In recent years, Paraguay has experienced severe floods, droughts and forest fires which impacted communities and their livelihoods. The Paraguayan Space Agency (AEP), established in 2014, supported the National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) in disaster response efforts through the generation of relevant space-based information and as project manager in two activations of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters.
To enhance its capacities to generate relevant space-based information in a timely manner, and to continue promoting the use of space-based information and space technologies in disaster management applications, the Paraguayan Space Agency requested UN-SPIDER to carry out a technical advisory mission. The mission, carried out from 21 to 25 November 2022, included institutional visits to SEN, the National Forestry Institute (INFONA), and other government agencies, as well as courtesy visits to the WMO regional office for the American Hemisphere, the…
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