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In this issue:
UN-SPIDER at a glance
News from our community
- United Nations/Germany International Conference on International Cooperation Towards Low-Emission and Resilient Societies held in Bonn
- UNOOSA co-publishes guidelines for disaster emergency response in ASEAN countries
- UNOOSA co-organized a workshop on human capacity-building in space science and technology for sustainable social and economic development
- International Training Course on Integration of Multisource Earth Observation Data for Disaster Damage Assessment
- 7th Annual UN-SPIDER Conference opens in Beijing
- ESA investigates the potential of High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS)
- InAWARE technology provides assistance for Mount Agung eruption
- Study: Integration of in situ and space-based data key for monitoring coastal zone changes
- International Charter Space and Major Disasters publishes annual report
- Space-based and in-situ information supports Zambian farmers in climate monitoring
- New projects in Malaysia, Ethiopia and Kenya focus on use of satellite data to respond to environmental disasters
- UNISDR publishes new National Disaster Risk Assessment guidelines
- SE-CONRED, SENACYT, AMSA and IAA-USAC of Guatemala conduct training course on flood mapping
- Sentinel-5P satellite launched to monitor the atmosphere
- New online resources for Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
- Remote sensing-based method complements in situ applications to improve river flow monitoring
- Latest addition to Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System to support communication in disaster management
