IAF GNF Session: Global Action in Space for Disasters within a Changing Climate and the Role of The International Charter for Space and Major Disasters

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) advises building resilience, and the need to both understand and address systemic risk and climate change impacts to create sustainable development pathways. This event seeks to explore the critical role that Earth orbiting satellites play in understanding and managing disaster risk and specifically the role of the ‘International Charter for Space and Major Disasters’, a collaboration between the worlds Space Agencies and partners, which provides satellite data services for emergency response during major disasters

This session is organized by

Moderator

Sarah-Jane GILL

Head of International Relations, UK Space Agency

United Kingdom

Speakers

Prakash CHAUHAN

Director, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India

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Eric LALIBERTÉ

Director General for Space Utilization, Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Canada

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Godela ROSSNER

Head of Earth Observation Department, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Germany

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Harshbir SANGHA

Missions and Capabilities Delivery Director, UK Space Agency

United Kingdom

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