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Space Technology and Disaster Management - The CEOS/ DMSG Perspective
Levin Lauritson NOAA, USA |
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| Session I: Space Technology and Disasters | |||
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The Ethiopia Wildland Fire Emergency 2000: Lessons learnt and consequences for improved cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Johann Goldammer Global Fire Monitoring Center and ISDR Inter-Agency Working Group on Wildland Fire, Germany |
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Developing Capacity for Operational Fire Monitoring and Management Systems in Southern Africa
Pauline Dube Southern Africa Fire Network (SAFNet), University of Botswana, Botswana |
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Combining Local Traditional Knowledge with Modern Remote Sensing Techniques: A Pilot Study from Buzi and Save River Basin in Central Mozambique
Jaime Cumbi GIS Center - Universidade Católica de Moçambique - Beira, Mozambique |
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Earth Observation and GIS-based Flood Monitoring in the Senegal River Estuary and Valley
Souléye Wade Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal |
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| Session II: Disaster Management in Africa | |||
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The Main Disaster Concerns in Tanzania
Ruger Kahwa Disaster Management Department, Prime Minister's Office, Tanzania |
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National Approach to Catastrophic Situations in Mauritania
Alassane Sogho Direction de la Protection Civile, Mauritania |
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Disaster Management and Data Needs in Nigeria
Kayode Fagbemi National Emergency Management Agency, Nigeria |
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Current Status and Use of Remote Sensing in Disaster Management in South Africa
Richard Weinmann National Disaster Management Centre, South Africa |
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| Session IIIA: Space Technology and Disasters II | |||
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Potential of Space Technology for Improving Food Security in the Horn of Africa
Bancy M. Mati Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya |
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Development of Advanced Satellite-based Products for Droughts Monitoring
Christophe Sannier Cranfield University, United Kingdom |
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Remote Sensing Solutions for Disaster Management - CSIR's Experience in Africa
Alex Fortescue Satellite Applications Section, CSIR, South Africa |
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| Session IIIB: Open Session | |||
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RANET Uganda Program
Samuel Senkunda Department of Meteorology, Uganda |
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Disaster Profiles in Sudan
Abdel Wahab Ahmed Humanitarian Aid Commission, Sudan |
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West African Database
Mamadou Fofana African Center for Environmental Information, Ivory Coast |
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| Session IV: Earth Observation Satellites | |||
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ESA's ENVISAT Mission - Status and Applications
Micheline Tabache European Space Agency |
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NOAA's Operational Use of Earth Observing Satellites for Hazard Support - Emphasis on African Applications
Levin Lauritson NOAA, USA |
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SPOT 5
Jordi Inglada CNES, France |
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Radarsat Mission - Status and Applications
Simon Chesworth Radarsat International, UK |
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| Session V: Other Satellite-based Solutions | |||
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Potential Use of Space Technology for Disaster Management in the Greater Horn of Africa
Sospeter Muiruri Drought Monitoring Centre, Kenya |
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A Coordinated Proposal by the European Space Agency, the Italian Space Agency and the University of Roma to Support the Development of Remote Sensing Applications Over the African Continent
Carlo Ulivieri and Marco Castronuovo Universitá di Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy |
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A Novel International Partnership: The Disaster Monitoring Constellation of Small Low Cost Satellites
Paul Stephens Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, United Kingdom |
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AlgeriaSat
Mohammed Arezki Si Mohammed Centre National de Techniques Spatiales, Algeria |
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| Session VI: Relevant Regional Initiatives | |||
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The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the role of United Nations in Disaster Reduction
Mohamed Abchir UN-ISDR, Switzerland |
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Africa and the Digital Divide
Lishan Adam ECA, Ethiopia |
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Spatial Data Infrastructure for Africa
Dozie Ezigbalike ECA, Ethiopia |
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A New Challenge to Exploit Image-derived Information and GIS for Contingency Planning and Disaster Management: UN DPKO Perspective
Francisco Jose Igualada and Mohammad |
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| Session VIIA: International Charter Space and Major Disasters | |||
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The International Charter "Space and Major Disasters"
Jean-Luc Bessis CNES, France |
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Activating the Charter for the Nyiragongo Volcanic Eruption, DR Congo
Jordi Inglada CNES, France |
