UN-SPIDER Updates September 2012
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Issue Date: Fri, 02/11/2012In this issue:UN-SPIDER at a glanceread more
View ArticleMTG programme receives full approval
On 25 February 2011 and following the approval of Belgium, all Member States of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) committed to the Meteosat Thir...
View ArticleInternational Charter activated twice for Floods in Africa
The International Charter "Space and Major Disasters" was activated twice last week to provide space data for floods in South Sudan and Nigeria. read more
View ArticleInternational Charter activated for Hurricane Sandy
The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters was activated twice in the context of Hurricane Sandy - the largest Atlantic tropical storm system on record. read more
View ArticleIGAC researches application of satellite imagery for flooded areas
The Agustin Codazzi Geographic Institute (IGAC), host of UN-SPIDER's Regional Support Office in Colombia, conducted a case study to identify flooded areas in Colombia during the maximum rainfall pe...
View ArticleCATHALAC: Subsequent Analysis on Lake Azuei Flooding
UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office CATHALAC published a subsequent analysis on the flooding of Lake Azuei in Haiti. read more
View ArticleCATHALAC publishes analysis of floodings in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
UN-SPIDER's Regional Support Office CATHALAC (Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean) conducted a satellite-based analysis of floodings caused by the lakes Azuei in H...
View ArticleEMERCOM activates International Charter for floods in eastern Russia
On 19 August 2013 the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters was activated to support flood response efforts in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. read more
View ArticleOman: International Charter activated due to flood
Due to floods on Oman, USGS on behalf of National Civil Defense and Ambulance General Authority of Oman requested the activation of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters for 22 Novemb...
View ArticleSimulation: Damages from Climate Change-related Coastal Flooding could rise
A study conducted by the Berlin-based think-tank Global Climate Forum (GCF) with the support of the University of Southampton includes a comprehensive global simulation result on future flood damag...
View ArticleFlooding in Namibia part of the first data acquisition from Sentinel-1
The Sentinel-1 satellite of the European Space Agency delivered its first images. read more
View ArticleGIS and Water Resources Modeling Workshop
This three-day workshop is designed for working professionals, students, and researchers, to provide han read more
View ArticleBrazil: International Charter activated for flooding in Rio grande do Sul
On 4 July 2014, the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters was activated at the request of the Brazilian Disaster Risk Management National Centre (CENAD) in order to provide satellite-bas...
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