On 14 May, UNOOSA hosted two sessions of a webinar on space applications to support global health, including to fight coronavirus.
During the 90-minute sessions, experts from UNOOSA, as well as from other international organisations, governments and private sector companies operating in the space sector discussed how space applications can strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of epidemics and other health risks. Particular attention was paid to the current coronavirus pandemic.
To find out more about space applications to fight the coronavirus, please visit: http://www.un-spider.org/advisory-support/emergency-support/covid-19
The webinar also covered what UNOOSA is doing to help all countries access the potential of space science and applications for better health and integrate these tools in national policies and practices.
The webinar had the following objectives:
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The recordings of the two sessions of the Webinar can be found here:
The report of the Webinar is available here:
| Morning Session
Moderator: Ian Freeman, UNOOSA |
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Welcome and opening addresses
Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo, Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| UNOOSA and Space 4 healthy life and global well-being |
| Mr. Niklas Hedman, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - Intergovernmental activities |
| Mr. Jorge del Rio Vera, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - Space Applications |
| Mr. Shirish Ravan, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - UN-SPIDER |
| Space for emergencies and health |
| Ms. Annalaura Di Federico / Ms. Lucia Luzietti, e-Geos - Copernicus Emergency Monitoring Service COVID-19 |
| Mr. Abhineet Jain, MAXAR - Imagery and Earth Intelligence for Crisis Response |
| Mr. Giriraj Amarnath, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - EO to monitor the impact of COVID-19 situation on agriculture and food security |
| Ms. Astrid-Christina Koch, European Commission - Copernicus Services Initiatives for COVID-19 |
| Mr. Aravind Ravichandran, PwC - Leveraging Data from Space for Impact Assessments and Policy Making during Emergencies |
| Space applications for health |
| Ms. Ana Cristina Galhego Rose, DIPTERON UG - Space Application for Detecting Aedes Mosquito Risk Areas |
| Mr. Alberto Fernandez-Wyttenbach, European GNSS Agency (GSA) - Galileo Green Lane: reducing the impact of COVID-19 in the transport of critical goods across borders |
| Mr. Jason Hatton / Ms. Rita Rinaldo, European Space Agency - ESA activities in support of Global Health |
| Afternoon Session
Moderator: Markus Woltran, UNOOSA |
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Welcome and opening addresses
Ms. Simonetta DI PIPPO, Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| UNOOSA and Space 4 healthy life and global well-being |
| Mr. Antoine Geissbühler, Chair, STSC Working Group on Space and Global Health - Intergovernmental activities of the STSC Working Group on Space and Global Health |
| Mr. Jorge del Rio Vera, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - Space Applications |
| Mr. Radu Botez, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - UN-SPIDER |
| Space for emergencies and health |
| Ms. Annalaura Di Federico, Ms. Lucia Luzietti, e-Geos - Copernicus Emergency Monitoring Service COVID-19 |
| Mr. James Hagen, St. Xavier College - Space-Related Aspects of Disease and Pandemics |
| Mr. Talbot Brooks, Delta State University - Know Your Audience: Presenting Geospatial Data and Cognitive Bias |
| Ms. Astrid-Christina Koch, European Commission - Copernicus Services Initiatives for COVID-19 |
| Ms. Rhiannan Price, MAXAR - Imagery and Earth Intelligence for Crisis Response |
| Space applications for health |
| Mr. Alberto Fernandez-Wyttenbach, European GNSS Agency (GSA) - Galileo Green Lane: reducing the impact of COVID-19 in the transport of critical goods across borders |
| Mr. John Haynes, NASA - Utilizing Earth Observations for Improved Air Quality and Health Decisions |
| Ms. Helena Chapman, NASA - Using Earth Observations to Strengthen One Health Collaborations |
| Mr. Leon Alkalai, NASA/JPL - An Overview of the NASA/JPL Ventilator Design in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic |