United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Programs relevant to Earth Observation
- UN-SPIDER: United Nations Platform for Space-Based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response. it aims at improving actions to reduce disaster risk or support disaster response operations through knowledge sharing and the strengthening of institutions in the use of space technologies. UN-SPIDER also facilitates cooperation between satellite data and information providers and users, such as policymakers, disaster risk managers or emergency responders.
- Space for Water Portal: to enable all stakeholders involved in the space and water communities to access data and knowledge, to be creative and to realize their full potential in contributing to a world in which the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all has become a reality.
- Space for Climate Action: Project to raise awareness about the use of space to monitor and tackle climate action (SDG13)
- Space for SDGs: project to raise awareness about the use of space for the SDGs
Upcoming Activities relevant to Earth Observation
- UN/Ghana/PSPW 5th International Conference on the use of space technology for water resources management (10-13 May 2022 - Online)
Resources relevant to Earth Observation
- UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal: contains information, best practices, advisory supports and upcoming events
- Space4Water portal: contains information about actors, resources, as well as thematic and regional focus areas
- UNOOSA website: Contains information about Space for Climate Action, SDGs and GNSS