GMES and Africa - Copernicus Partnership: Roundtable Discussion on Space for Sustainable Development

In an article posted on 15th of Feb 2022 on the SASSCAL Web site, Ester Nakanduungile reports on the Copernicus-GMES & Africa Partnership virtual roundtable discussion titled “Space for Sustainable Development”.

 

 

The objective of this event was to unveil the past to present progress and future opportunities of partnership between Africa and EU on Earth Observation (EO) development with an orientation towards enhancing policy dialogue, business, gender and young entrepreneurship.

The panel of experts provided a concise overview of the Euro-Africa Partnership on Space Science and development which includes the Copernicus and GMES & Africa Partnership. They further discussed insights on opportunities Earth Observation can provide for the region. Informative Data and facts was displayed to reveal how space data can drive robust green environment oriented sustainable development in Africa coupled with adoption of digitally innovative technologies.

Link to the post
https://www.sasscal.org/copernicus-gmes-africa-partnership-to-hold-a-roundtable-discussion-on-sustainable-development/