Connecting space to village: towards a regional Earth Observations marketplace in West Africa
WELCOME TO SERVIR West Africa!
Empowering West Africa Against Locust Threats: Harnessing the Expertise of Women Scientists
Integrating Satellite Data with Local Knowledge for Community Empowerment
Agriculture and food security (AFS)
Agriculture is the base of the economy of West Africa, which, as the World Bank asserts, provides livelihoods for most of the vulnerable population..
Land use land cover change and ecosystems (LUE)
Landscape management is associated with major challenges and opportunities throughout West Africa..
Water and water-related disasters (WRD)
Water scarcity and excess are the major constraints to sustainable livelihoods in the Sahel and West Africa. They usually result in floods and droughts..
Weather and climate (WAC)
West Africa is prone to high variability in seasonal weather. This is exacerbated by climate change, which increases the severity and frequency of this variation. Traditional means..
Financial instruments (FIS)
Financial Instruments (FIS) is a new service area proposed by SERVIR West Africa for 2022-2027 to build EO services that leverage stakeholders’ access to financial resources across..
NEWs
Championing Sustainable Agriculture in Niger
SERVIR WA Supports Land Restoration Initiatives The journey towards sustainable agriculture and land restoration in Niger has taken a significant leap forward by leveraging SERVIR West Africa's innovative geospatial tool to empower communities while safeguarding the...
Extending forecasts from days to over a month improves farmer resilience in West Africa
Originally published by Jacob Ramthun, SERVIR Science Coordination Office When irrigation isn't available, it's important to know when to expect rain. But with changes to our climate, farmers in West Africa can no longer count on a predictable 'dry' or 'wet' season. “Right now,...
Empowering West Africa Against Locust Threats: Harnessing the Expertise of Women Scientists
A Machine Learning Engineer at SERVIR West Africa Program is strengthening the p-Locust platform for better locust risk predictions Safeguarding crops and farmer livelihoods across West Africa from devastating desert locust plagues has been strengthened thanks to advances in...
Integrating Satellite Data with Local Knowledge for Community Empowerment
iKON: A Game-Changer for Pastoralists in Senegal A new wave of African researchers is embracing transformative opportunities through the Small Innovation Grants Program (SIGP), implemented by SERVIR West Africa (SERVIR WA), a joint project between USAID and NASA, in partnership...
Strengthening Collaboration for Earth Observation Development in Africa
SERVIR West Africa and GMES & Africa Partnership Takes Center Stage SERVIR West Africa (SERVIR WA) took part in an important event, the first Continental Forum for the second phase of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security & Africa (GMES) Program in Sharm El...
Community of Practice for temporary surface water monitoring
A workshop discusses the sustainability options for the WENDOU , Ferlo, Senegal SERVIR West Africa, a joint USAID and NASA program is at the forefront of the Ferlo region's inaugural temporary surface water monitoring service. Known as WENDOU, the service, developed by the...
The SERVIR Global Network
SERVIR consists of five regional hubs: SERVIR Amazonia, SERVIR Eastern & Southern Africa, SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH), SERVIR Mekong, and SERVIR West Africa. The hubs work closely with each other and affiliated USAID missions, project partners, and NASA.
Capacity Building
SERVIR puts science at the service of society by building the capacity of regional and national organizations that have demonstrated their ability to work with governments and people and have the capacity to use Earth observation data to understand, predict, and act at the local and regional levels.
WHAT IS SERVIR?
A joint initiative of NASA, USAID, and leading geospatial organisations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, SERVIR partners with countries in these regions to address critical challenges in climate change, food security, water and related disasters, land use, and air quality. Using satellite data and geospatial technology, SERVIR co-develops innovative solutions through a network of regional hubs to improve resilience and sustainable resource management at local, national and regional scales.
SERVIR Global Network
- SERVIR Global
- SERVIR-Eastern and Southern Africa: Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)
- SERVIR West Africa: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
- SERVIR MEKONG: Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
- SERVIR Amazonia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
- SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalayas: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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Contact
c/o ICRISAT West and Central Africa Region Hub,
Samanko Station, Route de la Guinée,
P.O. Box 320, Bamako, Mali
info-servir@icrisat.org
