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Flood in Kano State, Nigeria in 2013 (Image: The Eagle Online)
2 Jun 2015
Nigeria uses seismological stations to monitor disasters
According to the preliminary yield forecasts, significantly lower wheat yield are expected in 2015 (Image: SRI/NAS)
1 Jun 2015
SRI Ukraine provides preliminary forecast for winter wheat
The IWG-SEM is a voluntary group of organizations involved in satellite based emergency mapping which supports disaster response
29 May 2015
UNOOSA becomes new chair of International Working Group on Satellite based Emergency Mapping
130 international experts convened in Bonn to discuss the benefits of Earth observation for sustainable development (Image: DLR/Timm Bourry)
29 May 2015
United Nations/Germany International Conference on Earth Observation successfully concluded
Approximately 30 experts participated in the workshop and training (Image: IWMI)
27 May 2015
IWMI: Training on Earth observation for flood risk mapping
UNOOSA director Simonetta Di Pippo highlighted the role of satellite data in disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.
26 May 2015
United Nations/Germany International Conference on Earth Observation opened
A strong health sector is needed to improve people's resilience to disasters (Image: FEMA/Andrea Booher)
22 May 2015
Sendai Framework mentioned in World Health Assembly
Landsat image of Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada (Image: NASA)
21 May 2015
Landsat 8 imagery accessible to non-profit organizations
During drought even drinking water can become scarce in Maharashtra (Image: Hemant Mishra/Mint)
21 May 2015
Satellite technology to combat droughts in India
High-resolution global soil moisture map from SMAP (Image: NASA)
20 May 2015
NASA Soil Moisture Mission to predict natural hazards

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