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Chile: International Charter activated due to tsunami

Satellite image of flooding in Chile

The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters was activated on 02 April 2014 to provide satellite image products in support of the response efforts for the tsunami event on the northern coas

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Publishing Date: 
Wed, 02/04/2014 - 14:36
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International Charter
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-35.6751
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-71.543
Processed on Apr 2nd 2014

AIWEST-DR 2014 Annual International Workshop and Expo on Sumatra Tsunami Disaster and Recovery

Time and Duration
Registration Deadline: 
Fri, 15/08/2014
Venue City: 
Banda Aceh
Basic Information
Date: 
22/10/2014 - 24/10/2014
Venue Country: 
Indonesia
Event Organisers: 

Syiah Kuala University

More Information Link: 
AIWEST-DR
Language of event: 
English

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5.55
longitude: 
95.3167
Processed on Apr 2nd 2014

Indonesia: Launch of advanced disaster monitoring system

Fires in Sumatra, Indonesia in March 2014 seen from Space.

Indonesia recently launched InAWARE, an advanced hazard early warning and monitoring system in order to enhance its emergency response capacities.

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 01/04/2014 - 12:09
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FutureGov
latitude: 
-6.20876
longitude: 
106.846
Processed on Apr 1st 2014

El Salvador: UN-SPIDER and partners conduct Expert Meeting on Early Warning Systems

Participants of the Expert Meeting on Early Warning Systems in El Salvador

On 31 March and 1 April 2014, UN-SPIDER, the Central American Coordination Centre for Natural Disaster Prevention (CEPREDENAC) and Secure World Foundation joined forces to conduct an expert meeting

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 01/04/2014 - 09:44
latitude: 
-15.4082
longitude: 
28.2872
Processed on Apr 1st 2014

Online certificate course on mainstreaming gender into community based disaster risk management

Time and Duration
Registration Deadline: 
Mon, 31/03/2014
Basic Information
Date: 
02/04/2014 - 23/05/2014
Venue Country: 
Nigeria
Event Organisers: 

Human Rights and Justice Group International (HRJGI)

More Information Link: 
Human Rights and Justice Group
Language of event: 
English
Training Details
Training Event Type: 
Web-based Training Event
Training Target Audience: 
This course aims at project staff, advisers, volunteers, women activist, humanitarian workers, disaster risk managers, gender desk officers and consultants, involved in facilitating integration of non discriminatory behaviour and equality between men and women. Candidates should have a good written command of English language and good competence and comfort with computer and internet use.
Is a certificate Issued?: 
No certificate issued or not known
Training Requirements: 

This is an online course, so you'll need to have a computer with an Internet connection, and you'll need a web-browser (you can use IE or FireFox). All the course materials you'll need to complete this course are provided in the course modules. You will not need to purchase any additional materials, resources, or books. You will also have the opportunity of experiencing the best online training platform.

Tuition Remarks: 

US$300. There is a limited amount of partial scholarships available for this course for applicants from developing countries, based on financial need.

The Hyogo Framework for Action, the global roadmap for disaster ri

Processed on Mar 21st 2014

GPS: New technique to improve weather models

hurricane Sandy from Space

A new technique for using GPS data developed by a team of researchers led by geophysicist Jennifer Haase from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego could enhance hurricanes and st

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Publishing Date: 
Wed, 19/03/2014 - 10:31
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Science Daily
latitude: 
32.7153
longitude: 
-117.157
Processed on Mar 19th 2014

UN-SPIDER participates in 13th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief

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UN-SPIDER participated in the 13th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief and presented the topic "Role of space based information in Disaster Risk Reduction: UN-SPIDER Interventions".
Short title: 
13th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief
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UN-SPIDER, represented through Mr.

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Publishing Date: 
Mon, 03/03/2014 - 10:20
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ChinaDaily
latitude: 
30.5723
longitude: 
104.067
Processed on Mar 3rd 2014

DAWBEE satellite nowcasting applications workshop

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
Darmstadt
Basic Information
Date: 
17/03/2014 - 21/03/2014
Venue Country: 
Germany
Event Organisers: 

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

More Information Link: 
Prevention Web
Language of event: 
English

UNISDR and WMO started in May 2012 the joint implementation of the

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49.8776
longitude: 
8.65176
Processed on Feb 28th 2014

World weather open science conference

Time and Duration
Registration Deadline: 
Thu, 22/05/2014
Venue City: 
Montreal
Basic Information
Date: 
16/08/2014 - 21/08/2014
Venue: 
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Venue Country: 
Canada
Event Organisers: 

Environment Canada (EC), Canada - gov

International Council for Science (ICSU)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

 

More Information Link: 
WWOSC2014
Language of event: 
English

This ground-breaking conference will bring together the entire weather science and user commun

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45.5087
longitude: 
-73.554
Processed on Feb 19th 2014

Mongolia: Space Technologies for drought and dzud monitoring and early warning

Satellite image of deserts in Mongolia

Recognizing the socioeconomic and humanitarian effects of drought in the Asia-Pacific region, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) initiated the Region

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 18/02/2014 - 12:25
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UNESCAP
latitude: 
46.8625
longitude: 
103.847
Processed on Feb 18th 2014