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Satellite picture of fire in Valparaiso (Image: NASA)
18 Mar 2015
International Charter activated for forest fire in Chile
UNOOSA's director and two UN-SPIDER experts gave presentations during the CANEUS public forum
18 Mar 2015
WCDRR: CANEUS public forum on sharing Space data
Map showing potentially damaged zones in western Tanna Island, Vanuatu (Image: UNITAR/UNOSAT)
18 Mar 2015
International Charter activated for Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu
The public forum was co-organized by IRIDeS, DLR, ADRC, and UN-SPIDER
17 Mar 2015
WCDRR: Public Forum on geospatial information for disaster resilience
Topographic map of Burkina Faso (Image: Sadalmelik)
17 Mar 2015
Burkina Faso: National base map updated
UNDP and Tohoku University launched the "Global Centre for Disaster Statistics" at WCDRR (Image: UNISDR)
17 Mar 2015
UNDP and Tohoku University launch Global Centre for Disaster Statistics
One of the key outcomes of the working session was the announcement of a global partnership comprised of UNOOSA and 15 partners.
16 Mar 2015
WCDRR: A global partnership on Earth observation for disaster risk reduction
Within 24 hours, the HOT community more than doubled the amount of map data in OpenStreetMap (Image: HOT)
16 Mar 2015
Crowdsource mapping assistance for cyclone-struck Vanuatu
Panel of the WCDRR working session on early warning
16 Mar 2015
UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER contributes to Early Warning Session at WCDRR
Average sea surface temperature due to El Niño 2015 (Image: NOAA)
16 Mar 2015
NOAA: Weak El Niño has arrived

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