The 15th Session of the Intergovernmental Consultative Committee (ICC) on the Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development ( RESAP ) was held on 27 October in Colombo, Sri Lanka, back-to-back with the Consultative Meeting on Regional Cooperative Mechanisms on Space Applications towards an Effective Disaster Management and Sustainable Development held at the same venue from 25 to 26 October 2011. The session was organized by ESCAP's Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division and hosted by the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, Ministry of Technology, the Government of the Sri Lanka.

The Consultative Meeting reviewed, discussed and made propositions on the regional cooperative mechanisms for an affordable access to and effective use of space-based information products and resources for disaster management and sustainable development in Asia-Pacific region, with special reference to the countries with special needs.

The objective of the Intergovernmental Consultative Committee (ICC) session on the Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development (RESAP) was to provide guidance to its members and the secretariat in promoting affordable access to and effective use of space-based tools and applications for disaster management and other development concerns, through the networks of RESAP. The outcome of the consultative meeting became an important input to the ICC session for its deliberation.

Related Documents:

• Participants' Information Note
• Integrated Programme
• Opening Statement
• Reports:
  • ICC Meeting
  • Consultative Meeting
• Presentations:
  • Disaster data-bases: Satellite data and geo-referencing with special references to the countries with special needs
  • Regional Cooperation for Disaster Emergency Comunications Capacities - Way Forward
  • Satellite Communication Role: Lessons Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Review of Secretariat Activities since the 14th ICC on RESAP
  • Way Forward for the 'Mechanism'
  • Recent Development in Space Technology Application in Bangladesh for Disaster Management
  • Updating the Inventory on Space Technology Application Capabilities, Facilities and Activities in Asia and pacific Region
  • The Regional Cooperative Mechanism on Disaster Monitoring on Early Warning, Particularly Drought
• Photos
• Background (Previous relevant meetings):
• 14th Session of the Intergovernmental Consultative Committee on RESAP
• Kick-off Meeting on the Regional Cooperative Mechanism on Disaster Monitoring and Early Warning, Particularly Drought, 15-17 March 2011, Beijing, China