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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  • United States Geological Survey (USGS)
    In 1879, the United States Geological Survey was created and it is part of the United States Department of the Interior.The USGS is the “largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency” in the United States and…
  • University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
    UCAR is a non-profit consortium of more than 115 North American colleges and univesities focused on reserach and training in the Earth system sciences.We are the experienced managers of the National Center for Atmospheric Research on behalf of the…
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Climate Hazards Center (CHC)
    The Climate Hazards Center is an alliance of multidisciplinary scientists and food security analysts from the UC Santa Barbara Geography Department, Africa, and Latin America working alongside partners in the US Geological Survey (USGS), the…
  • University of El Salvador
    The University of El Salvador was founded on Feb. 16, 1841. Approximately 20,000 undergraduate student are enrolled and more than 8,000 graduate students.It is composed of various Faculties and Schools including the Faculty of History, Geography…
  • University of Ghana - Department of Geography and Resource Development
    The Department of Geography and Resource Development is part of the University of Ghana.
  • University of Maryland
    The University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences offers several data sources for Remote Sensing and GIS applications.Website: http://www.geog.umd.edu/ 
  • University of Nairobi (UON) - Department of Geology
    The Department of Geology of the University of Nairobi offers B.Sc., B.Ed. Science (Geology option), B.Sc. & B.Ed. (Science) by Open and Distance Learning, B.Sc. in Environmental Geosciences, M.Sc., PhD and Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental…
  • University of the West Indies (UWI)
    The University of the West Indies established in 1948 initially as an external College of the University of London and made fully independent in 1962, is the oldest, fully regional institution of higher learning in the Commonwealth Caribbean. The…
  • University of Washington in Seattle
    The University of Washington is a public research university located in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, it is one of six public universities in Washington and one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States. Part of the…
  • US National Drought Mitigation Center
    The National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) helps people and institutions develop and implement measures to reduce societal vulnerability to drought, stressing preparedness and risk management rather than crisis management.The NDMC’s activities…
  • USA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is the primary source of geospatial intelligence for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Intelligence Community. NGA provides geospatial intelligence, in support of U.S. national security and…
  • Ushahidi
    Ushahidi is a global non-profit technology company with origins in Kenya. Ushahidi’s mission is the change the way information flows in the world and empower people to make an impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships,…
  • Vice-Ministry of Territorial Governance of Peru
    The Vice-Ministry of Territorial Governance of Peru is a body in charge of the territorial development, decentralization, dialogue and social coordination and territorial demarcation sector, and the vice-ministry was created with the approval of the…
  • Viet Nam Disaster Management Authority (VDMA)
    The Viet Nam Disaster Management Authority (VDMA) acts as the Standing Office of the Central Committee for Natural Disaster Management. VDAM is a unit under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The Minister of Agriuclture of…
  • Viet Nam Disaster Management Policy and Technology Center (DMPTC)
    The Disaster Management Policy and Technology Center (DMPTC) under the Viet Nam Disaster Management Authority was established on the basis of the merger of the Disaster Management Center and Water resource consultant and technology…