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WEB10th Annual UN-SPIDER Beijing International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction - "Early Warnings for All". 26 - 29 Nov 2024. Pune, India. The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) 2024 Hybrid Annual Conference. 2 - …
What is UN-SPIDER? | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBJan 1, 2018 · About UN-SPIDER. In its resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006 the United Nations General Assembly agreed to establish the "United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response - UN-SPIDER" as a new United Nations programme, with the following mission statement: "Ensure that all countries and international and regional organizations have access to ...
About Us | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBAbout Us. About Us. The "United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response" was established by the United Nations General Assembly through its resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006. In its resolution, the General Assembly agreed to give the acronym UN-SPIDER to this programme.
Risks and Disasters | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBThe Risks and Disasters section seeks to shed light on these issues. As stated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), a disaster can be defined as "a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ...
Projects | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBUN-SPIDER supports and conducts projects that look at the use of space-based information for specific elements of risk and disaster management. UN-SPIDER’s projects aim to further promote universal access to all forms of space-based information to disaster risk management and emergency response to support the full disaster management cycle.
Early Warning Systems | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBBy type of hazard. Early warning systems have been developed and implemented for: Geological hazards like tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic activity, and landslides. Hydrometeorological hazards including severe weather in land and at sea, floods, droughts, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones, tornados, cold and heat waves, etc. Forest fires.
News and Events | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBUN-SPIDER aims to bridge the gap between the various communities involved in using space-based information for disaster risk management and emergency response. These communities include satellite technology providers, experts in remote sensing, satellite navigation and satellite communication experts, disaster risk specialists, policy makers, disaster responders and academia.
Recommended Practices | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBRecommended Practices make use of data from different satellites and sensors, for instance Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2. To allow as many interested users as possible to use these procedures, UN-SPIDER makes them available in a growing variety of GIS software packages and programming languages such as QGIS, R and Python.
Network | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBIn order to promote the use of space-based technologies in disaster management and emergency response around the world, UN-SPIDER engages with a wide range of international networks that include space agencies, civil protection agencies, government ministries, international and regional organizations, United Nations entities academia, civil society and the private sector.
About UN-SPIDER | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBIn its resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006 the United Nations General Assembly agreed to establish the "United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response - UN-SPIDER" as a new United Nations programme, with the following mission statement: "Ensure that all countries and international and regional organizations have access to and develop the ...
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