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Drought and Famine in Horn of Africa

Processed on Jul 28th 2011
Disaster Information
Name: 
Famine in Horn of Africa
Region: 
Horn of Africa, Africa
Occurance Date: 
15/07/2011
Drought and Famine in Horn of Africa

Use of remote sensing for GIS-based early warning and surveillance systems in (agro-) pastoral areas SAHEL

Licence: 
n/a
Category: 
Disaster Type related

Pastoral and agropastoral areas in Mali and Niger extend to more than 1500000 km².

Processed on Nov 3rd 2010

Activities of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESO) Disaster Management

Event: 
Fourth United Nations International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop on Disaster Management and Space Technology: “The 4C – Challenge: Communication – Coordination – Cooperation – Capacity Development”
Category: 
Disaster Type related

ESOA represents all European satellite operators.

Processed on Oct 22nd 2010

The UN-SPIDER Knowledge Management & Information Dissemination System

Event: 
Fourth United Nations International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop on Disaster Management and Space Technology: “The 4C – Challenge: Communication – Coordination – Cooperation – Capacity Development”

Demo on the Space Application Matrix and geoinformation for disaster and risk management e.g. examples and best practices.

Processed on Oct 22nd 2010

Interoperability is Key - The necessity of international standards and the OGC Emergency and Disaster Management

Event: 
Fourth United Nations International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop on Disaster Management and Space Technology: “The 4C – Challenge: Communication – Coordination – Cooperation – Capacity Development”
Category: 
Disaster Type related

Agenda
? Challenge
? Change
? Community
? Commonality

Processed on Oct 22nd 2010

The Earth Observation and GIS communities fighting the climate crisis

Event: 
Fourth United Nations International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop on Disaster Management and Space Technology: “The 4C – Challenge: Communication – Coordination – Cooperation – Capacity Development”
Category: 
Human Aspects related

The Planet Action Initiative: supporting projects addressing climate change issues and related disaster risk reduction and management.

Processed on Oct 22nd 2010

Policy perspectives for the use of satellite applications in Africa

Event: 
Fourth United Nations International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop on Disaster Management and Space Technology: “The 4C – Challenge: Communication – Coordination – Cooperation – Capacity Development”
Category: 
Human Aspects related

Presentation Overview
1.Background and Aim of the ESPI Study
2.Study Methodology
3.Roundtable and Workshops
4.International and European Goals and Strategies
5.Mapping of Activities and Actors

Processed on Oct 22nd 2010

Research Project e-Triage, IT-Supported Management of Mass Casualty Incidents

Event: 
Fourth United Nations International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop on Disaster Management and Space Technology: “The 4C – Challenge: Communication – Coordination – Cooperation – Capacity Development”
Category: 
Human Aspects related

Research Project e-Triage: IT-Supported Management of Mass Casualty Incidents.

e-Triage is a self-contained concept for electronic MCI management:
- Data collection
- Data management

Processed on Oct 22nd 2010

Drought in Philippines

Processed on Feb 19th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Drought in Philippines
Region: 
Regions I, II and XII
Occurance Date: 
19/02/2010

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) states that the El Niño in the Equatorial Pacific continues to sustain its moderate strength and is

Drought in Philippines

Drought in Trinidad & Tobago

Processed on Feb 19th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Drought in Trinidad & Tobago
Region: 
St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent, the Grenadines and Grenada
Occurance Date: 
19/02/2010

From Oct 2009 to January 2010 Dominica southward to Trinidad experienced moderately to extremely dry conditions for the four month period. St. Lucia, Barbados, St.

Drought in Trinidad & Tobago