the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Supported by the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
United Nations/Nigeria Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative:
Space Weather During a Moderate Solar Cycle #25
Introduction
Space weather is an inherently international matter. Solar and magnetic storms affect large regions of the Earth simultaneously and equatorial ionospheric disturbances occur routinely around the world. It is therefore appropriate for the United Nations to promote improvements in space weather modelling and forecasting for the benefit of all nations.
The International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI) was launched in 2009 and has developed research capacities in the scientific disciplines of Sun-Earth relations and space weather in many countries around the world. ISWI has established a platform that takes a bottom-up approach in order to produce space weather-literate communities, in particular in developing countries, enabling those communities to work together as a network to share ideas, information and data and to develop joint projects.
ISWI has enabled scientists to use global navigation satellite system data in studies on space weather. These data have brought together scientists from various disciplines (such as seismology, the ionosphere and the atmosphere) to work in the field of space weather and have made it possible to apply the fundamental physics of Sun-Earth relations to everyday life, which is of great importance to policymakers.
All achievements of international cooperation and coordination for ISWI, including instrumentation, data analysis, modelling, education, training, and public outreach, are made available through the ISWI Newsletter and the ISWI Website ( https://www.iswi-secretariat.org/).
The United Nations/Nigeria Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative: Space Weather During a Moderate Solar Cycle #25 will be held in Abuja, from 6 to 10 October 2025. This workshop is being co-organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) of Nigeria. The workshop is supported by the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG).
Find more information here: United Nations/Nigeria Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative, 6 - 10 October 2025, Abuja, Nigeria
