UN-SPIDER Expert Mission to Ghana
UN-SPIDER carried out an Expert Mission to Ghana to meet with staff of the National Disaster Management Organization of Ghana (NADMO)
UNOOSA, GHANA and PSIPW inaugurate international conference in Accra, Ghana
5th International Conference on the Use of Space Technology for Water Resources Management aims to promote the use of space technology in water management in developing countries.
UNDRR publishes the Global Assessment Report (GAR 2022)
UNDRR publishes the Global Assessment Report (GAR 2022) entitled "Our World at Risk: Transforming Governance for a Resilient Future", which is a flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk.
Publication on NEO Impact Scenario in International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
IAWN, UN-SPIDER and other institutions publish article on the need to be prepared in case of Near Earth Objects impacting Earth. Image courtesy of IAA
UN-SPIDER publishes Practical Use Procedure for reporting area of forest fire
A new practical use of the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) to report on the area of forests damaged/destroyed by fire was published.
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