UN-SPIDER NEWSLETTER OCTOBER Vol. 2/08
In this issue:
- UN-SPIDER presented to African Ambassadors at UN-Day in Bonn. UN-SPIDER Staff present their activities in the International Disaster and Risk Conference 2008 in Davos and the Fourth European Congress on Disaster Management in Bonn
Disaster Management
- UN-SPIDER Connects disaster managers with satellite imagery providers. Assists satellite imagery acquisition for volcanic activities in Montserrat and flooding in Southeast Nepal/Indian Bihar
- UN-SPIDER organized regional and international workshops to promote Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
Technical Advisory Missions
- Spring School on Natural Disasters and Spatial Solutions in Brazil. Technical Advisory Mission to Burkina Faso
UN-SPIDER Workshops
- UN-SPIDER Organised Regional and International Workshops to Promote Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response Caribbean/Barbados, Pacific/Fiji
Regional Support Offices
- UN 4th Committee Agrees with Guidelines for Establishment of UN-SPIDER Network of Regional Support Offices
Capacity Building
- Spring School on Natural Disasters and Spatial Solutions in Brazil
- UN-SPIDER supports young professionals from disaster management and geosciences backgrounds exchange experiences and learn new space-based approaches
Awareness Raising
- UN-SPIDER presented to African Ambassadors at UN-Day in Bonn
- UN-SPIDER Supports Iran Workshop and convenes UN Meeting
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