Emergency Support

UN-SPIDER facilitates fast and efficient access to space-based information for countries as well as international and regional organizations. This includes all types of information provided by Earth observation satellites, communication satellites and global navigation satellite systems. On the emergency support pages below, UN-SPIDER compiles links and information on satellite-based sources for selected major disasters.

Disasters covered by emergency support

Type Event Country/Region Date
Severe Storm Tropical Cyclone in Fiji Fiji
Earthquake Earthquake in Malawi
Flood Flood in Argentina
Volcanic Eruption Volcano in Vanuatu Vanuatu
Flood Flood in Panama Panama
Flood Flood in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Drought Drought in Ecuador
Epidemic in Mexico Mexico
Flood Floods in Uruguay Uruguay
Flood Flood in Malaysia Malaysia
Flood Flash Flood in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Flood Flood in Serbia Montenegro
Extreme Temperature Cold Wave
Mass Movement Landslide
Volcanic Eruption Volcanic eruption in Colombia Colombia
Flood Floods in Iraq Iraq
Epidemic in Mongolia Mongolia
Flood Floods in Colombia Colombia
Flood Floods in Panama Panama
Flood Floods in Brazil Brazil