April 2026 – CopernicusLAC Panama Centre

Flooding in La Mojana: how Earth Observation services are transforming risk management in Colombia

To speak of La Mojana is to speak of water. This vast alluvial plain in Colombia, where the Magdalena, Cauca, and San Jorge rivers converge, has historically been a landscape shaped by flooding. Its marshes, streams, and slow-moving waterways are

The first in-person training in Brazil delivered by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre has been successfully completed

The course “Remote sensing applied to exposure and risk mapping” officially commenced on Monday, 6 April, at the facilities of the Amazon Protection System’s Management and Operations Centre (CENSIPAM) in Brasilia, establishing itself as a key platform for technical training

New phase in the development of services at the CopernicusLAC Centre Panama: Flood Hazard Mapping and Population Distribution Mapping for risk management

The CopernicusLAC Centre Panama continues to advance the co-development of Earth observation services to strengthen disaster risk reduction capabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Between February and March 2026, two new co-development initiatives were launched: Flood Hazard Mapping Population