UN-SPIDER: United Nations Platform for Disaster Management and Emergency Response

Description

UN-SPIDER is a platform facilitating the use of space-based technologies for disaster management and emergency response. It is a programme of the United Nations, aiming to ensure that all countries and international and regional organizations have access to and develop the capacity to use all types of space-based information to support all phases of the disaster management cycle, including the risk reduction phase which is crucial for reducing the losses of lives and property.

Reference information

Websites:

http://www.un-spider.org/about/what-is-un-spider

Source:

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jul 26, 2017

Date of creation:

2017

Keywords:

disaster management, emergency response, space-based technologies

Climate impacts:

Droughts, Flooding, Sea Level Rise, Storms

Adaptation Approaches:

Observations and Scenarios

Sectors:

Disaster Risk Reduction

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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