In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy’s response quickly escalated from cautious and muted to full-on containment, enforcing all residents to remain in their houses unless they have urgent reason to leave.
Over the past five years, Mercy Corps has teamed up with the International Rescue Committee, with support from Google.org, Microsoft, Cisco and other partners, to develop Signpost, an initiative that connects refugees, asylum seekers and crisis-affected communities with critical information.
Join us for OMSI’s Virtual Science Pub to learn how Mercy Corps and NASA are helping small-scale farmers adapt to climate variability and a changing environment. We’ll focus on how state-of-the-art earth observation combined with deep local insights and development expertise can build a more resilient world. 5:30 PST / 8:30 EST
