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24 Sep 2021 | SERVIR-HKH

Open-access book on Earth observation for risk reduction and enhanced resilience in the HKH region launched

Utsav Maden

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The open-access book is available for free download from our institutional repository and Springer’s website
As HKH countries face greater threats from climate change, satellites can be enormously useful given the limited access to ground data in the region. Despite the proliferation of free and open-access satellite data and technology, their use in decision making by governments and civil society is fairly limited in our region. Recognizing this fact, we compiled a recently released open-access book – Earth Observation Science and Applications for Risk Reduction and Enhanced Resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region: A Decade of Experience from SERVIR – which was launched virtually on 25 August 2021.

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