UN-Spider news
- UN-SPIDER supports the Russian Federation’s efforts to boost the use of space-based information for disaster risk management and emergency response in Central Asia
- UN-SPIDER’s RSO in Ukraine tests new approaches to flood hazard mapping
- UN-SPIDER’s RSO in the I.R. of Iran supports upcoming World Space Week Activities
- UN-SPIDER’s RSO in Romania organises a Summer School on Crisis Management and Emergency Response
- UN-SPIDER’s RSO in Pakistan publishes a monthly Bulletin on Crop Monitoring
- UN-SPIDER’s RSO in Algeria provides maps of areas sensitive to desertification
- ADRC, a UN-SPIDER RSO, organises a Training Course for Central Asia and the Caucasus
- Regional Training Activity on the use of Remote Sensing and GIS for disaster management in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Africa and China step up cooperation on drought risk
- UN-SPIDER contribution to the Second Meeting of ITU-D Study Group 2
- Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) to Sri Lanka
- UN-SPIDER participation in the 3rd Anniversary Celebration of HJ-A/B Satellites
- UN-SPIDER supports APSCO’s “Third International Symposium on Earth Quake Monitoring and Early Warning by Using Space Technology” Beijing, 13 to 15 September, 2011
- Progress on the VALID Project: Extended support and first stakeholder feedback
Community News
- International Charter develops geographic tool to provide information about satellite data used for activations
- New Oil Monitoring research project coordinated by KSAT of Norway
- Monitoring Volcanic Ash and Impacts on Agriculture: CSA, NASA and World Bank Cooperation
- Uganda plans early warning ICT system
- The Philippines to use sophisticated geohazard map for disaster reduction
- NASA Satellites Busy at the Peak of Hurricane Season
- Sentinel Asia assists in response to five disasters
- International Charter activated for Flood in Japan and Earthquake in India
- The UNLock project
Upcoming UN-SPIDER Outreach Activities
Upcoming UN-SPIDER events
- Second UN-SPIDER International Expert Meeting: Crowdsource Mapping for Preparedness and Emergency Response, Geneva, 16 November 2011
- United Nations International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Management “Best Practices for Risk Reduction and Rapid Response Mapping”, Beijing, 22 – 25 November 2011
Upcoming events supported by UN-SPIDER
- Pacific Island Countries GIS/RS User Conference, Suva, 28 November – 2 December 2011
- “APSCO Training Course on Environment and Disaster Monitoring Through Space Technology” Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 November to 1 December 2011
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Source UN-SPIDER Team