Institutions Guides
Profiles of organizations working in the area of satellite technology and disaster management provide an overview of who does what. Fulfilling the UN-SPIDER mission requires global and regional networking of institutions, organizations and initiatives featuring mandates, expertise and capacities in different fields of disaster management and space-based information. Networking and communication are facilitated by respective institutional and organizational profiles.
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The mission of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with...
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The Sahel, in Burkina Faso is facing an unprecedented crisis situation since 2005. A deficit of cereal production is exposing vulnerable people and children to acute malnutrition...
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OCHA led the humanitarian response to Haiti’s devastating earthquake in January 2010, which killed 217,300 people and affected 2.1 million Haitians. Ten months later, with...
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In July 2011, Togo had received more than 4,000 refugees, most of whom are women and children. The majority of asylum seekers and refugees live in host communities and in urban...
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Despite being a resource-rich country with a strong agricultural base, Myanmar is among the poorest nations in the world. Years of conflict and unresolved ethnic differences have...
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In 2003, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was created by President George W. Bush and a bipartisan Congress. PEPFAR aims to combat HIV/AIDS,...
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In 1879, the United States Geological Survey was created and it is part of the United States Department of the Interior. The USGS is the “largest water, earth, and...
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The University of the West Indies established in 1948 initially as an external College of the University of London and made fully independent in 1962, is the oldest, fully...
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Decree No. 168-HDBT (May 19, 1990) of the Council of ministers established and outlined the tasks of the Central Committee of Storm and Flood Control (CCSFC), and committees and...
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The Department of Dyke Management and Flood, Storm Control (DDMFSC) works under the Directorate of Water Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. It is...
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The Department of Survey and Mapping of the Prime Minister’s Office was established according to the Government Decree No.444-TTg on the 14th of December 1959, and it has...
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The Disaster Management Center (DMC) under the Directorate of Water Resources was established in 2010 – at the Decision No.03/2010/QD-TTg dated 25/1/2010 of the Prime...
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The General Department of Land Administration (GDLA) is part of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE). It was established in early 1994 by the Vietnam...
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The National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) is an operational unit under the National Hydro-meteorological Service (NHMF), Ministry of Natural Resources and...
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NIAPP is an independent research institute connected with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). NIAPP has over 40 years of working experiences in research...