From 22nd to 24th October, more than 700 stakeholders involved in disaster risk reduction in Africa are gathering to discuss how best to advance efforts to achieve the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

UN-SPIDER together with Airbus Defense and Space and the ZFL of the University of Bonn organized a technical workshop to discuss ways to combine radar and DEM data to improve urban flood detection

Taking note of the need to continue facilitating the use of space-based data, information, products and services to address the challenges posed by natural and anthropogenic hazards, UN-SPIDER and ZFL are continuing to join forces to implement a second phase of the SPEAR project.

The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR 2024) looks at present and future trends, showing how forensic analysis can enable more targeted and more effective risk reduction.

In a new multi-agency report, United in Science, UNOOSA underscores in its contribution the critical role of space-based Earth observations in addressing the growing climate crisis.