The ninth annual Measuring Development Conference (MeasureDev) took place in Washington DC, USA on 4th May 2023, as part of the World Bank’s Development Impact Week, bringing together climate change practitioners and showcasing innovative data sources and analytical techniques to better monitor emissions and appraise efforts to mitigate their consequences. Organised by World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME), Department and Data Analytics and Tools (DECAT) unit, the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), and the University of Chicago’s Development Innovation Lab (DIL), the theme for this year’s conference was entitled Mitigating the Risks and Impacts of Climate Change.

Digital Earth Africa presented on Empowering Communities in addressing Climate Change – Zanzibar, Tanzania. DE Africa is helping African communities with near-real-time satellite imagery such as Sentinel 2 at ten metres spatial resolution powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and make data more easily accessible via the internet. DE Africa has trained the lecturers at State University of Zanzibar (SUZA), and the students, who are part of the YouthMappers network, and work closely with the community in terms of providing local knowledge of mangroves. The communities are now empowered to prioritise restoration efforts of mangroves along African coast lines. View the presentation aqui

Empowering Communities in addressing Climate Change – Zanzibar, Tanzania. DE Africa has trained the lecturers at State University of Zanzibar (SUZA), and the students, who are part of the YouthMappers network, and work closely with the community in terms of providing local knowledge of mangroves.

Leaders from other organisations also presented at the one day conference, including World Bank, Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of Chicago’s Development Innovation Lab (DIL), University of Chicago, University of California Berkeley, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Minnesota, University of College London, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Pennsylvania, International Science Reserve, Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education (FARE), UNICEF, Institute for International Urban Development, and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery.

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O DE Africa continua com a sua missão de capacitar os países africanos com dados de observação da Terra para permitir a adaptação e mitigação do clima, uma maior segurança alimentar e um desenvolvimento mais sustentável. Clique aqui para mais informações sobre o nosso trabalho na Ação Climática

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Digital Earth Africa at the Measuring Development Conference 2023