OVERVIEW

SERVIR is a joint development initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). SERVIR works in partnership with leading organizations world-wide to help developing countries use satellite information provided by geospatial technologies to manage climate risk and land use. The key objectives of SERVIR are to improve awareness, increase access to information, and support analysis to help local decision makers. Additionally, the project seeks to:

• Build capacity for analysis of collected data by identifying supply and demand requirements of watersheds/river basins
• Disseminate appropriate information and knowledge to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and other stakeholders
• Raise awareness of, and increase access to, geospatial data and information by improving information management and sharing and access to existing and new data

ACTIVITIES

• Develop an integrated environmental database and portal
• Establish a data management unit within GIRoA to sustain the portal
• Develop tools and train stakeholders to improve their capacity for data analysis
• Develop mobile technologies for distributing irrigation-related information to farmers, ‘mirabs’ (water masters), irrigation associations, community water resource management groups, and other stakeholders

SERVIR GLOBAL PARTNERS

SERVIR consists of four regional hubs: SERVIR Eastern & Southern Africa, SERVIR Hindu Kush-Himalaya, SERVIR Mekong, and SERVIR West Africa. The hubs work closely together and with affiliated USAID missions, project partners, and NASA. USAID provides program management; NASA provides the science.