its overall goal, to achieve and sustain open, secure, and inclusive...

Agrilinks Team

Oct 29, 2021
Climate and Natural Resources
Sita Gyawali

Invasive Species Spread: Mapping the Impacts of Climate Change from Space

The IPM Innovation Lab is helping build capacity in Nepal to monitor the spread of invasive species through satellite imaging.
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Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab

Oct 29, 2021
Climate and Natural Resources
Map of the Horn of Africa showing the worst case, most likely case, and best case scenarios for crop conditions in terms of the percent of the median Water Requirement Satisfaction Index (WRSI) for maize crops. (Image c/o UCSB Climate Hazards Center)

In the Face of a Changing Climate: Extended Agricultural Outlooks Apply Satellite Data for Crop Condition Monitoring

New research has indicated potential for forecasting climate oscillations as much as two years in advance of a forthcoming climate event such as El Niño or La Niña.

Kiersten Johnson

Oct 28, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Resilience
Malian farmer Mahammoud Traore, age 75, examines his fields post-harvest. Climate change has affected weather patterns and impacted farming in Mali in recent years. Traore finds that his family's food stores always run out before he can harvest his new crop. Photo Credit: Jake Lyell for LWR.

Information Equity: Ensuring Earth Observations Data is Equally Accessible and Practical for Farmers Coping with Climate Change

Malian farmers take advantage of a system that brings them near real-time data on crop and climate conditions

Kiersten Johnson

Oct 27, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Nutrition Resilience
A farmer holds snap peas on a farm in Kenya.

Satellite Data Aids Rapid Response, Food Security for Kenya’s Farmers

Early and accurate information allows Kenya’s government to anticipate and respond to food shortages.

Kiersten Johnson

Oct 26, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Resilience
Digital eyes assist researchers in diagnosing wheat health: Dr. Uttam Kumar, Wheat Breeder at Borlaug Institute for South Asia (India) is seen taking pictures of wheat plants.

Scaling Ground Truth Data Collection, Use and Sharing to Promote Advanced Crop Analytics

Catalyzing the development, availability and uptake of advanced crop analytics for smallholders through an improved data collection and sharing ecosystem
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Tetra Tech Agriculture and Economic Growth

Oct 15, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Resilience
pastoralist community; two people standing by a group of livestock

How Earth Observations Can Help Governments Protect Vulnerable Families from Disaster Risk

Disaster risk insurance can help national governments finance a disaster response. New research makes it possible to measure objectively whether its potential benefits outweigh its risks and costs.
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Assets and Market Access Innovation Lab

Oct 14, 2021
Climate and Natural Resources Policy and Governance Resilience
Ladies of Landsat contributes to a diverse field of remote sensing scientists. Still frame from our recently launched Ladies of Landsat series highlighting users of Landsat data with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Human Dimensions team.

Celebrating International Day of the Girl with Ladies of Landsat

Remote sensing has been dominated those who have historically held positions of power, and so we are working from multiple directions to achieve our broader mission to make an impact...

Kiersten Johnson

Oct 11, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
satellite. Photo Credit: Pixabay

Geospatial Information for Improved Environmental Decision-Making: Connecting Space to Village

SERVIR-Amazonia and partners explored how advancements in geospatial and Earth Observation technology are enhancing forest monitoring, disaster forecasting and evidence-based decision-making.

Kiersten Johnson

Oct 07, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
Weather-damaged maize field, Mozambique 2018

Climate Services for Famine Early Warning

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is the global gold standard for food insecurity early warning.

Kiersten Johnson

Oct 05, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Resilience

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