By: T.V. Padma
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The system, launched this month (5 October) by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will integrate earth data from NASA satellites with geospatial information from other government agencies.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, will use the information to address threats related to climate change, biodiversity, and extreme events such as flooding, forest fires, and storms.
The plan, to be prepared by ICIMOD, will feed into a regional cooperation framework for trans-boundary biodiversity, environmental and cultural conservation, scientific and technical cooperation, information exchange and sharing and regional guidelines and policy mechanisms.