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The two training programmes aim to strengthen the capacities of Bangladesh and Bhutan to effectively use satellite-based information for disaster risk reduction (Image: NASA)
1 Apr 2015
UN-SPIDER to conduct two training programmes in Asia in April
Vegetation in savannas and shrublands helps to offset global deforestation (Image: CT Cooper)
1 Apr 2015
Satellite-based research shows greener Earth despite deforestation
Launch of IRNSS-1D (Image: ISRO)
1 Apr 2015
India successfully launches fourth regional navigation satellite
5 March satellite image of floods in province of Santa Fe (Image: CONAE)
31 Mar 2015
Argentina: Satellite images support flood damage mitigation
The programme will provide data analytics for disaster response (Image: US Navy)
31 Mar 2015
US and Japan to use Big Data for disaster management
Change in snow cover in analysed decades (Image: NASA)
31 Mar 2015
Satellites show earlier snowmelt in Wyoming, USA
Animation of the rocket 3 min 29 sec after the launch (Image: ESA)
30 Mar 2015
Two new Galileo satellites successfully launched
Artistic image of KOMPSAT-3A (Image: Hotaroo0521)
30 Mar 2015
South Korean satellite KOMPSAT-3A launched
Representatives from 20 agencies engaged in disaster risk management shared their experiences
27 Mar 2015
Nepal: ICIMOD conducts workshop about rapid response mapping
Bolivia: Recommended Practice by Ukraine RSO used in International Charter activation
27 Mar 2015
Bolivia: Recommended Practice by Ukraine RSO used in International Charter activation

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