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As a way to continue promoting the use of space-based technologies in disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, through its UN-SPIDER progamme, and the Mexican Space Agency (AEM) are joining for
From 13-15 March 2017, staff from the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) was trained on stream flow forecasting methodologies entitled “Hydrological modeling using a multi-model approach”. The aim was to transfer the required skills to RCMRD staff involved with SERVIR activities as a way to implement the stream flow forecast project.
In recent decades, early warning systems have been playing a key role in saving lives and reducing losses when natural hazards strike communities. Effective early warning systems not only save lives but also help protect livelihoods and national development gains.
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The Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference, to be conducted Cancun, Mexico from 22 to 23 May 2017, will contribute to the seventh global target of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
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Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 22 - 23 May 2017
From 19 to 21 April 2016 the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) conducted the first meeting of the WMO Disaster Risk Reduction User-Interface Expert Advisory Group on Multi-
Every February, Member States and observers of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) meet at the United Nations Office at Vienna to carry out the annual session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) of COPUOS. This year, the STSC conducted its 53rd session from 15 to 26 February 2016. As in previous years, the UN-SPIDER programme reported to the STSC on its annual activities. In this session, Mr.
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The training is aimed at helping participants and their respective organizations to design and implement Early Warning Systems (EWS). The course will help participants develop an EWS and risk management plans tailored to the needs of their respective organizations.
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Reconociendo el papel que tienen las aplicaciones satelitales en los sistemas de alerta temprana, el programa ONU-SPIDER de la Oficina para Asuntos del Espacio Ultraterrestre de las Naciones Unidas, CEPREDENAC y la Fundación Secure World de los Estados Unidos llevaron a cabo la Reunión Centroamericana de Expertos sobre el uso de información satelital en la gestión integral de riesgos y la alerta temprana en San Salvador, El Salvador, los días 31 de marzo y 1o de abril del 2014. Dicha reunión congregó a 30 expertos de México, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicar