Every year, disasters cost lives, damage ecosystems and disrupt economies around the world. In 2024 alone, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters, resulting in 16,753 fatalities, affecting 167.2 million people, and causing more than $240 billion
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Date: 29 September 2025 Location: Lake Poopo, Bolivia Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 29 September 2025, shows Lake Poopo in Bolivia. In this false-colour view, vegetation appears in
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On 22 September 2025, the city of Antigua, Guatemala, was the scene of an important milestone for bi-regional cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): the Copernicus Policy Dialogue on Earth Observation for Disaster
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Date: 9 September 2025 Location: Santiago, Chile Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 9 September 2025, shows Santiago, the capital of Chile. Nestled between the Andes to the east
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The CopernicusLAC Panama Centre successfully concluded its online training on Earth Observation (EO) for environmental protection and forest management on Friday, 26 September 2025. The five-day course, held from 22 to 26 September, brought together more than 200 participants from
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The CopernicusLAC Centre has reached a major milestone in the development of its Earth Observation (EO) Services: the development of four additional services has been completed and are now fully operational and available for demonstration on the CopernicusLAC platform. Three
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Date: 27 January 2025 Location: Castries, Saint Lucia Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia, as captured on 27 January 2025. Saint Lucia, a volcanic island
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Date: 18 January 2025 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, as captured on 18 January 2025. Jamaica is highly vulnerable to the impacts
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Flooding events are one of the most frequent types of disasters and affect millions of people every year. The consequences of floods range from affected crops, thereby compromising food security, to damaged infrastructure or loss of human life. Deforestation, wildfires,
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Date: 27 January 2025 Location: St. George’s, Grenada Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows St. George’s, capital of Grenada, as it appeared on 27 January 2025. Grenada is highly exposed to
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