"United Nations Regional UN-SPIDER Workshop: Building Upon Regional Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management and Emergency Response for the Pacific Region" in Suva, Fiji, 16 to 19 September 2008
Presentations (in order of the programme)
| Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC)
Rao (SOPAC) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| ESCAP's New Priority in Disaster Risk Reduction
Wu Guoxiang (UNESCAP) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Pacific Disaster Center: Geospatial Information Technologies and Applications supporting Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific Region
Chris Chiesa (Pacific Disaster Center) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Information Needs for Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific Region
Stephanie Zoll, Moortaza Jiwanji (UNDP Pacific Centre) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Very High Resolution Satellite Data Exploitation for Disaster Management Support and Emergency Response
Martino Pesaresi (Joint Research Centre) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Using Remote Sensing Data to Support Emergency Services in New Zealand
Karen Joyce (GNS Science) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Remote Sensing in the Pacific Limits - Needs
Wolf Forstreuter (SOPAC) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| The United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)
David Stevens (UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Implementing Geospatial Solutions to Support Disaster Preparedness, Reduction and Response in Telecommunication
Meelina Ailesi (Tuvalu Telecommunication Corporation) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Specific GIS & RS Needs for Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific
Litea (SOPAC) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Climate Variability Associated with El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the South West Pacific
Ravind Kumar (Fiji Meteorological Services) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| OCHA's Cluster Approach & Outcomes of the Inter-Agency Contingency Planning Workshop
Suzanne Paisley (UNOCHA) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| World-Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) and GPS possibility of weather and telecommunication hazards detection
Sushil Kumar (University of the South Pacific) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Establishing a Flood Early Warning System Using Space‐based Information
Olaf Neussner (GTZ) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| The Use of Space-based Information to Support Disaaster Mitigation and Environmental Monitoring in Indonesia
Hartuti (LAPAN) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Linking Pacific Islands population data
Scott Pontifex (Secretariat of the Pacific Community) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| New High Resolution Space Borne Sensors
Wolf Forstreuter (SOPAC) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Experience on Using Space-based Technology for Disaster Management
Siquan Yang (NDRCC) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Capacity building in GIS and RS for Pacific island countries
Conway Pene (University of the South Pacific) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Developing a Proactive Approach to Disaster (Geohazards) Management and Risk Reduction Using Geoinformatics
SERWAN M J BABAN (Southern Cross University) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |
| Space-based Technologies for Disaster Management: Current Opportunities
Cheng Wang (China National Space Administration) |
Powerpoint presentation (pdf) |