Dear readers,
We're glad to share with you the June 2019 UN-SPIDER Monthly Updates.
We would like to make use of this occasion to inform you about two upcoming UN-SPIDER conferences:
- The United Nations Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction - "A Policy Perspective" and Commemoration of 10 Years of the UN-SPIDER Beijing Office will take place 11-12 September 2019. Applications for this 9th Annual UN-SPIDER Conference in Beijing close 15 July 2019.
- The UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference “Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management in Africa: Challenges, Applications, Partnerships” will take place 6-8 November 2019. Application close 30 August for those seeking funding and 18 October for self-funded applicants.
Below the updates, you'll also find an events calendar with upcoming conferences, workshops and seminars organized by the community
Enjoy the read!
UN-SPIDER at a glance
21/06/2019In its recently released 2018 Annual Report, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) provides an overview of the many projects and initiatives it engaged in during the past year to advance international cooperation in outer space.
As one of the highlights,… Read more
18/06/2019Regional Support Offices involved: Germany Regional Support OfficeThe importance of using space technologies in the disaster management process has received growing global recognition in recent years. For example, the African Union outlined in its 2017 African Space Policy that among other things, space represents a unique opportunity for cooperation in using and sharing infrastructure and data to proactively respond to and manage natural hazards… Read more
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18/06/2019Regional Support Offices involved: Germany Regional Support OfficeThe United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) signed a cooperation agreement with the University of Bonn, Germany, that paves the way for joint activities to support Member States in using space-based information in all phases of disaster management over the next five years.
Natural and man-made disasters lead to loss of lives and property, displace people from their… Read more
06/06/2019Under the annual theme "Towards A Safer Urban Future", the 2nd Resilient Infrastructure Forum took place in Colombia from 4 to 6 June 2019. The Forum aimed to develop a coordinated long-term strategy to overcome challenges posed by disasters, such as severe storms, tsunamis or earthquakes in Latin America and the Caribbean. At the event, UN-SPIDER underlined the benefits of space-… Read more
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News from the community
27/06/2019In June 2019, NOAA upgraded its flagship weather model, the Global Forecast System (GFS), with a new dynamic core, called Finite-Volume Cubed-Sphere Dynamical Core (FV3). This upgrade of the GFS will enhance global numerical weather forecasting and better forecast precipitation, heavy rainfall and weather types at both regional and global level. Besides, the FV3-based GFS revealed… Read more
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21/06/2019On 12 June 2019, a trio of identical Canadian Earth observation satellites, which will help monitor climate change and save lives during natural disasters, among other applications, were successfully launched into space from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The satellites, collectively referred to as the… Read more
Satellite(s) and sensor(s) used:Country/Region mentioned:
| Title | Organized by | City | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th International Disaster & Resilience Congress (idRc2023) |
Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) of Türkiye Ministry of the Interior of Türkiye |
Gebze | Turkey | 10/11/2023 to 10/13/2023 |
| UN-SPIDER Beijing International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction - "Early Warning for All" | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) |
Beijing | China | 10/11/2023 to 10/13/2023 |
| Advanced Webinar: Measuring Floods, Subsidence, and Sea Ice with SAR | 10/18/2023 to 11/01/2023 | |||
| UN/Finland Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) The National Land Survey of Finland |
Helsinki | Finland | 10/23/2023 to 10/26/2023 |
| International Conference on Space and Global Health | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
Geneva | Switzerland | 11/01/2023 to 11/03/2023 |
| GEO Week 2023 | Cape Town | South Africa | 11/06/2023 to 11/10/2023 | |
| 8th IFIP WG5.15 Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction | Tokyo | Japan | 12/04/2023 to 12/06/2023 | |
| 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development 2023 | Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) |
Bangkok | Thailand | 12/07/2023 to 12/08/2023 |
| UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference on Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management - "Early Warning for All" | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) Center for Remote Sensing of Land Surface (ZFL), University of Bonn |
Bonn | Germany | 03/12/2024 to 03/14/2024 |
