Annual Meeting of UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices

On 15 March 2024, UN-SPIDER organized the annual meeting of its network of Regional Support Offices (RSOs) in the UN Campus in Bonn, Germany. The meeting was carried out back-to-back with the UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference on Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management: Early Warnings for All, which many  focal points of the Regional Support Offices also attended. 

juan-carlos.vi… Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 10:14
UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices Meeting 2024

The Regional Support Offices Meeting 2024 was recently conducted by UN-SPIDER at UN Campus in Bonn. The meeting was conducted following the UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference on Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management: Early Warnings for All, of which many of the Regional Support Office representatives also attended. 

spencer.zinke Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 14:39
UN-SPIDER Hosts International Conference on Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management: Early Warnings for All

Today, the UN-SPIDER Bonn Office in partnership with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Center for Remote Sensing of Landsurface (ZFL) of the University of Bonn hosted the start of UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference on Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management - "Early Warnings for All".

spencer.zinke Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 12:23
New UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER Publication: Space Technologies for Early Warning Systems

UN-SPIDER launched a new publication: “Space-based Technologies for Early Warning Systems” during its currently ongoing conference.

You can access the pdf version of the publication using this link.

martin.hilljegerdes Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 10:39
Prolonged Droughts Cause Critical Impacts in the Mediterranean and Northern Africa

For six years in Northern Africa and two years in Europe, persistent droughts have caused critical impacts such as water shortages and decreased vegetation growth. In the midst of winter, the ongoing drought is already having critical impacts, according to the report compiled by the JRC-run European Drought Observatory (EDO). Above-average temperatures, minimal precipitation, and warm spells affect the Mediterranean regions.

josi.bregulla Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 15:34