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UN-SPIDER “SPIDER Global Thematic Partnership"
09 September 2009, 8:44pm
On the occasion of the Second Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Reduction which was held last June in Geneva, UNOOSA and several partners launched the “SPIDER Global Thematic Partnership”.
This partnership is foreseen as a forum to facilitate the networking of the global community of practitioners regarding the use of space-based information and solutions to support disaster risk management.
UN-SPIDER had the opportunity to promote this new global partnership at the ISDR Asia Partnership Meeting which was held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 13th to 14th August. UNOOSA is an active member of this regional platform.
During the same week the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the Government of the Republic of Korea opened ISDR’s Education and Training Institute for Urban Risk Reduction in Incheon, Republic of Korea as well as a new UNISDR Office, co-located with the Training Institute, which will assist the Northeast Asia Region in carrying out disaster risk management activities.
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This, partnership, is, foreseen, as, a, forum, to, facilitate, theMore…
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