The United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) is conducting an institutional Strengthening Mission (ISM) to Ghana from 15 to 19 October. The mission is carried out in cooperation with the Ghana National Disaster Management Organization (... read more
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Ghana has announced its intention to launch its first Earth observation satellite, the Ghana Satellite One (GHANASAT 1).
The project will be led by the Ghana Space Science and Technology (GSSTI), under the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), and with technical support from MENASAT Gulf Group PLC.
According to the Director-General of GAEC, Benjamin Jabez Nyarko, the satellite will provide Ghana with information to address issues of security, risk management, maritime, forest depletion, water problems as well as other challenges. On the other hand, the Director of GSSTI, Professor Dickson Adomako, mentioned how the... read more
From 25 to 29 November 2013, UN-SPIDER carried out a five-day Technical Advisory Mission to Ghana in order to assess the current state and the potential of using space-based information for disaster risk management and emergency response in the country. The Mission was conducted upon the invitation of the Government of Ghana... read more
At the invitation of the Government of Ghana (National Disaster Management Organisation, NADMO) the UN-SPIDER Programme will conduct a Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) to Ghana from 25 to 29 November 2013.
UN-SPIDER is currently compiling a list of experts from the space as well as the disaster/disaster-risk management community in order to have the mission team defined by the end of September. UN-SPIDER is looking for professionals from relevant institutions, organizations, companies or universities from the field of space technology and disaster/disaster-risk management who are already collaborating or are willing to collaborate in the future with the authorities or... read more
UN-SPIDER Training Activity
During the four-day training, Members of government agencies and universities of Ghana were trained on how to use two UN-SPIDER Recommended Practices on floods and droughts as a way to generate relevant and timely geospatial information that is useful for disaster risk...
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On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is a great pleasure to welcome geospatial users, analyst, and developers to KNUST, Kumasi for the 2nd Geospatial User Conference. A forum to foster the progress in the field of science and technology of location data, through contributions from your expertise to what promises to be an exciting meeting of learning, networking and collaboration. The 2020 Geospatial User Conference is a three-day event which will be held jointly with the International Conference on Geography and Development (INCOGaD-2020) on 29-31 July, 2020 on the theme, “geospatial applications in development”. The meeting will host plenary speakers, keynote speakers, in addition to technical presentations and workshops, thus creating a platform for sharing, exchanging and exploring new avenues of Geospatial Science and Technology, and related research and latest developments. We... read more
The University of Ghana offers two semester-long Post-graduate modules in Disaster Risk Reduction. These comprise:
Concepts and Methods in Advanced Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR)
This course introduces students to advanced theories and concepts in Integrated IDRR with an emphasis on disaster incidence and management in low- income communities in urban areas in Ghana. The module provides high-level knowledge on the theory and methods for environmental health and disaster risk reduction. The course will provide students with the information and skills needed to design and implement research in the field of IDRR and provide policy inputs for addressing gaps in DRR and disaster management (DRM) in Ghana.
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Geospatial Media and Communications is taking another initiative in the region by organising the Ghana Geospatial Forum 2015, the second National Conference and Exhibition, on 3-4 March 2015 in Accra. Apart from reflecting upon the outcomes and achievements of last year’s conference, the 2015 Ghana Geospatial Forum will also delve into several new topics and will feature a celebrated line-up of speakers from around the region.
THEMATIC SESSIONS
- Land Administration in Ghana
- Geospatial Technology in Agriculture
- Environment & Natural Resource Management
- Renewable Energy
- Location Based Services
- Mobile GIS
