Towards Zero Hunger

New: The ‘Towards Zero Hunger’ course series!

Understand basics and concepts around food security for sustainable development and learn how Earth observation can help tackle world
hunger with the first module: SDG2: Zero Hunger.

Upcoming Module

Stay tuned for upcoming modules on different food production practices and related topics, as well as hands-on tutorials. The next module, Agriculture & Livestock, will be released in January 2023.

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United Nations‘ Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero Hunger

After decades of steady decline, world hunger is again on the rise!
If recent trends continue, the number of people affected by hunger could surpass 840 million by 2030. More than 690 million people were undernourished in 2019.

This situation is likely to deteriorate even further owing to COVID19, climate change, conflicts, and economic crisis.

For more information visit the United Nations website

Hunger is a solvable problem,
but we need to take bold actions!

We all have a role in achieving Zero Hunger!

What will you learn?

Click on the colored titles around the ‚Towards Zero Hunger‘ bowl to know more about the course modules.

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EO Data, Tools, Techniques

We all have a role in achieving Zero Hunger!

Water & EO

SDG #2 Zero Hunger

Explore the Towards Zero Hunger content map for details

Land & EO

Â Learn to develop skillsÂ through hands-on experiences relevant to all food supply practices:

Food Security

the ZERO HUNGER MOOC

Forestry & Agroforestry

Food Security Risks

Radar RSÂ

Fishery & Aquaculture

Agriculture & Livestock

Optical RSÂ

Learn to take action

Welcome toÂ

Towards Zero Hunger will take you on a journey through the exciting world of Earth Observation (EO) showcasing the capabilities of EO to mitigate world hunger.Â

EO Climate Data

LandÂ & EO

EO Data, Tools, Techniques

Water & EO

Gain practical experience with mapping water attributes to support sustainable aqua-food production. Â

Fishery & Aquaculture

EO is of great value when it comes to characterizing, Â marine, coastal, and inland water areas, and monitoring water attributes like temperature, quality, chlorophyll distribution and abundance. Learn how to exploit EO data for fishery and aquaculture.

Agriculture & Livestock

Timely and reliable information on the condition of crops and grassland is of great importance for strategies towards Zero Hunger. Learn how to make use of EO to support crop cultivation and livestock keeping.

Gain practical experiences with crop- and grazeland mapping and monitoring, and yield assessment.

Forestry & Â Agroforestry

Forests play a crucial role in improving and sustaining food security. Learn how the satellite based observation of forests through the satellite`s eye can support forestry and agroforestry.Â

Gain practical experience with forest cover mapping and monitoring for sustainable development. Â Â

Food Security

Food security exists when all people, at all times have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. Let's leave no one behind! Learn about food security and it's dimensions. What are the challenges and EO-based solutions?

Food Security Risks

Factors such as climate shocks, conflicts, inequalities, locust crisis, Covid-19 poses risks to food security. Learn about these factors and how EO can contribute assesing the risk or damage, and improve the decision making processes.

Gain practical experience Â on assessing impact of risk factors such as flooding, vegetation fire, drought and conflict on food production.Â

Satellite observations of Earth's atmosphere are essential tools for assessing the impact of meteorological conditions on food production, and taking precautions to reduce risks. Learn about which climate data is available to support Zero Hunger and how to utilize this data.

Gain practical experience in analysis of satellite- based climate data.

EO Climate Data

EO for Zero Hunger

A wide range of EO satellites with different data characteristics providing range of information at different scales are in operation.Â Learn about available EO data, data processing software and platforms, and image analysis techniques.Â

Visit this module to gain background knowledge about the data, tools and techniques used in hands-on modules.

SDG #2: Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. Hunger is a solvable problem, but we need to take bold actions! Learn about United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals with the focus on Goal #2: Zero Hunger. Find out about the goal, it's targets and indicators and how EO can contribute to progress towards Zero Hunger.

Water & EO

Water of the necessary quality and quantity is an essential prerequisite to produce food. Learn how EO detects water and can support the progress towards Zero Hunger.

Land & EO

Observations on static and dynamic attributes of land cover types are essential tools for formulating policies for sustainable land development. Learn to utilize EO for land applications in support of Zero Hunger.

Gain practical experience with land cover maps to monitor types, area and arrangement of cover types, and their change in time.

How is the course structured?

Towards Zero Hunger leverages modern learning approaches in a non-linear, adaptive learning environment in order to reflect the comprehensiveness of SDG #2 Zero Hunger.

The modular structure (micro contents) of the course allows you to choose the thematic focus of your journey, following your own learning path.

Choose your own learning path

In this course you will get the chance to select learning modules according to your interests and level of knowledge in the fields of the sustainable development goals, food security, as well as Earth observation. Fill in the form to share your needs and interests.

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Meet the team

Researcher, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Dr. Nesrin Salepci

Researcher, Ruhr University Bochum

Stefanie Steinbach

Researcher, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Kai Heckel

Researcher, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Robert Eckardt

Researcher, Ruhr University Bochum

Jun. Prof.
Dr. Andreas Rienow

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Towards Zero Hunger is developed with a community of stakeholders from the realms of EO, education, information technology, and food security. These stakeholders have contributed in different ways, including the sharing of their expertise, training materials, or feedback.