Introduction

Technical Advisory Support is one of the prime activities of the UN-SPIDER programme at the country level in order to identify the existing capacity to use space-based information, analyze the institutional network to support disaster management through space-based information, and to identify the limiting factors. Technical Advisory Support also attempts to enable the government to overcome current limitations regarding the use of space-based information for managing disasters by providing all possible opportunities and resources. The first step is, on request by the respective government, a Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) with an international team of experts, to identify capacity building needs and laying the ground to establish a subsequent programme of action.

The purpose of UN-SPIDER Technical Advisory Missions (TAM):

• Assess national capacity and evaluate disaster and risk reduction activities, policies and plans with regard to the use of space-based technologies.
• Assist in the definition of risk and disaster management plans and policies with regard to the use of space-based technologies.
• Develop and customize guidelines and templates for including space-based technologies into disaster risk reduction and emergency response.
• Facilitate access of national institutions to space-based information to support disaster risk reduction and emergency response activities.
• Identify training needs and facilitate the implementation of capacity building activities.
• Support the implementation of risk reduction and emergency response activities using space-based technologies.