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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

UN-SPIDER: A UN Platform to Support

Disaster Risk Management and

Emergency Response from Space

IAP – Incheon, RoK

13 - 14 August 2009

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

The Office is responsible for promoting international

cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, to support
the achievement of development goals for the benefit of
humankind

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 Office for Outer Space Affairs

UNOOSA

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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

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 information
and services relevant to disaster management. (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”

SPIDER

Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Office at Vienna

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UN-SPIDER Beijing Office
(as from November 2009)

UN-SPIDER Bonn Office

UN-SPIDER in Vienna

SPIDER TEAM

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Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Office at Vienna

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Network of Regional Support Offices

RSO Algeria

RSO Nigeria

RSO I.R. Iran

RSO South Africa

RSO Ukraine

RSO Romania

RSO Pakistan

RSO ADRC

SPIDER Regional Support Offices

RSO Philippines

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

UN-SPIDER

UN-SPIDER networks with all countries through the National Focal Points (NFP).

A NFP is a national institution, nominated by the Government of the respective
country, representing the disaster management and space application
communities

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.

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,

Thailand

, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, and Ukraine.

NFP

National Focal Points

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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUPPORT

HORIZONTAL COOPERATION

OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDING

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

Technical Advisory Support

UN-SPIDER works with all Member States to ensure the access and use of space-based
solutions for disaster risk management and emergency response, including:

a) Assessing national capacity and evaluating disaster and risk reduction activities, policies and plans with regard

to the use of space-based technologies.

b) Assisting in the definition of risk and disaster management plans and policies with regard to the use of space-

based technologies.

c) Developing and customizing guidelines and templates for including space-based technologies into disaster risk

reduction and emergency response.

d) Facilitating access of national institutions to space-based information to support disaster risk reduction and

emergency response activities.

e) Identifying training needs and facilitating the implementation of capacity building activities.
f)

Supporting the implementation of risk reduction and emergency response activities using space-based
technologies.

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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

Knowledge Port

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

SpaceAID – A framework that ensures all countries
and international and regional organisations are able
to access and use space-based information for
humanitarian and emergency response

- 24/7 Hotline for NFPs and UN Agencies

SPIDER Global Thematic Partnership – established
at the 2

GPDRR. Working together to ensure access

and use for disaster risk reduction.

Asia Region is unique in terms of opportunities

(ESCAP; Regional Organisations, Space Infrastructure and Capacity, Expertise

Ensuring Opportunities are Available to All

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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

13000 experts and

practitioners

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

In 2008 over 700 participants from 100 countries

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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

Upcoming UN

SPIDER Meetings

Third United Nations International UN-SPIDER Bonn
Workshop: "From Concepts to Application", in Bonn,
Germany, 21 to 23 October 2009

Check out:

http://www.unspider.org

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

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