The workshop on Space Technology Application in Disaster Management and Emergency Response was the second of its kind organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management in New Delhi from 28 to 30 March 2011.
Workshop on Space Technology Application in Disaster Management and Emergency Response
Experts from UN-SPIDER and NIDM
The workshop was attended by 25 participants from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
It aimed at increasing awareness among staff of disaster management authorities with regard to the use of space-based information for disaster risk reduction, in cooperation with State and regional remote-sensing applications centres.
