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GEO Week 2023 & Ministerial Summit Cape Town

Lillian Diarra — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

GEO Week 2023 will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 6-10 November 2023. The week will include the GEO-19 Plenary from 8-9 November and the GEO Ministerial Summit on 10 November. Organized by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the event will be hosted by the Government of South Africa. The theme for this [...]

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Developing cooperation across GEO Activities to address marine hazards in Africa

Lillian Diarra — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000

An official side event of GEO Week 2021 Given that approximately 25% of Africa’s population live within 100 km of the coast, marine hazards pose increasing threats at local and regional levels. These include eutrophication, coastal flooding, marine pollution, and water-borne diseases - all of which can be exacerbated by climate change. The side event [...]

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AfriGEO Symposium 2021

Lillian Diarra — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000

The AfriGEO symposium 2021 aims at providing a platform to begin enhance collaboration and integration by bringing together experts from the aforementioned spheres to discuss, unlock and activate the growth of African Industries in Earth Observation. This symposium shall focus on 5 thematic areas: Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security Industry (SMME) focus EO for [...]

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GEO Symposium 2021

Lillian Diarra — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:09:30 +0000

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) held its annual symposium online from 21 to 24 June 2021, with the aim to strengthen partnerships across the GEO Work Programme of Activities. Three sessions focused on ocean observations, two of which were organised by GEO’s Blue Planet Initiative.

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EuroGEO workshop 2021

Lillian Diarra — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This year's edition focuses on EO-based solutions to support the EU Green Deal, bringing together the EU community contributing to GEO.

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GEO Symposium 2021

Lillian Diarra — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) annual Symposium will take place virtually from 21 to 24 June. The year's theme is "Strengthening inclusive partnerships across the GEO Work Programme" . The aim of the Symposium is to share successful practices and identify ways to accelerate the delivery of products and solutions to address environmental and [...]

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