GMES Experts Call For Investment In Space Science To Tackle Climate Change
Experts at a three-day regional conference of geographers and other scientists in Ivory Coast have called for more investments in space science in Africa to help tackle the climate change menace.
It is estimated that more than 40 billion dollars will annually be lost or absorbed in Africa due to the consequences of climate change effects. Therefore, to reduce the consequences of climate change…
Why Natural Scientists Should Talk To Social Scientists: The Case For Interdisciplinary Dialogue In Astronomy
Astronomy is an example of natural science: a science which draws direct, logical conclusions from data. In the natural sciences, the world is narrowed into a closed box, intended to be uninfluenced by people and the social aspects of the world. This perspective can be useful and helps us draw testable conclusions about phenomena in the world and the Universe.
Social science is, as the name…
Group Receives Grants To Tackle Cocoa Disease In West Africa Using Satellite And Drone Data Analytics
The Uk's Department for International Development (DFID) and the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) have awarded a three-year grant to a group comprising of Certis Europe BV, Rail Vision Ltd., Rothamsted Research in the UK, and Positive Agro, an agricultural distributor in Ghana. The grant will fund research on finding ways to curb the losses incurred from the devastating effects of Cocoa…
Kenyan Forest Service Calls For Capacity Building In Forest Management
Developing skills in earth observation for forest monitoring is considered paramount in tackling issues of forest management. Therefore, Kenyan Chief Conservator of Forest, Julius Kamau, in a meeting on Tuesday with the Forests 2020 Coordinator for Kenya and Ghana, Dr Ruth Malleson, and the Managing Director of Climate and Energy Advisory, Stephen Mutimba, in Nairobi, has called for capacity…
Africa Regional Data Cube To Transition To Digital Earth Africa
The Africa Regional Data Cube (ARDC) is both an infrastructure and a service providing analysis-ready data and Earth observations (EO) capability in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other development agendas in five countries (Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Tanzania). During 2020, this infrastructure will transition into Digital Earth Africa (DE-Africa), an…
Space Projects In The African Space Industry To Look Out For In 2020
As humans advance further into the age of space and expand outside the confines of the planet beyond wildest imaginations, there is a push and increase in the number of nations advancing or solidifying their positions in the global community by consolidating their intentions of exploring the outer space through technological programs.
2019 Might Be The Best Year So Far For The African Space…
Space Projects In The African Space Industry To Look Out For In 2020
As humans advance further into the age of space and expand outside the confines of the planet beyond wildest imaginations, there is a push and increase in the number of nations advancing or solidifying their positions in the global community by consolidating their intentions of exploring the outer space through technological programs.
2019 Might Be The Best Year So Far For The African Space…
Top Stories That Shaped The African Space Industry In 2019
The African space industry grew in leaps and bounds in 2019— from satellite launches, inaugurations of new agencies, departments and new space programs for the next decade, to Pan-African and foreign bilateral and multilateral collaborations, policies and resolutions, and NewSpace commitments, participation and growth— one can only say it was a year indeed in the industry, and Space in Africa…
Egyptian Space Agency CEO Briefs Parliamentary Delegation On African Development Satellite
The CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency on Wednesday briefed a delegation of MPs from the parliament's Education and Scientific Research Committee at the Egyptian Space Agency headquarters of the agency's readiness to launch the African Development satellite, in partnership with seven African countries.
He stated this during the delegates visit to the Egyptian Space Agency headquarters in Cairo.…
13th AARSE International Conference To Hold In October 2020, In Rwanda
The 13th African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE 2020) International Conference on Earth Observations and Geospatial Science in service of Sustainable Development Goals will hold in Kigali, Rwanda, from 26-30 October 2020.
The main objective of the conference tagged, "Space and Geospatial Technologies for the Africa we want", is to converge scholars and professionals from…