A briefing paper for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, titled Space-based Earth Observations For Climate Security by Bamber & Bates et al was published by the COP26 Universities Network earlier this month. COP26 is … Continue reading
Sand used as aggregate forms an essential and finite resource. Growing demand for construction – buildings and infrastructure, creating land through reclamation, and coastal protection from climate change – has resulted in supply pressures on traditional sources. Unmanaged extraction is … Continue reading
Today, on World Humanitarian Day, the UK Space Agency has announced new funding for Pixalytics to help Kenya tackle the social and environmental impacts of unsustainable sand mining. Pixalytics will be leading the international project, called Earth Observation for Sustainable … Continue reading
This week I’m in Uganda as part of the Drought and Flood Mitigation Service (DFMS) team for the Uganda Water & Environment Week 2019 (UWEWK2019), which takes place from the 18th to the 22nd March. This is the second of … Continue reading
