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2/3/2010 UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Office for Outer Space Affairs Office for Outer Space Affairs United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - UNOOSA UN-SPIDER The Office is responsible for promoting international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, to support the achievement of development goals for the United Nations Platform for Space-based benefit of humankind Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response The Office implements the decisions of the United Nations General Assembly and of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its two Subcommittees, the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and the Legal Subcommittee. United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) 1 2 UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Office for Outer Space Affairs Office for Outer Space Affairs UN-SPIDER TEAM UN SPIDER TEAM UN UN-SPIDER SPIDER UN-SPIDER Bonn Office • The United Nations General Assembly established the “United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN- SPIDER)” as a programme within the United Nations to provide universal access to all types of space-based UN-SPIDER Beijing Office information and services relevant to disaster management. OOSA/Staff in Vienna (A/RES/61/110) • “Ensure that all countries and international and regional organisations have access to and develop the capacity to use all types of space-based Information to support the full disaster management cycle” United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Office for Outer Space Affairs UN UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices SPIDER Regional Support Offices Office for Outer Space Affairs RSO Ukraine UN-SPIDER NFP RSO Romania RSO I.R. Iran RSO ADRC National Focal Points RSO Pakistan � UN-SPIDER networks with all countries through the National Focal Points (NFP). RSO Algeria A NFP is a national institution, nominated by the Government of the respective country, representing the disaster management and space application RSO Philippines communities RSO Nigeria � Role: To work with UN-SPIDER staff to strengthen national disaster management planning and policies and implement specific national activities that incorporate space-based technology solutions in support of disaster management. RSO South Africa � Nominations received from: Austria, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burundi, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Syria, Tanzania, Network of Regional Support Offices Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, and Ukraine. United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) 6 1

2/3/2010 UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Office for Outer Space Affairs Office for Outer Space Affairs UN-SPIDER in the South Asia UN SPIDER in the South Asia HORIZONTAL COOPERATION HORIZONTAL COOPERATION HORIZONTAL COOPERATION HORIZONTAL COOPERATION • Regional Support Office in Pakistan • Planning regional workshop to cover climate change and disasters in Bangladesh • Plan to participate in ISDR OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDING OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDING OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDING OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDING TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUPPORT TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUPPORT TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUPPORT TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUPPORT platform meet in Maldives • Ongoing Technical Advisory Support to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) 7 8 UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Office for Outer Space Affairs Office for Outer Space Affairs Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) in Togo in Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) in Togo in Technical Advisory Support Technical Advisory Support July 2009 July 2009 Awareness raising • Identified recommendations to update disaster Current use of Space-based Information for Disaster Management management plans • Boosted efforts to establish NSDI Propose actions that will improve access and use to space based • Strengthened links of Togo with regional and information international initiatives for capacity building Define Capacity Building needs Link NDMO and partners to the opportunities (national, regional, international) Evaluate contribution of space based information to tsunami response and recovery United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Office for Outer Space Affairs Office for Outer Space Affairs Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) in Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) in Namibia: Pilot project on integrated flood Namibia: Pilot project on integrated flood management and water related vector borne management and water related vector borne Burkina Faso in November 2008 Burkina Faso in November 2008 disease modelling disease modelling • Access to satellite image during September 2009 • UN-SPIDER co-leading efforts floods with NASA’s GSFC and NOAA’s • Fostered networking of experts at regional and CREST (Sensor Web Initiatives) international level to provide advice for monitoring of • Derivation of flood forecasting models based on weekly EO-1, flood situation and formulate projects within Flash Formosat and QB collection Appeal • Useful for next flooding season • Active capacity building efforts • Technical experts meeting hosted in Bonn in October 2009 United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) 2

2/3/2010 UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Office for Outer Space Affairs Office for Outer Space Affairs Ensuring Access to Existing Opportunities Ensuring Access to Existing Opportunities SpaceAid SpaceAid Framework Framework § SpaceAID – A framework that ensures all • Facilitate fast access to space-based information for affected countries and international and regional countries, international and regional organizations in the organisations are able to access and use event of a disaster Response space-based information for humanitarian and • All types of space-based technology (navigation, emergency response communication, imagery etc) - 24/7 Hotline for NFPs and UN Agencies • Framework operational 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week • Service request through a hotline (telephone, email or fax) § SPIDER Global Thematic Partnership – • Work through Regional Support Offices, National Focal 2 nd Risk established at the GPDRR. Working Points, UN Agencies and partner regional organisations. Reduction together to ensure access and use for disaster risk reduction. United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) 13 13 14 UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Office for Outer Space Affairs Office for Outer Space Affairs How to get information on UN How to get information on UN-SPIDER SPIDER Check out: http://www.unspider.org Knowledge portal: http://www.un-spider.org UN-SPIDER Promotional Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnEZU 5BIXM UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) 15 United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) 16 16 UNITED NATIONS Office for Outer Space Affairs United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs UN-SPIDER www.unspider.org E-mail: un-spider@unoosa.org THANK-YOU THANK YOU United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) 17 17 3