GEOMAIZE is a groundbreaking partnership between the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI) and VITO, facilitated by GEOGLAM and supported by ESA EO AFRICA. In West Africa, predicting crop yields accurately is a challenge due to smallholder field sizes and cloud cover. To support building a more resilient and food-secure future, GEOMAIZE promises to …
This activity is designed to directly support Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by developing Earth Observation (EO)-integrated workflows for the development of key Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) and their transformation into selected indicators of the Global Biodiversity Framework’s (GBF) monitoring framework. By integrating EO data and providing practical monitoring and assessment tools, …
A recently published paper, outcome of the Sense4Fire project, highlights a significant gap in how we understand the climate impact of Amazon wildfires. Using combined observations from the Copernicus Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3 and Sentinel-5P missions, scientists have discovered that emissions from the 2024 fire season may have been up to three times higher than previously estimated. …
Predicting climate conditions months in advance remains one of the most difficult problems in Earth science. A recent study, published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science proposes a new approach, combining artificial intelligence with probabilistic modelling to improve seasonal forecasts. Traditional methods rely on general circulation models (GCMs), which simulate atmospheric and ocean dynamics. While …
Satellites are transforming the monitoring of freshwater flows into the Arctic Ocean, a critical but poorly observed component of the climate system. Vast amounts of freshwater from rivers, melting ice and runoff influence ocean salinity, sea-ice formation and global circulation, yet ground-based measurements in the region are declining and remain incomplete. By using Earth observation …
Ice sheet evolution is the key unknown in future sea level projection. Numerical models are the best way to assess ice sheet response to future changes in ocean and atmosphere. Observations of recent ice sheet change play a critical role in improving the accuracy of these models. The current revolution in our ability to observe …
Shape the future of Earth Observation for Africa The African Research Fellowship (ARF) programme—part of the EO AFRICA flagship initiative of the European Space Agency (ESA), in partnership with the African Space Agency (AfSA), an organ of the African Union, and in coordination with the African Union Commission (AUC)—empowers the next generation of African Earth …
Understanding how Earth’s upper atmosphere is changing is essential for reliable climate assessment. Yet for decades, scientists have lacked a consistent, long-term record of ozone and temperature in the mesosphere, the atmospheric region between roughly 50 and 100 km altitude. This layer plays a key role in atmospheric chemistry, solar interaction, and vertical coupling with …
An EC-ESA coordinated effort is bringing together satellites, models and scientific expertise to resolve one of the largest remaining uncertainties in climate prediction: how aerosols interact with clouds. Europe’s ability to forecast near-term climate trends over the next 10-30 years – a key timeframe central to policy and investment decisions – depends on resolving this …
