Earth ID: 13646

NASA Satellites Help Farmers in Central America's Dry Corridor

Released on June 19, 2020

Unexpected shocks from natural hazards can affect populations throughout the globe, threatening sustainable development and resilience. However, the impacts of these events, such as extreme precipitation or drought, disproportionately affect the developing world where individuals often are not insured and live and work in conditions that leave them vulnerable to natural disasters. This can lead to significant economic and environmental challenges if preventive measures or mitigating measures are not taken in time. To reduce risks from natural disasters and build climate resilience, decision makers are using NASA Earth observations to develop index-based insurance products and protect low-income customers in Central America, especially in the region known as the Dry Corridor.

Spanish language version of the video.

Los efectos inesperados de los desastres naturales pueden afectar a las poblaciones de todo el mundo, amenazando el desarrollo sostenible y la resiliencia. Sin embargo, los impactos de estos eventos, como las precipitaciones extremas o la sequía, afectan desproporcionadamente al mundo en desarrollo, donde sus habitantes a menudo no están aseguradas y viven y trabajan en condiciones que los hacen vulnerables a los desastres naturales. Esto puede causar desafíos económicos y ambientales significativos si no se toman medidas preventivas o de mitigación a tiempo. Para reducir los riesgos de los desastres naturales y crear resiliencia climática, los encargados de tomar decisiones están utilizando las observaciones de la NASA para desarrollar productos de seguros basados en índices y proteger a los clientes de bajos ingresos en América Central, especialmente en la región conocida como el Corredor Seco.

Crédito de música: "Beautiful Serenity," por Samuel Karl Bohn & Anthony Phillips, Universal Production Music.

Source Material

Credits

Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Lead Producer
Dalia B Kirschbaum (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Joy Ng (USRA): Lead Narrator
Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia (Telophase): Lead Project Support
Iker Llabres (Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organization): Interviewee

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Short URL to share this page:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13646

Mission:
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)

This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies

Keywords:
SVS >> Drought
GCMD >> Location >> El Salvador
GCMD >> Location >> Central America
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Dry Corridor

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0