Click here to read or download a pdf version of the June 2017 Updates (1 Mb).
In this issue:
UN-SPIDER at a glance
- 60th session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space takes place in Vienna
- UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices convene for 8th annual meeting
- UNOOSA co-organizes Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference
- Stakeholders gather in Cancun for Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
- Global Partnership Using Space-based Technology Applications for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP-STAR) holds side-event at 2017 Global Platform
- UN-SPIDER newsletter outlines engagement in promoting science and technology in the implementation of the Sendai Framework
New resources available on the Knowledge Portal
- UN-SPIDER publishes new Recommended Practice to assess burn severity following wildfires
- New GP-STAR brochure provides overview of space-based technology applications for disaster risk reduction
- La Pratique recommandée de l'ONU-SPIDER sur la cartographie des inondations est désormais disponible en français.
News from our community
- International Charter Activations
- UN-SPIDER Technical Advisory Mission focal point in Lao PDR contributes to report on Big EO Data
Upcoming events
- UN-SPIDER and the Mexican Space Agency (AEM) to hold regional expert meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean
- UN-SPIDER and the Directorate for Civil Protection of El Salvador to conduct a training course in July 2017
- UN-SPIDER, SENACYT and CONRED of Guatemala to conduct a training course in July 2017
- United Nations International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction - Building Resilience through Integrated Applications, Beijing, 23-25 October 2017
- United Nations/Germany International Conference on International Cooperation Towards Low-Emission and Resilient Societies, Bonn, 22-24 November 2017
