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On Monday, July 6, the 6th Steering Committee of the SCO International was held under the chairmanship of the European Space Agency ESA. Welcoming the new members, the progress of the acceleration committees and the latest accreditations, the exchanges focused on the finalization of the International Charter for a signature at the COP26 in November.
With crops at risk and farmers worried, the lack of irrigation water becomes particularly acute in hot periods. To manage water resources while adapting to new agricultural practices, rural actors need decision support and monitoring tools, such as those of the MEO-Climate project. The mid-term review confirms that the tool will be delivered in 2022.
Supporting 36 of the 43 labeled projects, SCO France now attracts an ecosystem of about 110 French institutions and 30 private companies. The members of the Inter-Organizational Committee (CIO) met on July 2, 2021 to take stock at mid-year, prepare for the new school year, and more generally to discuss successes and obstacles.
The increase in global warming should lead to the emergence of unprecedented climatic conditions in the intertropical zone, with notable impacts on economic growth and populations. However, there is a French organization that specializes in the "countries of the South": the IRD, Institute of Research for Development, which finds in the SCO the values inscribed in its DNA. Interview with Céline Mari, Director of the scientific department DISCO (Internal Dynamics and Continental Surfaces) of the IRD.
On Tuesday, June 1st, the SCO France inaugurated its Quarterly, a dynamic and regular meeting to increase the synergy between projects and their actors. Here is a review of this first session, held in virtual format.
In February 2021, the SCO International Labeling Committee had placed some projects "in the balance", asking the candidates concerned to mature their proposals. In early June, four of these projects were awarded the SCO label.
As announced in March, AGEOS is making every effort to implement the SCO Gabon as soon as possible. On May 18, 2021, the first national workshop for the implementation of the SCO Gabon was held in Libreville, in the auditorium of the Ministry of Water and Forests.
Our future depends on our immediate reaction and on the actions of our future citizens, our children. In order to make them aware of climate change and the importance of changing our lifestyles, the EducSCO project addresses those who form them day after day: the teachers. Let's get to know this project better through the first training session.
When a system works well, no need to reinvent the wheel, it is better to improve it. This is the challenge of the ClimHealth project, an environmental satellite information module that will be implemented on the DHIS2 global health monitoring system to analyze disease dynamics and develop early warning. Demonstration on leptospirosis in Yangon, Myanmar.
Astronauts are in the best position to see how beautiful but fragile our Earth is. This superb view of the French territory, with Brittany region in the foreground, posted on Saturday, May 1, 2021 by Thomas Pesquet, is an example.
