Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland's Department of Geographical Sciences, has been awarded the 2022 Al-Sumait Prize for African Development for her groundbreaking work in improving food security and agricultural livelihoods across Africa.

Geo Week 2023, held in Cape Town, South Africa, was a pivotal event where over 100 countries convened to utilize Earth observation data for global challenges. The summit featured insightful sessions on transforming Earth observation data into practical solutions.

The CARIN Research Webinar series features two 20-minute talks by researchers working on Central Asian environmental questions, broadly understood. Invitations are sent out via the CARIN listserv and the LCLUC mailing list to register for the Zoom-based webinar. There will be three webinars this spring:

02FEB24: (i) Dr. Sanzhar Imashev (Laboratory of Complex Research of Driving Processes in Geophysical Fields of the Research Station of the RAS, KG); and (ii) Prof. Wei Fang (Pace University, US)

The Central Asia Regional Information Network (CARIN; https://centralasiarin.net) meeting took place 13-17 September 2023 on the shores of Issyk Kul in eastern Kyrgyzstan. The keynote address “Operational Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration for Central Asia“ was delivered by Dr. Gabriel Senay (USGS/EROS). The meeting featured presentations by many LCLUC investigators including Prof. Ranjeet John (University of South Dakota), Dr. Qiongyu Huang (Smithsonian Institution), Dr. Munavar Zhumanova (Michigan State University), Dr.