UN-SPIDER and ZFL carry out Virtual Regional Expert Meeting for Southern Africa

UN-SPIDER and the Centre for Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces of the University of Bonn (ZFL) joined forces to organize the UN-SPIDER / ZFL Regional Virtual Expert Meeting for Southern Africa "Space-based Solutions for Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response" from 13 to 15 July 2021. This regional expert meeting contributed to the efforts conducted by UN-SPIDER on disaster risk reduction, preparedness, early warning systems, disaster response and recovery efforts. Image: Cyclone Idai, 12 March 2019, courtesy of NASA.

UNDRR and UNCCD launch the Special Report on Drought 2021

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launched the Special Report on Drought 2021 during the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on 17 June 2021. Image: Results on global drought for the final 10-day period of May 2021, courtesy of the Global Drought Observatory, European Commission.

UN/ISA Workshop on Space Technologies for Drought, Flood, and Water Resource Management

UNOOSA and the Iranian Space Agency join forces to organise the United Nations / Islamic Republic of Iran Workshop on the Space Technology Applications for Drought, Flood and Water Resource Management

UN-SPIDER/ANDMA Thematic Meeting on Drought and Water Resources Conservation

UN-SPIDER and ANDMA organised a thematic meeting on the use of Earth observation to assess drought and water resources conservation. Photograph courtesy of ANDMA.

Launch of Phase II of the MOOC on the “Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management”

Phase II of the MOOC on the “Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management” launched by UN-SPIDER and CSSTEAP. The MOOC provides free and flexible online training to everyone who wishes to enhance capabilities related to the use of geospatial and Earth observation technologies in disaster risk management. Copernicus Sentinel 2 image courtesy of ESA.

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