The Awash basin (#Ethiopia) is frequently affected by #flooding, a major hazard caused mainly by #ClimateChange. #MachineLearning 💻🦾is an effective tool for #FloodPrediction and #FloodControl as demonstrated by this EO AFRICA R&D Facility #research project🌍🇪🇹 bit.ly/4egGqtz

#Droughts significantly threat #agriculture 🌽, ecosystems & #agropastoral livelihoods in #Borea #Ethiopia. Check this EO AFRICA R&D Facility research in which an #earlywarningsystem from #multitemporal public #EO 🛰️& #composite #droughtindexes is proposed: bit.ly/4cg13Eu

📢#EOAFRICA Survey ✍️ to assess the usability of #HyRELIEF #evapotranspiration 🌱and #drought indicators. Your participation helps us to improve! 👉 bit.ly/3xhhwJT

Water Hyacinth(WHY) 🌿 is a disturbing & invasive #aquaticplant. In the EO AFRICA R&D Facility EXPLO-AQUA research, WHY was monitored using🛰️Sentinel-2 &-3 data and patterns against wind & precipitation were investigated. More details at👉🏼 bit.ly/3VoZTj5 marloespdv #CletaShoko

🤔… 3 years have passed since we launched EO AFRICA R&D Facility; this initial phase has been a tremendous journey full of collaborative opportunities with our colleagues in Africa 🌍🛰️🫱🏽‍🫲🏼 Let's recap📹 youtube.com/watch?v=Lyani2…

📢we are thrilled😃to announce that following the successful conclusion of the first phase, the EO AFRICA R&D Facility consortium has been granted an extension to continue fostering the African-European partnership for another 3 years!🥳🌍 🚨New opportunities will be announced next week

📢New EO AFRICA R&D Facility Call 🔊: 👉🏽What: proposals to develop innovative, #opensource #EO algorithms & applications to tackle #African🌍challenges on #water 🚰 and #foodsecurity 🌽 👉🏽Who: #African-#European tandems 👉🏽When: 🗓️Deadline Sep 20, 2024 👉🏽How: eoafrica-rd.org/research/call-…

📢 Excellent Opportunity for #African Universities to improve #curricula in #EathObservation 👨🏾‍🏫👩🏾‍🏫📝🛰️: 📒 topic: #EO for #water & #foodsecurity 📒to be completed in 12months 📒to be part of existing MSc program Deadline: 🗓️ August 18, 2024 Information: eoafrica-rd.org/africa-led-des…

🔊Nouvelle opportunité de collaboration entre des chercheurs africains et européens! EO AFRICA R&D Facility a le plaisir de vous annoncer un nouvel appel d'offres pour des #propositionsderecherche 🛰️🌽🚰💻🌍 Date limite: 20 septembre 2024, 18:00 CET eoafrica-rd.org/appel-a-propos… 📆

📢 EO AFRICA R&D Facility community members: This is an excellent opportunity for researchers in Africa to boost #climate research activities in their own region 🌍 🗓️Deadline for applications: Sep 30, 2024 wcrp-climate.org/about-wcrp/fel… WCRP World Meteorological Organization

👍🏼Another successful EO AFRICA R&D Facility #ResearchProject this time by Berhan Gessesse 🇪🇹 & #AlirezaTaravat 🇬🇧, resulted in a strong foundation for future research in #gricultural field boundary mapping in #Ethiopia using #EarthObservations 🛰️and #CloudComputing eoafrica-rd.org/wp-content/upl…

🛎️Reminder ‼️ The EO AFRICA R&D Facility call for the design training materials is open. This call intends to support the development of #curricula 👨🏽‍🏫 👩🏽‍🏫 in #EarthObservations 🛰 as part of an ongoing #postgraduate program. 🗓️Deadline for submission: August 18 👉🏽eoafrica-rd.org/africa-led-des…

Excellent news from the African Union for the advancement of #space technology and applications in #Africa; and EO AFRICA R&D Facility is there to facilitate related #research and #training 🌍🛰️🚀

📢 First on the new EO AFRICA R&D Facility #training🎓series: #onlinecourse: "Principles of & Advances in Earth Observations" - join us to get fundamental knowledge in #EO concepts and applications. 🗓️ Applications deadline: August 29, 2024 eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/… EO OPEN SCIENCE

🔉Proud to announce our new #AdvisoryBoard: 4 remarkable colleagues from African Union , AfricanRemoteSensing National Space Research and Development Agency and SANSA who will support & advise us in developing capacity for #EO 🛰️in #Africa while staying connected with the needs of the continent 🌍EO OPEN SCIENCE

⚠️ Deadline for proposals submission has been extended until 🗓️Aug 31, 2024!!

📢the 1st #webinar on the new EO AFRICA R&D Facility series: Join #EwelinaDobrowolska Serco Europe exploring the use of #satellite 🛰️data to assess the recent devastating #floods in Eastern #Africa 🌍 🗓️Wed Sep 11 - 15h00 CET Registrations at: bit.ly/4cHxtYw EO OPEN SCIENCE

🧐…why to submit a proposal for the EO AFRICA R&D Facility #research call… ?? 🤔… Listen to some of the previously-awarded researchers, they will give you good reasons!! 🌍 🗓️ Deadline September 20/2024 EO OPEN SCIENCE #EO4Africa #EO #foodsecurity #CloudComputing #water

... and the EO AFRICA R&D Facility #SpaceAcademy is at full speed 🚀!! First #Face2Face training in cooperation with the National University of #Lesotho 🇱🇸 🌍 🗓️Deadline for applications: September 9, 2024 🚨 bit.ly/3ZfnTsP EO OPEN SCIENCE #CloudComputing #water #EO #EO4Africa

‼️Last days before deadline‼️ With the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Facility #research grants, awarded applicants can materialize research ideas on #EO & #cloudcomputing ☁️ like this example by #Rietbroek, #Challa et al, in 2023 🗓️ Deadline: September 20 lnkd.in/ewT3kAmD