CATHALAC Action pledge I

The purpose of this project is to develop regional capacity in the use of satellite-based monitoring and forecasting applications for improved adaptation to climate change, at the level of Mesoamerica and the Caribbean.

SERVIR is a regional visualization and monitoring system that integrates satellite and other geospatial data for improved scientific knowledge and decision making by managers, researchers, students, and the general public. SERVIR addresses the societal benefit areas of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): disasters, ecosystems, biodiversity, weather, water, climate, oceans, health, agriculture and energy.

 This pledge contributes to the areas of work: 
- Methods and tools;
- Data and observations;
- Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling;
- Climate-related risks and extreme events;
- Technologies for adaptation.

CATHALAC Action pledge I update. Improving the provision of climate data and information

This update was provided as a contribution to and is summarised in the Nairobi work programme publication "Action Pledges: Making a difference on the ground. A synthesis of outcomes, good practices, lessons learned, and future challenges and opportunities".

SERVIR
http://www.servir.net/
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/
USAID
http://www.usaid.gov/
GEOSS
http://www.earthobservations.org/geoss.shtml
Full list of supporting organizations
http://www.servir.net/Colaboradores
Introductory note by CATHALAC (44 kB)
http://unfccc.int/files/adaptation/sbsta_agenda_item_adaptation/application/pdf/cathalac_cfa_introductory_note.pdf
Article on SERVIR in GEO publication The Full Picture (95 kB)
http://unfccc.int/files/adaptation/sbsta_agenda_item_adaptation/application/pdf/cathalac_article.pdf                                        Video on SERVIR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MgF1awJrg