Institutions

In its role as a bridge between communities dedicated to risk management, emergency response and space technologies, UN-SPIDER facilitates global and regional networking of organizations and institutions. This list of institutions contains profiles including information on mandates, capacities, and skills in each institution.

 

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  • The Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS), part of the Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA) facility, provides access to data portals for the NSF-supported Ridge 2000, MARGINS, and GeoPRISMS programs, the Antarctic…
  • The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes founded in 1911 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society. The society…
  • The Met Office is the United Kingdom's national weather service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and a member of the Public Data Group. The Met Office makes meteorological predictions…
  • The agreement for the establishment of the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (CRECTEALC) was signed by the governments of Mexico and Brazil in 1997.The CRECTEALC impart long duration courses on…
  • The Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries (Tunisia) is responsible for promoting, safeguarding and expanding the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors. Its mandate includes developing plans and strategies to promote…
  • The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Peru (MINAGRI) is the institution of the Peruvian State in charge of the agricultural sector. It is headquartered in Lima, Peru. Its objectives are:To strengthen producer organizations and promote…
  • The Ministry of Defense is the representative body of the Armed Forces within the Council of Ministers of Peru that exercises the policy of the state for the integral defense of the country. It is headquartered in Lima. The Ministry of Defense…
  • The Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China (MEM) is the ministry of the State Council that's responsible for emergency management, work safety, and emergency rescue.
  • The Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation is the ministry in charge of public works that are carried out in the Republic of Peru. It is responsible for promoting the installation of water supply and drainage throughout the country,…
  • The Ministry for the subject of “Lands” was established in 1932, as per the recommendation of the Committee appointed in respect of the subject of Land and Agriculture of the State Council 1931.The main objectives of establishing this…
  • The ministry of science and technology is headquartered in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The ministry promotes the development of science and technology and strives to increase research and development of science and technology…
  • The Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) is a branch of the Executive Branch of Peru created on May 13, 2008. Its function is to be the rector of the environmental sector with the functions of designing, establishing, executing and supervising the…
  • The Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Peru (MTC) is the organ of the Peruvian State that seeks to achieve a rational territorial order linked to the areas of resources, production, markets and population centers, through the…
  • The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) was established on 1 June 2004 after President Bertrand Aristide departed Haiti for exile in the aftermath of an armed conflict which spread to several cities across the country. The…
  • IEWCU was established in 2010 to manage emergency calls for the whole UB city including emergency (call 101-105), ambulance (call 103) and police (call 102). The emergency services focus mainly on fire hazards and other operations for saving lives.…