Regional Support Offices
A Regional Support Office (RSO) is a regional or national centre of expertise that is set up within an existing entity by a Member State or group of Member States that has put forward an offer to set up and fund the proposed RSO. An RSO can be hosted by a space agency, a reserach center, a university, or a disaster management institution, to name some examples. These offices communicate and coordinate with UN-SPIDER on a regular basis, covering the realms of Outreach and Capacity building, as well as Horizontal Cooperation and Technical Advisory Support.
The RSO section comprises a list with the UN-SPIDER RSOs as well as a brief description of each Office, and an overview of its facilities, expertise, and infrastructure.
Regional Support Offices
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Algeria Regional Support Office | The UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office (RSO) in Algeria is hosted by the Algerian Space Agency (Agence Spatiale Algerienne, ASAL). It was established during the third African Leadership... |
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Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) Regional Support Office | ADRC and United Nations Office of Outer space Affairs (UNOOSA) signed the cooperation agreement on establishment of ADRC UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office (RSO) on the occasion of the 52nd COPUOS,... |
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Colombia Regional Support Office | The Agustin Codazzi Geographic Institute (IGAC) of Colombia and UNOOSA recently signed a cooperation agreement making IGAC the newest UN-SPIDER RSO. IGAC has been promoting the use of space-based... |
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Islamic Republic of Iran Regional Support Office | A Regional Support Office has been set up in the Islamic Republic of Iran, hosted by the Iranian Space Agency. Its website includes discussion forums on Capacity Building, data sharing, definitions... |
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Nigeria Regional Support Office | The UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office (RSO) in Nigeria is hosted by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). Address: National Space Research and Development Agency Obasanjo Space... |
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Pakistan Regional Support Office | The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) of Pakistan and the United Nations Office of Outer space Affairs (UNOOSA) signed the cooperation agreement on the establishment of a UN-... |
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Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) | The Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) signed a cooperation agreement on the occasion of the UN-SPIDER... |
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Romania Regional Support Office | The UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office (RSO) in Romania is hosted by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA). The cooperation agreement between ROSA and UNOOSA was signed on occasion of the 52nd COPUOS... |
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Ukraine Regional Support Office | The Space Research Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the National Space Agency of Ukraine (SRI NASU-NSAU) and the United Nations Office of Outer space Affairs (UNOOSA)... |
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University of the West Indies - Disaster Risk Reduction Centre | On 8 October 2010 the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs signed the cooperation agreement that established the tenth UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office (RSO... |
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Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC) | The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC) signed a cooperative agreement in which CATHALAC... |