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Strengthening Co-Benefits of Health, Climate Change and Air Quality Improvement in Energy Investments in Asian Cities

20 June 2019
Asia and the Pacific have the highest number of air pollution deaths in the world. The health effects were estimated to cost US$ 1.7 trillion in 2016, equivalent to 10% of the regions. Air pollution creates a massive economic burden for governments causing a loss of productive labor, thereby…

The Copernicus Sentinel & European Space Agency's Earth Observation programs

20 June 2019
Sentinel missions’ overview and status; Sentinel operational products and data access; ESA heritage SAR missions and new mission concepts; Scientific exploitation and achievements; SentiNel Application Platform (SNAP)

Introduction to theory of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for ground motion monitoring

19 June 2019
Introduction to SAR, SAR Interferometry (InSAR), and DInSAR; Working principles, applicability requirements, and main error sources of SAR techniques covering all relevant theoretical concepts.Theory of Persistent Scatterers and Distributed Scatterers technique to carry out the displacement time…

Analysis of the PSI results on Central Sulawesi; Added value to the PSI result

19 June 2019
Rheticus® Displacement service presentation; Presentation and discussion of the results of the MT-DInSAR data processing (PS/DS map), ex-ante and ex-post Palu earthquake, based on the Sentinel-1 data and performed using the Rheticus® Displacement processing chain.

The Intersection of Climate, Energy, Health for the Hope of Lasting Peace

18 June 2019
In 2017, the Marawi City Siege in Mindanao, Philippines led to months of military combat displacing many people and disrupting the city’s electricity and water supply. With national and international organizations offering support for the area’s rehabilitation, post-conflict, what kind of…

Hydro-Economic Modeling to Address Trade-offs between Food Production and Biofuels

18 June 2019
Food production, energy generation, and water supply systems are inextricably linked. Achieving clean energy goals requires careful consideration of the various interactions among these systems. With population growth and rising temperatures, demand for water is increasing. As economies develop and…

Achieving Energy, Water and Food Sustainability through Agricultural Demand Side Management

18 June 2019
Water, energy and food security are three vital sleaze factors that decide the existence and development of a nation. A recent study done in Karnataka, the second-largest arid region in India, revealed that Agricultural Demand Side Management (Ag-DSM) along with the promotion of best irrigation…

Introduction of Geoinformational support for Integrated River Basins Management - Geo4IRBM project

17 June 2019
Identification and documentation of ADB requirements; Area of interest Geoinformational products and services scope

Air Pollution in Asian Cities

5 June 2019
In this presentation, Glynda Bathan, Deputy Executive Director of Clean Air Asia discussed the state of air pollution in Asian cities, honing on air quality figures for Metro Manila. She cited air pollution as the fifth leading global risk factor for premature deaths, highlighting the health…

Impact of Air Pollution on Youth

5 June 2019
In this presentation, William Lucht emphasized the health effects of air pollution on the youth. He also encouraged participants to beat air pollution by suggesting specific actions to incorporate such as proper vehicle maintenance and using public transport.​