WASHINGTON, DC – NASA and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have opened a new environmental monitoring program in West Africa that will enhance the role of space-based observations i WASHINGTON, DC – NASA and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have opened a new environmental monitoring program in West Africa that will enhance the role of space-based observations in the management of climate-sensitive issues facing the world today. SERVIR-West Africa, based in Niamey, Niger, is one of four NASA-USAID sponsored centers operating in developing regions of the world. This SERVIR center is the newest facility for a growing global community of scientists and decision-makers who are using publicly available data from space to manage climate-sensitive issues, such as food security, water resources, land use change and natural disasters.