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UNOOSA and SICA sign and MoU to enhance the use of space technologies in Central America

22 May 2021

UNOOSA and SICA join forces to enhance the use of space technologies in Central America

Utah Lake, captured by NASA/USGS's Landsat 8, June 20, 2017. The darker green area shows the highest concentration of algal blooms. Image: NASA.

21 May 2021

Harmful Algal Blooms: The Importance of Early Satellite Detection

14 May 2021

Increased Volcanic Activity in Guatemala in 2021: Fuego and Pacaya

7 May 2021

UNOOSA hosts the 7th Planetary Defense Conference

2020: The Non-COVID Disasters

6 May 2021

The non-COVID-19 disasters in the year 2020

3 May 2021

Peru's INDECI & CONIDA host webinar on the use of satellite technologies in disaster risk management research

13 Apr 2021

ASAL provides EO data to the International Charter Space and Major Disasters

13 Apr 2021

JAXA and NTT DATA embark on joint research to improve 3D mapping for disaster management

Arctic Northwest Russia. Image: ESA (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO).

30 Mar 2021

ESA and OHB Sweden sign contract for prototype satellite to gather Arctic weather data

30 Mar 2021

GWIS launches country profiles to support wildfire risk management in LAC region

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