This report is a topical overview analysis carried out by the M&E and Impact Assessment (GDA M&E) activity, under the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme, which is a global partnership to mainstream the use of Earth Observation (EO) into development operations, implemented in cooperation with major International Financial Institutions (IFIs). To […]
The International Partnership Programme (IPP) is a five year, £30 million per year programme run by the UK Space Agency (UKSA). IPP uses the UK Space sector’s research and innovation strengths to deliver a sustainable economic, societal or environmental benefit to developing economies. IPP is funded from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy […]
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are heavily dependent on expensive, vulnerable, petroleumbased power generation and spend 15-20% of disposable income on electricity (versus 5-10% in the OECD). Whilst having abundant renewable energy (RE) resources ranging from solar and wind to geothermal and hydro, the current level of installed renewable capacity is low. In order to […]
The gEOthermalKenya team has been working with Kenyan government partners to enhance the uptake of satellite EO data for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process associated with the country’s expanding geothermal energy sector. The project has been funded through UKSA’s International Partnership Programme, part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). Kenya has […]