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CONNECTING SPACE TO VILLAGE
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
SERVING THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
A Powerful Partnership
NASA has:
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Incredible satellite data
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A mandate to work domestically
USAID has:
– A presence in 100 countries
– Connections to people who need information
NASA + USAID = the potential for significant
impact in development decision-making
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The SERVIR Network (Hubs)
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SERVIR-Eastern and Southern Africa
Hosted by RCMRD
SERVIR-Himalaya
Hosted by ICIMOD
SERVIR-Mesoamerica
Hosted by CATHALAC
SERVIR-Mekong
Launching in 2014
SERVIR-West Africa
Launching in 2015
SERVIR – NASA’s Role
NASA backstops hubs by:
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Providing scientific & technical knowledge
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Training & building technical capacity
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SERVIR global coordination
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Coordinating hub exchanges
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Maintaining website & documents library
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SERVIR – USAID’s Role
USAID backstops hubs by:
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Managing hubs via regional USAID
missions
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Overseeing planning, schedule, &
deliverables
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Coordinating among hubs, NASA, &
Demand Team
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Running needs assessments, case
studies, & evaluations
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Data-Informed Decision-Making
SERVIR & its partners work together to:
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Bridge the gap between data &
decision-making
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Strengthen scientific expertise,
knowledge, & training
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Address critical needs to promote
sustainable growth
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Data-Informed Decision-Making
SERVIR & its partners work together to:
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Prepare for extreme events
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Improve resilience to climate change
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Manage water resources
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Increase food security
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Manage land & food resources
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SERVIR RESULTS
SERVIR Results
29 countries use SERVIR apps,
products, & expertise
Almost 1000 agencies & organizations
use SERVIR apps & products
SERVIR offers more than 40 tools to
address climate change & critical
development needs
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SERVIR Results
Increased capacity in more than 220
local institutions
Trained over 1800 people
Accessing data from 19 satellites or
sensors
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State-of-the-Art Technology
More than 40 analytical products &
tools
Tools integrate information
in real-time
Alerts & information via Internet
& mobile technology
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State-of-the-Art Technology
SERVIR’s website offers:
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Program information
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Successful projects & activities
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Environmental information
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Maps
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Satellite & sensor data
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Other analytical tools
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SERVIR IN ACTION
Monitoring Water Resources
CREST uses 850 stream gauge locations
to predict flooding in eastern Africa
CREST integrates:
– Satellite rainfall information
– Land shape & elevation
– Soil characteristics
– Other variables
CREST’s Streamflow Viewer & flood
mapping app shows area flooding
Daily updates sent to water managers in
nine countries
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Managing Water Resources
SERVIR helps water resource
managers assess:
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Snow cover
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Water density
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Potential snow melt
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Possible hazards from glacier lakes:
• Outburst floods
• Landslides
• Avalanches
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Managing Water Resources
With SERVIR data, local officials can
more effectively:
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Manage water resources
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Pinpoint areas at risk
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Identify threats to agriculture,
infrastructure, & villages
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Drought & Floods
SERVIR helps nations address
potential drought & floods by:
– Providing near-term stream flow
forecasts
– Producing 8-day flood forecasts
– Creating high-resolution maps of
likely flood areas
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Drought & Floods
SERVIR helps nations address
potential drought & floods by:
– Assessing climate change impact
on water resources
– Producing a 30-year record of
rainfall estimates
– Assessing rainfall patterns to
estimate crop yields
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Frost Monitoring & Forecasting
SERVIR’s Frost Monitoring &
Forecasting app will:
– Assess frost-damaged areas
– Monitor nighttime land surface
temperatures
– Create a color-coded display map
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Frost Monitoring & Forecasting
SERVIR’s Frost Monitoring &
Forecasting app will:
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Provide daily emails updating frost
locations
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Offer weather research &
forecasting predictions
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Give 72-hour warning for potential
frost areas
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Detecting & Monitoring Forest Fires
In Nepal, SERVIR helps fire officials:
– Detect & monitor forest fires
– Research fire patterns & behavior
– Assess damage in burnt areas
Email & text messages sent within 20
minutes of detecting a fire
Bhutan, Bangladesh, & Guatemala await
similar systems
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Monitoring Land Cover & Use
SERVIR helps countries assess GHG
emissions inventories
SERVIR land cover maps integrate:
– Satellite data
– Land use surveys
– Forest maps
– An agricultural census
– Land cover changes over time
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Monitoring Land Cover & Use
SERVIR helps partner nations balance:
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Development & agriculture needs
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Responsible forestry
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Biodiversity management
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REDD+
To support REDD+, SERVIR &
partner nations measure:
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Existing forest areas
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Land cover changes from 2000-2015
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GHG emissions inventories
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The rate of deforestation
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REDD+
SERVIR offers partner nations:
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Cost-effective monitoring tools
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Approaches to reduce GHG emissions
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Support for conservation strategies
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Support for policy options
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Protecting Biodiversity
SERVIR protects ecosystems by
monitoring changes in:
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Land cover & use
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Fodder
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Fuel resources
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Crops
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Species habitats
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Protecting Biodiversity
SERVIR protects ecosystems by:
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Creating spatial maps to show the
distribution of plants, fish, reptiles, &
birds
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Producing a web-based biodiversity
atlas
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Assessing the potential impact of
climate change
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Advanced Weather Forecasting
SERVIR & partner nations built a
more precise forecasting model
incorporating:
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Sea surface temperature
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Changes in land cover
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Surface vegetation
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Soil moisture
The model predicts:
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Where & when it will rain
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The potential intensity of storms
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Advanced Weather Forecasting
SERVIR’s Weather Research &
Forecasting model:
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Benefits farmers & agriculture
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Enhances food security
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Increases disaster preparedness
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Creates an early-warning system for
drought & flood
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SERVIR Today
SERVIR strengthens the ability of
governments & stakeholders to:
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Respond to natural disasters
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Improve food security
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Safeguard human health
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Manage water & natural resources
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Improve economic growth
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Lower greenhouse gas emissions
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Build resilience to climate change
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2014 Initiatives
NASA to launch five new Earth
observation missions
USAID’s Global Development Lab &
partners to innovate solutions to key
development issues
Launch SERVIR-Mekong
Develop plans for SERVIR-West Africa
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Looking Forward
SERVIR will help nations:
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Safeguard ecosystems & reduce
GHG emissions
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Prepare for times of food surplus
& shortage
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Manage shared natural resources
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Conserve biodiversity
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Monitor pollution & extreme events
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Monitor epidemics & map disease
vectors
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Use science & technology to
address societal needs
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Additional Slides
SERVIR Growth 2005 - 2020
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SERVIR Regional Hubs & Partners
Others TBD
SERVIR-West Africa
SERVIR-Mekong
SERVIR-Himalaya
SERVIR-Eastern and Southern Africa
SERVIR-Mesoamerica
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2010
2015
2020
Goals for 2020
Raise stakeholder & public awareness
Improve open access to data
Build global network of regional hubs
Discover new technology solutions
Engage science & public to solve
critical issues
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SERVIR’s Challenges
Bring science to development
decision-making
Transform information into action
Remove barriers to data access
Move from reaction to prevention
Use feedback to forge new
capabilities
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