Zimbabwe and Uganda Launched Their First Satellites: ZimSat-1 and PearlAfricaSat-1

On 7 November 2022 Zimbabwe and Uganda launched their first satellites. Zimbabwe’s ZimSat-1 and Uganda’s PearlAfricaSat-1 are part of the BIRDS-5 constellation, which is now on its way to the International Space Station (ISS). The satellites are scheduled to be released from the Japanese Kibo module on 21 November 2022.

Today: World Tsunami Awareness Day

World Tsunami Awareness Day

In 2015 the United Nations declared that each year 5 November would be observed as World Tsunami Awareness Day – a reminder that when a tsunami strikes, everyone must be ready to get to high ground.

Tsunamis can be deadly, but they needn’t be. Early warning and early action are effective tools to protect people, saving lives, and preventing the hazard from becoming a disaster. To be effective, tsunami early-warning systems must cover every at-risk person, they must be multi-hazard, and communities must be prepared so they can act quickly.

UNOOSA Event Announcement: World Space Forum 2022

World Space Forum 2022 - Sustainability in Space for Sustainability on Earth

Building on the success of the fora held from 2019 - 2021, UNOOSA, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) and the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA) announces the fully virtual World Space Forum 2022 to take place 13 - 15 December 2022.

Virtual United Nations / Austria World Space Forum 2022: Sustainability in Space for Sustainability on Earth

This is event is available for participation on an ongoing basis

Background

The second "SDG Summit" - the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the auspices of the General Assembly will be convened in September 2023 during the General Assembly high-level week in New York. The Summit will  mark the mid-point in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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The Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA), Austria

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UN-SPIDER / NASRDA / ZFL Interinstitutional Workshop: The Use of Space-Based Information for Flood Response and Early Warning

This is event is available for participation on an ongoing basis

Floods, exacerbated by climate change, cause tremendous damage to societies around the world. They lead to loss of lives and property, displace people from their homes and destroy livelihoods, as well as they disrupt sustainable development efforts worldwide. Developing countries are particularly susceptible to the impact of floods as societies are more vulnerable and exposed, and less resilient to recover when disasters strike.

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Today: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

Today, 13 October, is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction!

The United Nations General Assembly has designated 13 October as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. The 2022 edition takes place during the Mid-term Review of the Sendai Framework, which will conclude at a High-level Meeting of the General Assembly in May 2023 with a political declaration.

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Landsat 9 was successfully launched on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Landsat 9 data is publicly available from USGS.

Landsat 9—a partnership between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey— continues the Landsat program’s critical role in monitoring, understanding and managing the land resources needed to sustain human life.

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