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UN-SPIDER Regional Expert Meeting for LAC, El Salvador, 2014
UN-SPIDER Regional Expert Meeting for LAC in Mexico, 11 – 13 July 2017
Kelani river during floods in Sri Lanka, May 2017
International Charter activated for floods in Sri Lanka
New GP-STAR publication ahead of side event at 2017 Global Platform
New GP-STAR publication ahead of side event at 2017 Global Platform
2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Officially Opens
The 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Officially Opens
UN-SPIDER's Engagement in Promoting Science and Technology in the Implementation of the Sendai Framework
2017 Global Platform: UN-SPIDER's Engagement in Promoting Science and Technology in the Implementation of the Sendai Framework
Drought Early Warning Side Event in MHEWS Cancun 2017
MHEWC Side Event Discusses How to Strengthen Drought Early Warning Systems
Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference Opened in Cancun
Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference Opened in Cancun
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2017
Early warning systems in focus
Image courtesy of CONAE
CONAE and ESA meet with users of space-based information
Burn Severity Map obtained from NBR showing the aftermath of the January 2017 wildfire in the town of Empedrado, situated in the Maule region of Chile
UN-SPIDER publishes novel Recommended Practice to assess burn severity following wildfires
GP-STAR event to be held at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2017
GP-STAR event to be held at the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
UN-SPIDER and DMC training workshop in Sri Lanka
UN-SPIDER and the DMC begin a training workshop in Sri Lanka
platform for Copernicus data access and exploitation
New platform for Copernicus data access and exploitation launched
Santo Domingo. Image courtesy of NASA.
International Charter activated for floods in the Dominican Republic
Training on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery use in Gabon
Training on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery use in Gabon
Image courtesy of NASA
International Charter activated for floods in Peru
Image courtesy of NASA
Floods in Colombia, Disaster Charter has been activated
Training course on ‘Post Disaster (Earthquake) Rapid Damage Assessment’ in Myanmar
Training course on "Post Disaster (Earthquake) Rapid Damage Assessment" in Myanmar
United Nations/Germany International Conference on International Cooperation Towards Low-Emission and Resilient Societies
United Nations/Germany International Conference on International Cooperation Towards Low-Emission and Resilient Societies
Image courtesy of UNISDR
Open Forum formulates European perspective on disaster risk reduction
Image courtesy of NASA
Cyclone Debbie hits Australia, International charter has been activated
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