BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ESGRS - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ESGRS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.esgrs.ae X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ESGRS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Dubai BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0400 TZOFFSETTO:+0400 TZNAME:+04 DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260707T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260707T110000 DTSTAMP:20260707T100331Z CREATED:20260702T102922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T100331Z UID:6489-1783418400-1783422000@www.esgrs.ae SUMMARY:Climate Change and Dust Monitoring from Space: Advancing Earth Observation for Resilience in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions DESCRIPTION:Arid and semi-arid regions are among the most vulnerable environments to climate change\, land degradation\, water stress\, heat extremes\, and atmospheric dust. This webinar will explore how satellite Earth observations\, remote sensing\, GIS\, climate modeling\, and data science can be used to monitor climate-related hazards and support evidence-based decision-making. Special attention will be given to dust dynamics\, air quality\, desertification\, land surface changes\, coastal and marine vulnerability\, and the broader impacts of climate change across the MENA region. \nDrawing on regional and international examples\, including applications from Egypt\, the Arabian Peninsula\, and the Mediterranean region\, the presentation will highlight how space-based observations can improve our understanding of interconnected Earth system processes and support climate resilience\, sustainable development\, and adaptation planning. The webinar will also discuss the growing role of artificial intelligence\, geospatial analytics\, and integrated risk assessment in transforming satellite data into actionable knowledge for governments\, researchers\, and environmental decision-makers. \n\nView Recording\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Prof. Hesham El-AskaryDirector Earth Systems Science and Data Solutions Lab at Chapman UniversityProf. Hesham M. El-Askary is a Professor of Earth Systems Science and Remote Sensing at Chapman University and Director of the Earth Systems Science and Data Solutions Lab. He is also the former Vice President for Special Projects and Space Missions at the Egyptian Space Agency. Currently\, he serves as an Advisor to the Director General of ICESCO\, a consultant and science lead for the UN International Organization for Migration\, and a consultant/advisor with UNESCO on open science and capacity-building initiatives. Prof. El-Askary is an internationally recognized Earth systems scientist with more than two decades of experience in remote sensing\, Earth Observation\, GIS\, climate change impacts\, environmental modeling\, natural hazards\, and data-driven solutions for sustainable development. He currently contributes to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Seventh Assessment Report cycle\, with a focus on climate change impacts\, adaptation\, vulnerability\, risk\, exposure\, and Mediterranean-region climate challenges. This builds on his earlier IPCC contribution to the Desertification chapter of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land. His research focuses on the use of satellite Earth observations\, geospatial analytics\, artificial intelligence\, and environmental modeling to understand complex interactions among the atmosphere\, land\, water\, coastal\, marine\, and human systems. His work has addressed sea-level rise\, land degradation\, desertification\, drought\, flash floods\, air quality\, dust storms\, coral reefs\, mangroves\, renewable energy\, water resources\, biodiversity\, and climate resilience across Egypt\, the MENA region\, and other vulnerable regions. Prof. El-Askary has led and contributed to major projects funded by NASA\, NSF\, USDA\, the European Union\, Horizon 2020\, and regional institutions. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n No Results Found URL:https://www.esgrs.ae/event/climate-change-and-dust-monitoring-from-space-advancing-earth-observation-for-resilience-in-arid-and-semi-arid-regions/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:2026,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esgrs.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/climatec-cc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260729T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260729T110000 DTSTAMP:20260730T165910Z CREATED:20260722T090710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T165910Z UID:6504-1785319200-1785322800@www.esgrs.ae SUMMARY:Geosynchronous SAR DESCRIPTION:The recent proposal to the European Space Agency for Hydroterra+\, a geosynchronous SAR in C-band with small eccentricity\, to study the evolution of the water vapour in the atmosphere\, will be presented. Another possible solution\, ARGOS\, considering MIMO formations\, will be recalled. \nThe studies that were carried out at the Politecnico di Milano from 1999\, reusing from COMSAT satellites the broadcast TV or audio signals\, will also be recalled. \nFinally\, published examples will be shown of interferometric images taken by the first experimental geosynchronous SAR. This has been recently orbited by the People’s Republic of China\, with a significant eccentricity\, and thus covers higher latitudes. \n\nView Recording\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Prof. Fabio RoccaEmeritus Professor of Telecommunications at Politecnico di MilanoCoordinator of the first EU Programme for Geosciences (1990 – 95). Member of the Scientific Councils of the Institut Français du Pètrole (1989 – 2003)\, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (1998 – 2001)\, OGS (1994 – 2010).  For the European Space Agency\, in Mission Advisory Groups on SAR (1991 – 2015) and in the ACEO (2015 – 2019). Associate to ASI (2017 -2023) and in the Dragon program (ESA – NRSCC) from 2004. Co-founder of two spin-off companies: TRE\, Aresys. Past President (1987) and Honorary Member (1998) of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers and Honorary Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (1989). Awards: 1979 Honeywell Award (computer tomography)\, 1990 EAGE Schlumberger Award (seismic bistatic processing)\, 1995 Italgas Award (PLL demodulators)\, 1998 Special Commendation Award of the SEG (3D computerized seismic model)\, 1999 Eduard Rhein Award (motion compensation in video coding).   Doctor Honoris Causa in Geophysics by the French Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale and the Institut Polytechnique de Lorraine (2001).  EAGE 2009 Erasmus Award; 2012 ENI Award for New Frontiers for Hydrocarbons (long-term differential interferometry). Chinese Government International Scientific Technological Cooperation Award for 2014. Commemorative Medal for the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Prof. Andrea Virgilio Monti-GuarnieriProfessor at Politecnico di MilanoAndrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri\, M.Sc. cum laude (1988) in electronic engineering\, IEEE member\, full professor within “Dipartimento di Elettronica\, Informazione e Bioingegneria”. He is co-founder of the POLIMI inter-departmental laboratory GEO-LAB. He has been chairing courses on digital and statistical signal processing\, telecommunications\, and RADAR. He coauthored over 400 scientific publications\, of which 83 are international peer-reviewed publications. H-index (Google): 45\, citations: 9300\, 4 conference awards\, and applications for five patents. He has been a reviewer of many scientific journals\, past editor of IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems\, and present editor of MPI Remote Sensing. He has been in scientific-technical committees of international workshops and symposia on Radar and Earth Observation: Fringe workshop\, Living Planet Symposium\, PolinSAR\, EUSAR\, IEEE-IGARSS\, IEEE-Radar conference\, CEOS-SAR. He collaborated with the Argentine space agency CONAE for the SAOCOM L-band satellite. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n No Results Found URL:https://www.esgrs.ae/event/geosynchronous-sar/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:2026,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esgrs.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/imgportredsat.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR