Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)　Activities:Japan-Sponsored Seminar and Reception at the 52nd Meeting of UN-COPUOS

Activity Report

Japan-Sponsored Seminar and Reception at the 52nd Meeting of UN-COPUOS

9 February 2015 (Vienna, Austria)

The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) participated in a Japan-sponsored seminar and reception held at the 52nd Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee on the Peaceful Users of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS), which was held at the United Nations (UN) Office in Vienna, Austria. The seminar was held after the COPUOS session on the morning of 9 February. Presentations focused on the theme of "The Role of Space-based Applications in Disaster Risk Reduction" were given by ADRC and several other organizations (including the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)). These were followed by question and answer sessions. ADRC gave a presentation on the performance of and problems with Sentinel Asia, which uses space-based applications to reduce and prevent natural disaster damage. Presentations were also given on sample hazard maps created for floods and volcanos using satellite images, and proposals for the use of satellite images at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) to be held this March.

(2015/02/09 13:50)

Activity Report

Japan-Sponsored Seminar and Reception at the 52nd Meeting of UN-COPUOS

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