United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

UN/Austria/ESA Symposium on Space Applications to Support the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
 
"Space Systems - Protecting and Restoring Water Resources"
Graz, Austria, 13 - 16 September 2005

"We shall not finally defeat AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, or any of the other infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking-water, sanitation and basic health care."
Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General

Available online resources:

• Information Note (MSWord format, English only)
• Final Programme (MSWord format, English only)
• List of Participants (MSWord format, English only)
• Online presentations 
• Report of the Workshop (A/AC.105/844) (available in all official languages in PDF format)

                

• Reference Material
• • Section on "Space and water" from the Report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space at its forty-eight session (Vienna, 8 - 17 June 2005) (MSWord format, English only)
  • List of space-related initiatives and programmes carried out by member States of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and within the United Nations system that respond to specific recommendations contained in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation related to water resources management
    [ http://www.uncosa.unvienna.org/wssd/index.html]
  • Graz Vision: "Water for all through applications of space technology" (MSWord format, English only)
  • Report of the 13th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (30 April 2004 and 11-22 April 2005) (MSWord format, English only)
  • List of organizations involved in water management "Players in Water Policies" (MSWord format, English only)
  • Report of the United Nations Millennium Project Task Force on Water and Sanitation (PDF format, English only)
  • World Summit on Sustainable Development
    [ http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/]
  • United Nations Millennium Development Goals
    [ http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/]
  • UN/Austria/ESA Symposium on "Water for the World: Space Solutions for Water Management", Graz, Austria, 13-16 September 2004
    [ http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/SAP/act2004/graz/index.html]
  • "Women and water", Women 2000 and beyond, Division for the Advancement of Women Department of Economic and Social Affairs
    [ http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/Feb05.pdf]
  • Working Group on the Development of a Pilot Project: Elements to be considered for developing and implementing pilot projects for water resource management with the use of space applications
    [ http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/SAP/act2005/graz/Graz-2004-concept-plt-projct_final.doc]

  

• Reports of the Session Chairpersons
  • Session on Protecting and Restoring Water Resources (MSWord format, English only)
  • Session on Low-cost Space-based Technology, Data and Information for addressing Water Challenges in Developing Countries (MSWord format, English only)
  • Session on Developing and Funding Projects (MSWord format, English only)
  • Session on Managing the Humanitarian Consequences of Water-related Disasters through the Use of Space Technologies (MSWord format, English only)
  • Session on Improving Water Sanitation and Health through Space Systems (MSWord format, English only)
  • Session on Building Capacity for the Application of Space Technologies for Water-related Challenges (MSWord format, English only)

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