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The EO4SD - Fragility, Conflict, and Security consortium completed a rapid evaluation to assess the use of EO data to detect the direct impact (damage) of the locust infestation on croplands in Ethiopia.

On March 4, UNITAR, representing the EO4SD-Fragility, conflict and security consortium, met with representatives from the World Bank. 

Each day, the scene is the same: parents walking with their kids, even their pets, and a few belongings they can carry fleeing from Venezuela.

Wednesday 19 February, UNOSAT launched a new online course entitled “Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) in Fragile Contexts” developed under the scope of this project. 

The Fragility, Conflict and Security consortium’s successes in its first year of activities pave the way for future achievements in the coming years.

On the 9^th and 10^th July 2019, members of the Fragility, Conflict and Security (FCS) cluster organized and delivered a workshop on Earth observation technology and its application to support FCS activities. 

20 to 24 May in Geneva Switzerland, UNITAR-UNOSAT and UNITAR’s Peacekeeping Training Programme Unit delivered a training of trainers (ToT) to members of the Earth Observation for Sustainable Development Fragility, Conflict and Security (EO4SD Fragility

Representatives from The Fragility, Conflict and Security cluster participated at the World Bank’s Land and Poverty Conference in Washington D.C. 24-29 March 2019.

Service providers are currently planning the first trials aimed to demonstrate exactly how Earth Observation-based products can support development projects in states affected by fragility.

The Fragility, Conflict and Security cluster explores the ways in which information based on Earth Observation (EO) can support development projects in states affected by fragility, conflict or viol