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| Session VIIB: High Resolution Imagery and Disaster Management | |||
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High Resolution Satellite Imagery Applications in Disaster Management
Adrian Zevenbergen and Jeff Young Space Imaging, USA |
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High Resolution Imagery: Availability and Use
Unal Turgut Space Imaging Euroasia, Turkey |
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| Session VIII: Open Session II | |||
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Potential Applications of Space Technology to Landslide Study and Management in Kenya
Galcano Mulaku Department of Surveying, University of Nairobi, Kenya |
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Early Warning System on Disaster Management
André Nonguierma AGRHYMET, Niger |
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The South African Approach for Early Warning Decision Support System Based on Satellite and Rainfall Data
Brilliant Petja ARC-ISCW, South Africa |
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Software Solutions for Disaster Management
Willem Simons Oakar Services Ltd., Kenya |
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Responsabilités du Secteur Privé dans l'Intégration des Technologies Spatiales en Approche de Gestión des Catastrophes en Afrique
Patrice Sanou Centre SIG et Télédétection Adjaratou, Burkina Faso |
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Solutions/Approaches to Early Warning Systems
Takeste Berhan Habtu and Assefa Dagne Cybersoft, Ethiopia |
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Application of Geographic Information Systems for the Sustainable Environment Development in Africa
Massaer Mbaye RECTAS, Nigeria |
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Strengthening Remote Sensing for Early Warning, Food Security, and Environmental Monitoring in the IGAD Countries
Gilbert Ouma Scot Conseil, Kenya |
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Coastal Hazards and Remote Sensing
Mahmoud Ahmed NARSS, Egypt |
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Real-Time Space Remote Sensing Data and GIS for Oil Spill Disaster Management in Nigerian Niger Delta - A Call for Paradigm Change
Seyi Fabeyi Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Nigeria |
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Hydro-Niger Project - A WMO Assisted Project
John Ayoade Shamonda Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Department of Hydrology and Hydrogeology, Nigeria |
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African Satellite Constellation for Transnational Resource Management: Towards Disaster Prevention
Nicola Morton Sun Space and Information Systems |
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Monitoring Weather and Climate for Disaster Management in the SADC Region
Tinashe Mandaza and Blessing Siwela South African Development Community |
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Ghana's Spaced-based Land-cover/Land-use Mapping, its First Up-date and Strategies for Customizing them for the Poverty-reduction Programmes
Emmanuel Amamoo-Otchere CERSGIS, Ghana |
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UNICEFF-supported Initiative for Developing a GIS-driven Community-based Development Monitoring and Evaluation System (CBDMES) as a type of Anticipatory Disaster Management Information System (ADMIS) in Ghana
Benjamin Akuetteh CERSGIS, Ghana |
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Global Reach
Dejan Flasker Avanti Communications |
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Application of GIS Technology for Disaster Management and Planning
Chris Boehm Hugin GmbH, Germany |
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| Session IXA: Innovative Approaches to Incorporating Space Technology | |||
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Remote Sensing and Locating New Water Resources
Steve Drury and Margaret Andrews Deller The Open University, UK |
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Integrating Remote Sensing and GIS to Classify "Modelling Response Units (MRU)" for Regional Hydrological Catchment Management and Hazard Simulation in Southern Africa
Wofgang-Albert Flügel International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka |
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Application of Remote Sensing Technology on the Refugee Impacts on the Physical Environment in Ethiopia
Degelo Sendabo Ethiopian Mapping Authority |
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| Session IXB: Early Warning Systems | |||
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Monitoring Rainfall and Drought in Africa with Spaceborne Scatterometers
Wolfgang Wagner Vienna University of Technology, Austria |
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Use of Space Technologies for Refugee Operations in Africa
Amare G. Egziabher and Andrew Alspach UNHCR |
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| Session X: Implementing Space Technology-based Solutions | |||
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Remote Sensing Applications for the Environment and Human Security by the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD)
Harald Mehl German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) / German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany |
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The Wide Area Satellite Monitoring Information System
Helena Bosman Satellite Applications Centre, CSIR, South Africa |
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Building Capacity Through Training about GIS Software Functionality
Derek Thompson University of Maryland at College Park, USA |
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Capacity Building in Space Science and Technology for Management and Mitigation of Natural Disasters in Africa
Ekundayo E. Balogun African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education, Nigeria |
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