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| Conference Glimpses |
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Impressions from the 9th Annual UN-SPIDER Conference in Beijing |
| Opening Ceremony |
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Video by the Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo, |
| Keynote Presentations (Chair: Wei Zhenkuan) |
| Applying Risk Information in Preparing DRR Strategies And Actions -Contribution From Space-Based Technologies - Mr. Shirish Ravan, UNOOSA |
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Session 1: Policy Perspective - Utilizing Space-based Technologies for Successful DRR
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Policy Perspective and Work Of UN-SPIDER In Lao PDR - Dr. Sanya Praseuth, Member of Parliament and Vice President of the
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| Policy Perspective and Work of UN-SPIDER in Myanmar - Dr. Myo Min Tun, National Disaster Reduction Center of China, Ministry of Emergency Management of China |
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From Space to Policies and Practice: Use Cases from the Lower Mekong Countries - Peeranan Towashiraporn, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Thailand |
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Session 2: Space-based Technologies as a Supporting Instrument to Achieve Targets of the Sendai Framework
Chair: Talbot Brooks, Co-chair: Ms. Clair Tinel |
| International Charter Space and Major Disasters: Outlines - Ms. Claire Tinel, CNES French Space Agency, France |
| Geospatial information for the monitoring and reporting of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 - Mr. Moses Duguru, UNOOSA |
| Looking Beyond Damage Assessment: Imagery Uses For Recovery - Ms. Talbot Brooks, Delta State University, United States |
| Space Applications for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region - Birendra Bajracharya, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal |
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Session 3: Advances in Earth Observation and Open Source Data to Support DRR
Chair: Mahua Mukherjee, Co-chair: Giriraj Amarnath |
| GNSS for early warning information platform Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation - Koji Suzuki, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), Japan |
| Investing in risk insurance: ensuring a disaster-resilient future - Giriraj Amarnath, International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka |
| Emergency response and Disaster risk management based on remote sensing and multi-source data fusion - Yang Ke, Ministry of Transport of P.R. China |
| Session 3: Advances in Earth Observation and Open Source Data to Support DRR (Continuation)
Chair: Giriraj Amarnath; Co-Chair: Li Suju |
| Blue-green infrastructure - Dr. Mahua Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India |
| Advances and challenges in observation and modelling of floods for disaster risk reduction - Wu Huan, Sun Yat-sen University, China |
| Effect on flood simulation results with changing terrain model - Ahmad Haseeb Rabbani, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) |
| China satellite data applications and global sharing - Wang Zhigang, China Centre for Resources Satellite Data and Application |
| Breakout Session 1: Regional Level Cooperation and Scientific Applications of Earth Observation for Disaster Risk Reduction
Moderator: Li Guoqing |
| AOGEO and China GEO supports disaster emergency response for developing countries - Dr. Zhang Lianchong, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) |
| Dissemination of remote sensing for disaster emergency response in Indonesia - Kusumaningayu Dyah Sukowati, Remote Sensing Application Center, Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Indonesia |
| Integrating remote sensing early warning system in North America - Julio Cesar Castillo, Urdapilleta Mexican Space Agency (AEM), Mexico |
| Satellite remote sensing and model forecasting for water-related disaster application - Ma Ziqiang, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, China |
| Breakout Session 2: Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building
Moderator: Weng Jingnong |
| Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education affiliated to the United Nations - Weng Jingnong, Beihang University, China |
| Refocusing Nigerian space program to be people-oriented and disaster management tool - Ahmad Shaba Halilu, National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria |
| Free, open-source satellite imagery and software to support disaster risk reduction - Khuong Tran, Southern Institute of Water Resources and Planning in Hochiminh City, Vietnam; Capital Normal University, China |
| Breakout Session 3: Utilization of Earth Observation during Emergency Response
Moderator: Godstime James |
| Development of a digital geospatial database for disaster risk reduction and effective response in Wuse II District, Abuja, Nigeria - Godstime Kadiri James, National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria |
| Remote sensing application for a landslide - Mohammad Ardha, Remote Sensing Application Center, LAPAN, Indonesia |
| The advantages of decisions based on and derived from EWS: The Case of Vayu - Repaul Kanji, Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management, Government of Gujarat, India |
| Session 4: Networking and Engagement with the UN-SPIDER Network (Lightning Talks of 5 Minutes Each)
Chair: Luc St-Pierre |
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Update from UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices and Partners
Birendra Bajracharya, ICIMOD, Nepal Godstime Kadiri James, National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria Koji Suzuki, ADRC, Japan Mohammad Ardha, LAPAN, IndonesiaPeeranan Towashiraporn, ADPC, Thailand |
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Update from countries working with UN-SPIDER and future plans Md. Harun-or-Rashid Mollah, Bangladesh Silap Boupha, Lao PDR |
| Closing Session |
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10 years of the UN-SPIDER Beijing Office - Mr. Shirish Ravan, UNOOSA |