Ispra, Italy, 10 April, 2013. Within the framework of the activities carried out by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) during the first phase of EUROCLIMA, and as one of the results of the component Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought, the first complete version in Spanish, Portuguese and English of the Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought Observatory is now online: http://edo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/scado. It includes a version in development of a Map Viewer: http://edo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/scado/php/index.php?id=3119.

In both links, there is a Help menu with explanations on the functionalities of all the icons of the Map Viewer. 

Moreover, in these webpages, a brief description of the main functionalities are given. Currently the Map Viewer has three tabs: 

1. Map content

2. Compare dates

3. Compare layers

a) In the Map content, geographic layers about drought, land degradation and desertification at regional, national and local levels in Latin America can be viewed.

b) Compare dates allows viewing jointly one indicator in four different dates. 

c) Compare layers allows viewing jointly four indicators for one date. 

We appreciate your collaboration in the dissemination of this Information Tool. 

NOTE: This tool is free of use and provides the user the opportunity to use it where they consider appropiate and based on the information they have of the area. If you are interested in this tool, you can get in contact with Mr. Paulo Barbosa of the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, via his email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. who will provide you with the tool and can provide support on its use.

Further information:

Susana Campoy Folgoso, Programme/Project Manager

Unit G2 Regional Programmes Latin America and the Caribbean. DG DEVCO Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid.

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