April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... of solar energy could support various international terrestrial initiatives including the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 7 which is to “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” and...
May 2024
Prioritising space solutions to accelerate sustainable development
... our journey to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but they still look like far away targets. We...leveraging space solutions to do so. Space is not just an enabler of the SDGs, it is a major driver of them, and if that is the case...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
...well as providing critical information to aid disaster management services. Overall, space systems are an important piece of any SDG strategy whether at the local, national, regional or international level. The data and imagery from EO satellites can...
July 2014
Understanding Earth: GEO and the SDG environmental agenda
... partnership: GEO is a global partnership designed to address global environment observation and monitoring activities. The post MDG/SDG approach calls for global partnerships as one of the most critical ways to address global issues facing humanity...
April 2026
Future-building in space - sustainability as first principle
...from it to the space context. However, although the SDGs are acutely Earth-centric at first glance, they are...have agreed the world should be. The 17 globally agreed UN SDGs) are acknowledged as goals for achieving sustainable development here on Earth...
20 May 2016
GLIS 2016: How Space Contributes to a Better World?
...You wonder now about the link of Satellite Communications and the SDGs? There are many - be assured of that fact! ... are also indispensable for a successful implementation process of the SDGs in the upcoming 15 years - including the monitoring of ...
