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Using space-based technologies to predict mosquito-borne disease outbreaks

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Mosquitos are often cited as one of the deadliest animals in the world, causing up to one million deaths per year (WHO, 2020; CDC, 2021). They can carry and transmit a variety of diseases, including malaria, West Nile virus, dengue fever, and Zika virus; transmitting illness across the globe (Figure 1). To help decrease the burden of disease resulting from mosquitos, researchers are utilising satellite data and remote sensing models to better predict where mosquito breeding grounds may occur in the future.

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Interview with Dr. Avid Roman-Gonzalez

Interview with Dr. Avid Roman-Gonzalez

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Dr. Avid Roman-Gonzalez is a professor at Universidad Nacional Tecnologica de Lima Sur, teaching electronic engineering and telecommunications. He has worked extensively on the quality of satellite images and in one project used such images for post-disaster management after floods in Peru. He believes that access to such images can be crucial for monitoring water quality and pollution. For example, he was part of a team to use remote sensing images and GIS to study algal bloom pollution of Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia. To innovate, Dr. Roman-Gonzalez says one needs to think about the problems that society has and devise creative solutions for all, and believe that reading, alongside the execution of daily tasks are essential for productive work.
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Interview with Dr. Avid Roman-Gonzalez

Interview with Dr. Avid Roman-Gonzalez

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Dr. Avid Roman-Gonzalez is a professor at Universidad Nacional Tecnologica de Lima Sur, teaching electronic engineering and telecommunications. He has worked extensively on the quality of satellite images and in one project used such images for post-disaster management after floods in Peru. He believes that access to such images can be crucial for monitoring water quality and pollution. For example, he was part of a team to use remote sensing images and GIS to study algal bloom pollution of Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia. To innovate, Dr. Roman-Gonzalez says one needs to think about the problems that society has and devise creative solutions for all, and believe that reading, alongside the execution of daily tasks are essential for productive work.
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Global Water Partnership

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The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a global action network with over 3,000 Partner organisations in 179 countries. The network has 69 accredited Country Water Partnerships and 13 Regional Water Partnerships.

The network is open to all organisations involved in water resources management: developed and developing country government institutions, agencies of the United Nations, bi- and multi-lateral development banks, professional associations, research institutions, non-governmental organisations, and the private sector.

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GEO - Global Water Sustainability

GEO - Global Water Sustainability

Established in 2017 by the Group on Earth Observations - Water Community, GEOGloWS is a voluntary mechanism created by informal agreement among multiple partners from inside and outside the UN system. This mechanism allows for engagement and greater integration with trans-national organizations and agencies with water responsibilities at the National and Local levels.  

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