United Nations International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Management "Best Practices for Risk Reduction and Rapid Response Mapping"
From : 22.11.2011 Till : 25.11.2011 Location : Zhongmin Plaza, 7, Baiguang Road, Xicheng District - Beijing 100053, China
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), through its UN-SPIDER Programme (United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response) is organizing the above mentioned conference to promote the access and use of space-based technologies and solutions for disaster management and emergency response within relevant communities. In its resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006 the United Nations General Assembly agreed to establish the “United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response – UN-SPIDER”, as a programme of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, to provide universal access to all countries and all relevant international and regional organizations to all types of space-based information and services relevant to disaster management. As part of the UN-SPIDER outreach activities, workshops, expert meeting and conferences are being organized in 2011 to raise awareness within the user community of the benefits of using space-based information and solutions, to assess its needs and to contribute to specific activities of the programme. They provide an opportunity to bring together decision-makers and experts from both the space technology and disaster management communities, international scientific organizations, educational institutions, as well as internationally active private companies, with the intention of sharing their best practices and to bring their knowledge, products and technologies for risk and disaster management, humanitarian aid and emergency response
Internet: http://www.un-spider.org/conference-beijing-2011
Posted on: 28.09.2011