A Joint UN-Space - UN-SPIDER Workshop High Level Panel on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction with participation of Member States is planned to be organized in the morning of 9 December 2022 as an integral part of the United Nations Workshop on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction - Assessing the Unseen Risks, scheduled to be held from 7 to 9 December 2022 at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) of ESCAP.
The UN-Space event will be co-organized with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand, with the active support of the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) of ESCAP.
Panellists will demonstrate examples of current and potential activities undertaken by their respective organizations relating to the use of space technology, science and applications and/or relevant regulatory frameworks for disaster risk reduction and dealing with unseen risks, sharing best practices and for showcasing space-related activities in support of disaster management.
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Information on the workshop, jointly organized by ESCAP and UNOOSA, is available at https://www.un-spider.org/news-and-events/events/united-nations-workshop-space-based-technologies-disaster-risk-reduction.