Joint UN-SPIDER/GIZ/AEM/DPC Training Course in El Salvador
At the request of the Civil Protection Directorate of El Salvador (DPC), UN-SPIDER, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Mexican Space Agency have joined forces to organize a training course on the use of radar imagery to map the geographical extent of floods.
UNDRR Launched Flagship Guide on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) launched on 15 May 2023 the flagship Words into Action guide on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS).
University of Central Lancashire becomes 27th UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office
UCLan researchers will add their expertise to the efforts already being undertaken by the global network of RSOs, as well as highlight and promote the work of UN-SPIDER to organizations based in the United Kingdom.
UN-SPIDER’s Institutional Strengthening Mission to South Africa
As part of its efforts to provide advisory support to national disaster management agencies and other stakeholders in Africa, UN-SPIDER is carrying out an Institutional Strengthening Mission to South Africa from 8 to 12 May 2023.
UN-SPIDER, NDMC and ZFL Organize an Interinstitutional Workshop in South Africa
UN-SPIDER, the National Disaster Management Centre of South Africa (NDMC), and the Centre for Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces (ZFL) of the University of Bonn organized a 3-day interinstitutional workshop in Pretoria, from 9 to 11 May 2023.
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