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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Building West Africa’s Earth Observation Marketplace through Carbon Accounting and Service Industrialization
Estimating national and regional carbon emissions and sequestration is pivotal to countries' environmental responsibility and accountability for global warming. SERVIR West Africa (WA), a collaborative initiative of NASA and...
SERVIR Clubs: Transforming STEM Education and Gender Equity in Senegal
Collaborative Efforts Bridging the Gender Gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in Senegal, West Africa In an exciting new partnership, USAID and NASA, in partnership with ICRISAT, have joined forces with the...
Transforming Mining with Tech: Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Development
SERVIR WA Contributes to TechCamp on Illegal Mining Locally known as "Galamsey" in Ghana, illegal small-scale mining has evolved into a major contributor to deforestation, water, air, and soil pollution, as well as farmland...
SERVIR West Africa Shines at Geo for Good: Spotlight on Artisanal Mining Monitoring
SERVIR West Africa contributes to Google Geo for Good (G4G 2023) Summit Experts and innovators in the fields of data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, with a specific…
Illegal mining: urgent action required to avert water, food crisis
Public Diplomacy Officer at the United States Embassy in Accra, Kevin Brosnahan, has said failure to effectively address the prevailing challenge of illegal mining risks making the country a net importer of water, and the...
SERVIR Clubs: Pioneering STEM Education and Gender Equity in Senegal
Collaborative efforts to bridge the Gender Gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in Senegal In West Africa, despite commendable efforts by governments to enhance girls' enrollment in Science, Technology,...
Launching of the West Africa Land Cover Reference System
July 3, 2023, marks the West Africa Land Cover Reference System (WCLS) launch. This system was developed with the SERVIR WA consortium, FAO, ECOWAS, and OSS. The WCLS results from a four-year process stemming from the...
SERVIR Workshop in Senegal Mobilizes Partners for Monitoring SDGs in the Environmental Sector
The SERVIR Program in West Africa is actively collaborating with partners in Senegal to align project outcomes with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A recent workshop in Dakar brought together members of the...
SERVIR Program – Empowering Women and Girls in Science in West Africa
The SERVIR Program in West Africa, a joint USAID-NASA initiative implemented by ICRISAT, is working to encourage more girls and women in Niger to pursue Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) fields for a more fair...
