USAID's Agrilinks highlights the Climate Hazards Center's work with SERVIR AST as part of its May 2019 feature on Earth Observations for Food Security and Agriculture. The piece discusses the third and final year of the CHC's project "Enhancing Eastern and Southern Africa Climate Services by Increasing Access to Remote Sensing and Model Data Sets," which involves close collaboration with the Regional Centre for Mapping Resource for Development (RCMRD) and SERVIR. This project benefits both the trainees and the CHC through the reciprocal nature of collaborative training. The trainees are introduced to advanced EOs and web services, and the CHC comprehends the existing needs and challenges in the application of EOs and web services.

Read the full Agrilinks article here. 

Originally published 05-03-2019