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Environment and Energy
Part of the UN Development Programme, the Environment and Energy group work in six areas: water governance, frameworks and strategies for sustainable development, sustainable energy, sustainable land management, biodiversity and chemicals management. The group publishes information on its...
LINK | 16 November 2009 | EN
Centre for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI)
ZKI -- run by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) -- acquires, processes and analyses satellite data to provide information on natural disasters and help guide relief activities. It publishes maps on potential building damage, population density and affected areas for all sorts of disasters including...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
University Network for Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa (UNEDRA)
UNEDRA promotes collaboration among African universities in disaster risk reduction using remote sensing and geoinformation. It publishes online training courses, runs regional workshops and provides advice on curricula development, among other activities. Information on its activities and...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
UN Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)
UN-SPIDER promotes universal access to satellite data relevant to disaster management. It publishes information on the latest disasters around the world and coordinates Space Aid, through which countries can request satellites to collect data over affected areas. The organisation also hosts a...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Sentinel Asia
Sentinel Asia, a project led by the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum, provides a platform for promoting remote sensing data for disaster management and for sharing information on disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. The project draws on data from a range of satellite sensors, including...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Pacific Disaster Net
Pacific Disaster Net is an online information disaster risk management resource for Pacific island states. It hosts a library of reports and publications on governance, risk assessment, early warning and training, as well as real-time information and satellite imagery on disasters such as...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Indian National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS)
The NNRMS is an inter-agency network for integrated natural resource management in India. It uses remote sensing data combined with other data to provide inventories of natural resources for applications such as infrastructure development, environmental monitoring and disaster management support. ...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
International Charter on Space and Major Disasters
The International Charter on Space and Major Disasters, formally opened in November 2000, provides a mechanism for accessing satellite data to help respond to natural disasters. If a disaster strikes, authorised users can call a single number and request any and all participating satellites to...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): Disasters
The disasters group of GEOSS integrates satellite data with other information to help disaster managers reduce vulnerability, improve early warning and support recovery measures. The group has set up a coastal zone community of practice, established a global wildland fire early warning system...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)
FEWS NET, funded by the US Agency for International Development, provides early warning and vulnerability information on food security issues to 25 countries, many of which are in the developing world. FEWS NET uses a combination of satellite data and socio-economic analyses to publish regular...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT)
EM-DAT, run by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters at the Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, provides statistics and data on disasters' impact on humans, such as the number of people killed, injured or affected as well as economic damage estimates and...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC)
The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) is a small constellation of remote sensing satellites, built by UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology but individually owned by partner countries including Algeria, China, Nigeria and Turkey. The DMC satellites provide daily coverage of the earth and...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Dartmouth Flood Observatory
The Dartmouth Flood Observatory, based in the United States, uses remote sensing data to detect, measure and map river discharge and flooding. It publishes rapid response inundation maps during a flood as well as an atlas of large floods from 1985 to present. Data from the observatory are used...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
The African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE)
AARSE is a nongovernmental network of African scientists and professionals working in remote sensing and geographic information systems. It holds a biannual conference and runs regional and local seminars and workshops on how to use remote sensing for environmental studies. The AARSE website...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Landsat
NASA's Landsat satellites provide one of the most important remote sensing data archives for a host of environmental applications, including disaster monitoring. They have been collecting multispectral data at a moderate spatial resolution for over 35 years. Last year (2008), NASA made access to...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
ASB – Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins
ASB is a global partnership for research on tropical forest margins that operates as part of the Consultative Group for International Research in Agriculture (CGIAR). By including a broad range of stakeholders, ASB identifies and develops policies and practices that can achieve their vision of...
LINK | 8 July 2009 | EN
Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF)
The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) was established in June 2008 to provide accessible funding for projects that avoid deforestation and contribute to poverty alleviation in the Congo Basin. This multi-donor fund is run by a governing council supported by a secretariat based at the African...
LINK | 8 July 2009 | EN
Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
With its headquarters in Indonesia, CIFOR conducts collaborative research with partners in over 40 countries to inform policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. The website provides a thorough introduction to CIFOR research including an overview of regions covered by the...
LINK | 8 July 2009 | EN
On the frontlines of climate change: REDD
This online forum for indigenous peoples, small island nations and vulnerable communities was launched by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with support from other international bodies. It has several goals, including supporting community-based research and...
LINK | 8 July 2009 | EN
FAO Forestry
The forestry department of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) works with governments, international organisations, nongovernmental groups and individual communities to promote sustainable forest management. It offers technical support to developing countries, provides information and...
LINK | 8 July 2009 | EN
