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Invitation to Tender: “SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT”

Single procurement with 4 separate and independent contracts to develop scalable EO-based solutions: River Connectivity : Monitor river connectivity and flow alterations, quantify impacts on river hydrology and aquatic ecosystems, and identify restoration opportunities. Inland Water Pollution : EO-based detection-attribution framework to monitor freshwater quality and link water pollution to the sources and drivers of …

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African Research Fellowships: Call 2026

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 …

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Meet The African Research Fellows in ESRIN

Since 2021, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have collaborated on the African Research Fellowship (ARF) program. This initiative is designed to empower emerging African researchers (Postdoc, PhD and master’s degree holders) with significant research experience in Earth Observation (EO). Fellows are challenged to develop innovative and reliable solutions for …

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2nd Ocean Carbon from Space workshop

November 24, 2025 @ 09:00 - November 26, 2025 @ 17:00 UTC+2

Background Quantifying the ocean carbon budget and its response to anthropogenic forcing is a major goal in climate research. The ocean has absorbed about a quarter of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions while the proportion of carbon uptake has increased relative to emissions. However, our understanding of ocean carbon pools, processes that modulate them, and interactions with …

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10 new EO AFRICA projects will kick off in September 2025

With almost 150 proposals received, the 4th Call for Tandem projects launched by ESA in cooperation with the African Union Commission (AUC) and coordinated by the EO Africa R&D Facility demonstrated the high interest in scientific collaboration between Africa and Europe. The call aimed to leverage Earth observation to tackle present and future challenges in …

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Satellite-based tools for investigating aquatic ecosystems 2023

This post contains educational material from the 2023 ‘Satellite-based tools for investigating aquatic ecosystems’ online training course. It was held as a precursor to the Trevor Platt Science Foundation Symposium, and was run for 4 months from April – July 2023. The lectures can also be found on YouTube by clicking here. Access specific videos …

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EO AFRICA R&D Projects: Call 2025-27

In collaboration with the AUC, the ESA EO AFRICA R&D Facility has launched a call for research proposals to support African–European collaborative efforts to develop innovative and reusable open-source EO algorithms and applications adapted to African solutions to African challenges by leveraging cutting-edge cloud-based data access and computing infrastructure. This is the second call of …

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Ten EO Africa Tandem Projects Launched!

The EO AFRICA initiative, short for African Framework for Research, Innovation, Communities, and Applications, aims to sustain and strengthen an active African research community by fostering innovative processes for the continuous development of African Earth Observation (EO) capabilities. In collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and to enhance research cooperation between Africa and Europe, …

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