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🛰️📡Uganda has launched its second satellite into space The new climate-monitoring payload, ClimCam, is headed to the International Space Station as part of a joint mission with Kenya and Egypt. allafrica.com/stories/202604…

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#NDC3 @min_waterUg CCD convened a 2-day validation workshop on Uganda’s Mitigation Assessment Report. Focus: data quality, sector targets & new priorities (SLCPs, peatlands, youth). Outcomes will inform updated #NDCs & Climate Action Plan. #ClimateAction #MRV #ccd #MWEWorks

ℹ️ Weekly rainfall forecast for 05 - 12 March 2026 🌧️⛈️🌧️ Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over most parts of #Burundi, #Rwanda, #Tanzania, central to northern #Kenya and parts of southern #Ethiopia. Details ▶️ shorturl.at/HmJxF #rainfall #forecast

Happy Valentine's to Geospatial community 🌹💐

Makerere University is hosting the First African Symposium on Natural Capital Accounting and Climate-Sensitive Macroeconomic Modelling under the theme; Climate-Sensitive Macroeconomics: Rethinking Growth in Africa’s Natural Resource. We welcome the delegations from Africa and beyond.

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Using GIS to map, monitor, and restore wetlands for a sustainable future. #WorldWetlandsDay2026

@UNEP met with @min_waterUg leadership and the CCD NAP team to identify solutions to fast-track Uganda’s National Adaptation Plan and strengthen coordination for climate resilience. #NAP #ClimateAdaptation #Uganda #MWE #CCD #UNEP

We are pleased to share the highlights of the Subregional Workshop on Biodiversity Monitoring and Reporting, held from 27 to 30 January 2026 at RCMRD in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop, organized through RCMRD in its role as a regional technical and scientific cooperation support centre of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), provided an opportunity to share regional, national and local experiences and challenges in monitoring and reporting on ecosystem restoration in relation to Target 2. The meeting was convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and with the technical support of the Society for Ecosystem Restoration (SER) and the Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and funded by the Government of the United Kingdom through the AIM4NatuRe (Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Nature Restoration) initiative. Read more 👉: bit.ly/45Wtwyv #workshop #storymap #restoration #ecosystem #degradation #GBF #Target2

During the ongoing Validation and Feedback Workshop on Atlas Use under the #AAAA project, the County officers shared experiences using already developed knowledge products ( Fact Sheets, Bulletins, Feasibility Reports, and Gender-Selected Enterprise Designs)-highlighting how these tools are supporting planning and decision-making on the ground. Guided sessions created space to reflect on existing workflows, while group discussions surfaced practical insights on strengths, challenges, and opportunities to further enhance usability, localization and impact. #AAAA @Susagfoundation @CS_MoALD

Tracing a decade of land transformation in #Masindi district Western Uganda (2016-2025) More; linkedin.com/posts/geospati…

Biomass in the spotlight👀 @esa's forest mission, set to deliver invaluable insights into Earth’s forests and the carbon cycle, has been honoured at the 2026 Astro Awards. Congratulations to the team! 📸ESA/ATG medialab

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The 2016 and 2025 Land Use and Land Cover maps tell a living story of Hoima District where natural landscapes, livelihoods, and major infrastructure projects like #oil and #gas developments and #EACOP intersect. Maps 🗺️; @KashoboroziA More; linkedin.com/posts/geospati…

Hey, land cover fans! Join @USGS_EROS for a free webinar on Visualizing Land Cover with MRLC tools. ✅ Explore the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD), track changes & request custom downloads. 📅 Jan 20 | 🕛 12–1 PM CT 👉 Sign up: ow.ly/lKci50XVQc8

I hope it inspires researchers, local governments, and development partners to use #geospatial data to make informed decisions and strengthen community resilience.

The 2016 LULC map of #Buseruka Sub-County, #Hoima District provides critical spatial evidence for understanding landscape change in Uganda’s #Albertine region, an area currently experiencing large-scale #oil and #gas activities. More; linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

UNOC Board Chairman Mathias Katamba on EACOP: This is a project that has spurred the transformation of lives and the beginning of a new era for the Republic of Uganda as an oil producer. As a shareholder, UNOC sees EACOP not just as infrastructure, but as a catalyst for East Africa’s development.

Happy New Year from the Geospatial Research Forum (GRF)! Here’s to new insights through geospatial innovation, data-driven decisions, and impactful mapping for people and planet. #HappyNewYear #Geospatial #GIS #EarthObservation #GRF