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EM-DAT: The International Disaster Database
30/05/2017
The Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) was created by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), a leading repository of information on the impact of disasters, in 1988. The Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) is a free database containing worldwide data on the occurrence and...06/ 09
2017
InterDrone: The International Drone Conference and Exposition
United States of America 06/09/2017
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Introducing the new FAOSTAT: the world's largest database of food and agriculture statistics
29/05/2017
FAO introduced a new and updated FAOSTAT website, making the world's most comprehensive statistical database on food, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, natural resource management and nutrition even more accessible. The updated web tool - in its fourth edition - incorporates multiple technology...11/ 09
2017
SoilMapp for iPad: soil information at your fingertips
26/05/2017
SoilMapp is an app for iPad that lets users find out soil information such as how much water the soil holds, its clay content and acidity, among other attributes related to agricultural productivity and land management. The app enables users to view maps, photographs, satellite images, tables and...
FAO Myanmar promotes the use of drones to enhance disaster risk reduction
25/05/2017
FAO Myanmar is promoting the usage of drones to enhance disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management in the agriculture sector. The project is conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI) of Myanmar and the Myanmar Aerospace Engineering...
Abalobi, an app to help small-scale fishermen in South Africa monitor catches
24/05/2017
Abalobi, which is Xhosa name for fishermen, is as a mobile application for the small-scale fishermen to let them produce their own knowledge on fishing and build resilient communities in the face of climate change. There are currently 30,000 artisanal fishers along South Africa's coastline making...05/ 06
2017
e-Agriculture Webinar on land and water data collection using low cost smartphones in Somalia
05/06/2017
Monday 5th of June – 15h CEST (1 hour) – Webinar on land and water data collection using low cost smartphones in Somalia
Join us for a webinar on land and water data collection using low cost smartphones in Somalia!
23/05/2017
Monday 5 th of June – 15h CEST (1 hour) – Webinar on land and water data collection using low cost smartphones in Somalia The Somalia Water and Land Information Management project (SWALIM http://www.faoswalim.org ) is one of the few UN development programmes to have information management as its...