UN-SPIDER facilitates fast and efficient access to space-based information for countries as well as international and regional organizations. This includes all types of information provided by Earth observation satellites, communication satellites and global navigation satellite systems. On the emergency support pages below, UN-SPIDER compiles links and information on satellite-based sources for selected major disasters.
Disasters covered by emergency support
Disaster | Country/Region | Date |
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Tsunami | Indonesia | 24/12/2018 |
Severe Storm | Viet Nam | 17/08/2018 |
Flood | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 24/07/2018 |
Volcanic Eruption | Guatemala | 03/06/2018 |
Severe Storm | Haiti | 07/09/2017 |
Flood | Sierra Leone | 15/08/2017 |
Flood | Nepal | 15/08/2017 |
Flood | Sri Lanka | 26/05/2017 |
Severe Storm | Dominican Republic | 03/10/2016 |
Flood | Nigeria | 30/08/2015 |
Mass Movement | Guatemala | 01/10/2015 |
Flood | Sri Lanka | 25/09/2015 |
Earthquake | Nepal, India, Bangladesh, China | 25/04/2015 |
Severe Storm | Vanuatu, Tuvalu | 13/03/2015 |
Forest Fire | Dominican Republic | 25/07/2014 |
Flood | Serbia, Croatia | 14/05/2014 |
Earthquake | Chile | 01/04/2014 |
Flood | Jordan, Israel, Lebanon | 17/12/2013 |
Flood | Iraq | 29/11/2013 |
Severe Storm | Philippines | 07/11/2013 |