Event

Use Cases of Satellite-Derived Information for Policy Decisions Related to Trade and Food Security

  • Speaker  Dr. Inbal Becker-Reshef

  • Location

    Ellipse Room, LLC Belval

    2, place de l’Université

    4365, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

  • Topic(s)
    Economics & Management, Geography & Spatial Planning, Social Sciences
  • Type(s)
    Courses and workshops, Free of charge, In-person event

Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) workshop


Our speaker, Dr Inbal Becker-Reshef, advances satellite-based agricultural monitoring to support food security and market decisions, emphasizing the operational use of Earth observations for human welfare. As Director of NASA Harvest, she leads global initiatives like GEOGLAM and Crop Monitor, collaborating with international partners to provide critical crop assessments and early warnings.

The speaker

Dr. Inbal Becker-Reshef

Founding Director of NASA Harvest,
NASA’s Global Agricutural Monitoring and Food Security Program.

Programme

  • 13.30 – 14.00

    Welcome coffee 

  • 14.00 – 14.10

    Introduction by Prof. Claus Vögele, Head of IAS

  • 14.10 – 15.30

    “Use Cases of Satellite-Derived Information for Policy Decisions Related to Trade and Food Security” followed by Q&A

  • 15.30 – 17.00

    Coffee break and networking

Contacts

ias@uni.lu