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ISEPEI at UN / Pakistan / PSIPW International Conference on the Use of Space Technology for Water Management

March 9, 2018

ISEPEI took part in the 4th International Conference on the Use of Space Technology for Water Management, held in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 26 February to 2 March 2018. This event was hosted by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, co-sponsored by the Inter-Islamic Network on Space Science and Technology (ISNET).

Open Lectures by Group on Earth Observations at CEU

February 16, 2018

In the beginning of February Dr. Douglas Cripe, the Work Programme Coordinator from the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat, visited CEU to give two lectures on the application of Earth Observations in support of SDGs and Disaster Resilience.

First Cooperating Organisations for Summer University Confirmed

January 31, 2018

ISEPEI will again host summeruniversity workshops in 2018 for which the first course flyers with the first confirmed cooperating organisations have been released (see image).

Among them are representatives of UNDP, Google, Esri, UNOOSA, Airbus DS Geo, the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO, and the Global Environment Facility of the World Bank Group, to name a few. More information can be obtained from our Workshops section, which also contains information about the application procedure and the covered topics.

ISEPEI at UN/Russian Federation Workshop on Human Capacity-Building in Space Science and Technology

November 8, 2017

ISEPEI took part in the United Nations/Russian Federation Workshop on Human Capacity-Building in Space Science and Technology for Sustainable Social and Economic Development, held in Samara, Russian Federation, between October 30 and November 2, 2017. This workshop was co-organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and Samara National Research University.

ISEPEI summer workshops ended

July 30, 2017

ISEPEI hosted a successful series of environmental professional workshops aimed to improve data-driven decision-making and present the latest advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), and their application in various fields.

ISEPEI and UNDP Joint "Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction" workshop opening

July 24, 2017

CEU and UNDP continue their professional training program through the ISEPEI project focussing on the recent advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs). The workshop will assess how these advances are empowering both decision-makers and citizens to play a proactive role in managing disaster risk and providing a more effective response.

Dr Alan Belward (JRC) joins 2017 courses

March 4, 2017

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) confirmed contributing to ISEPEI courses in 2017. Dr Alan Belward, the Head of the Knowledge for Sustainable Development & Food Security Unit, will run a day long session within the course on "Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Water Management" on July 3-7th.  Dr Belward already participated to similar ISEPEI's courses in 2016 with a series of very succesfull presentations and practical exercises on remote sensing and sattelite technologies.

ISEPEI Announces Call for Applications for 2017 Summer Workshops

January 29, 2017

ISEPEI has opened the Call for Applications for its upcoming "Bridging ICTs and Environment" workshops in July 2017. The events aim to improve data-driven decision-making by keeping professionals worldwide up-to-date on the latest advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their potential use in a wide variety of public policy applications.

Video Release: "Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction" workshop, July 2016

November 24, 2016

ISEPEI is proud to announce the release of our new video, produced by CEU, summarizing last year workshop experience. The video was filmed during the ISEPEI’s 2016 ICT training “Innovations in Disaster Risk Management” conducted in cooperation with UNDP. Based on both UNDP and other DRR expert's experience, this workshop highlighted recent innovative advances in ICTs and how they are empowering both decision-makers and citizens in managing disaster risks and providing more effective disaster response. 

ISEPEI summer workshops ended

July 16, 2016

ISEPEI hosted successful series of environmental professional workshops aimed to improve data-driven decision-making and present the latest advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), and their application to various fields.