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CopPhil Showcases Innovation and Collaboration at PhilGEOS 2025
CopPhil joined researchers, practitioners, and students at PhilGEOS 2025 in Quezon City to showcase how European and Philippine partners are strengthening national access to Copernicus satellite data and geospatial infrastructure.
SCOPE Digital Launches at APRSAF-31, Marking the Regionalisation of CopPhil in Southeast Asia
SCOPE Digital’s launch at APRSAF-31 marked the regionalisation of CopPhil, uniting partners from Europe and Southeast Asia to advance Copernicus-based cooperation, climate resilience, and long-term Earth Observation capacity across ASEAN.
Youth Turning Satellite Data Into Action: Highlights From the EU–Copernicus Youth Challenge 2025
The EU–Copernicus Youth Challenge showcased youth-led solutions using Copernicus data to address urgent regional issues, with finalists presenting actionable, policy-grounded concepts strengthened by CopPhil’s technical mentoring and regional collaboration across the Asia-Pacific.
Resilience from Space: CopPhil Brings Earth Observation Insights to the National Policy Dialogue on Climate and Disaster Resilience
CopPhil highlighted how Earth Observation strengthens climate and disaster resilience, contributing insights on data governance, showcasing EO applications, and reinforcing the Philippines’ commitment to evidence-based, collaborative preparedness at the National Policy Dialogue.
Overview
The objective of CopPhil (National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Programme) is to strengthen the Philippines’ capacity to tackle climate vulnerability and biodiversity conservation while improving hazard management and resilience through the use of free and open Copernicus Earth Observation data.
It includes the establishment of a Copernicus Mirror Site and IT infrastructure, the co-development of Earth Observation pilot services in three thematic areas, and knowledge and skills transfer activities related to the use of Copernicus data and information.
CopPhil is managed by the European Union Delegation to the Philippines. It is implemented by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the Philippines Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
CopPhil Pilot Services
As one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the consequences of climate change, the Philippines is facing increasing environmental pressure. The use of Earth Observation technologies by institutions in the Philippines to address regional challenges has been steadily increasing, since the information derived from Earth Observation data is critical to the sustainable management and future of the country and the broader ASEAN region. To support this trend, the CopPhil Centre will develop Earth Observation pilot services harnessing Copernicus data in three thematic areas:
- Ground Motion Monitoring Service
- Land Cover, Forest & Crop Mapping Service
- Coastal Marine (benthic) Habitat Monitoring Service