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Epidemic in Nepal

Processed on Nov 10th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Epidemic in Nepal
Region: 
Nepal
Occurance Date: 
10/11/2010
latitude: 
28.8652
longitude: 
82.1714

A total of 17 diarrhoea-related deaths were reported by district public health offices (DPHOs) in Jajarkot, Bajura, Baitadi, Dadeldhura and Dailekh, with reports from the government, media and the

Epidemic in Nepal

Epidemic in Congo

Processed on Nov 10th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Epidemic in Congo
Region: 
Congo
Occurance Date: 
09/11/2010
latitude: 
-0.228021
longitude: 
15.8277

For about a month now, the Republic of Congo has been experiencing an acute flaccid paralysis epidemic outbreak, which has so far affected 123 people and killed 61, i.e. a 50% lethality rate.

Epidemic in Congo

Epidemic in Uganda

Processed on Nov 5th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Epidemic in Uganda
Region: 
Uganda
Occurance Date: 
20/10/2010
latitude: 
-0.966667
longitude: 
29.7

Barely a year after the World Health Organisation had declared Uganda polio free; on October 20th polio case was confirmed in Bugiri district, Eastern Uganda.

Epidemic in Uganda

Cholera in Haiti

Processed on Oct 26th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Cholera in Haiti
Region: 
Haiti
Occurance Date: 
22/10/2010
latitude: 
19.3629
longitude: 
-72.4258

A cholera outbreak has killed at least 141 people in Haiti's rural Artibonite region and has affected more than 1,100 people.

Cholera in Haiti

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

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

Epidemic in Malawi

Processed on Jun 18th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Epidemic in Malawi
Region: 
Malawi
Occurance Date: 
08/06/2010
latitude: 
-13.2543
longitude: 
34.3015

Malawi registered her first measles case in December 2009 and from that time up to 8th June 2010 about 11 461 cases have so far been reported (out of which 116 are laboratory confirmed) and 62 deat

Epidemic in Malawi