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Namibia

German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)

The German Agency for International Cooperation or (GIZ) is an international enterprise owned by the German Federal Government, operating in many fields across more than 130 countries.

Namibian Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry

The mission of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry is to realize the potential of the agricultural, water and forestry sectors towards the promotion of an efficient and sustainable soci

Namibian Disaster Risk Management of the Office of the Prime Minister

The Directorate exists to develop a functional national disaster risk reduction system that minimizes community vulnerability to hazards and effectively manages the impact of disasters within the c

March 2011

Issue Date: 
Tue, 05/04/2011

 

UN-SPIDER News

UN-SPIDER SpaceAid: space-based information for floods in Namibia

Status Update: 10 May 2011


Contacts

UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER:
Focal Point: Mr. Joerg Szarzynski
Phone: +49 228 815 0677

Namibia - Background

During the response phase the UN-SPIDER team directly supports disaster-stricken countries by ensuring access to the “International Charter Space and Major Disasters” and other existing

Namibia - Pilot project on integrated flood management and water related vector borne disease modeling

In addition to the Charter activation UN-SPIDER is involved in a range of activities to provide further supplemental information, data and imagery to the affected countries in the region.

latitude: 
-22.5589
longitude: 
17.0825

Follow-up activity in Namibia to further develop the Namibian SensorWeb Pilot Project on flood management and vector- and water-borne disease modeling

Following a range of activities - such as activations of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters in 2008 and 2009, a Technical Advisory Mission in February 2009, a technical expert meet

Publishing Information
Publishing Date: 
Fri, 05/03/2010 - 14:50
latitude: 
-22.5589
longitude: 
17.0825

van_langenhove_3rd_ws-bonn_21_10_09.pdf

 Guido Van Langenhove. Experiences with space technology in management of 2009 floods in northern Namibia, - the user perspective. Hydrological Services Namibia

post_3rd_ws-bonn_21_10_09.pdf

Joachim Post. Contribution to the Disaster Management SensorWeb Pilot Project – a longer-term perspective.German Aerospace Center