Seoul, October 2023 – October 2023 marks a great opportunity for the RainbirdGEO team to become a member of the Water Industry Platform Center (K-Water), a center designed to initiate support for early-stage entrepreneurs in Korea in the water industry. The Water Industry Platform Center has the mission of searching for promising startup companies, operating …
Climate Risk Early Warning Systems and GK2A Satellite In recent years, the frequency and severity of natural disasters and climate change impacts have gradually increased. Moreover, these events are also becoming increasingly difficult to predict. Therefore, it is essential to master and improve technologies, including natural disaster risk forecasting technologies, to reduce the damage caused …
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In recent years, the frequency and intensity of natural disasters have increased significantly, causing widespread damage to life and property. As a result, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) took a step toward calling for investment in tailored weather and climate information, forecasts, and services. One of the most important elements in climate forecast tools is …
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Seoul, South Korea, July 2023 – RainbirdGEO CEO Professor Yong-Sang Choi was invited to the MBC Radio talk show “MBC Radio Sasak”. During the broadcast, Prof. Choi discussed the increasing frequency of extreme weather this year, the reasons behind it, and what people and businesses should do when it occurs. According to Prof. Choi, the …
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Incheon, South Korea, 2023 – RainbirdGEO was honored to participate in Korea Global Adaptation Week 2023, one of the significant adaptation events of the year, which aims to showcase and promote actions and practices to address and adapt to climate change impacts. The event was held in Incheon, South Korea from August 28 to …
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Project Overview Project Duration: September 2024 – January 2026 Project Description: RainbirdGEO is participating in the “Strengthening Women’s Resilience to Heat Stress in Asia and the Pacific” project, led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This project focuses on developing a Heat Wave early warning system for Cambodia using Korea’s GK2A (GEO-KOMPSAT-2A) satellite data. Additionally, …
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Project Overview Project Duration: March 2024 – November 2024 Project Description: Supported by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI), this project is part of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) program development initiative for Nepal. It aims to strengthen Nepal’s disaster management capabilities by establishing a landslide early warning and damage detection system utilizing …
Project Overview Project Duration: October 2023 – March 2026 Project Description: Supported by Save the Children Korea, this project aims to develop a multi-hazard early warning system for the Bandung region in Indonesia using satellite data from Korea’s GK2A (GEO-KOMPSAT-2A). Additionally, the project supports community-led climate change adaptation and resilience-building activities in the region. 1st …
Project Overview Project Duration: September 2023 – August 2026 Project Description: With support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), this project aims to develop and implement an early warning algorithm and communication system that can rapidly deliver weather disaster risks and alerts to local communities in five Pacific …
Duration: 2018 ~ 31st October, 2022 In 2018, an agreement (MOU) was signed between The Ministry of Water Resources in Cambodia and Ewha Womans University, and RainbirdGEO, to conduct three rounds of mobile application testing services across Cambodia. In 2020, under the support of the Korea Meteorological Institute, RainbirdGEO successfully implemented the project “Management of …
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