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Framework for Regional Cooperation on Space Technology Supported Disaster Reduction Strategies in Asia and the Pacific: Study report prepared for the Meeting of Experts on Space Applications for Disaster Management, Chiang Mai, 25-28 July 2005

Author(s): Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction (IDD)

Economic Sector(s): (1) Information and communication technologies; (2) Disaster prevention and preparedness; (3) Assessment and monitoring

UNESCAP Reference No.:

Division: Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction

Published Date: 2007

Country: {Sub-regional Publication}

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ESCAP has been promoting the integration of disaster management in development planning, the operational use of space technology in operational disaster management and regional cooperative mechanisms in space technology applications for disaster management. Regional cooperative mechanisms would facilitate equitable sharing of benefits of space technology development and applications among all countries in the region. This study, carried out under RESAP, provides the framework and suggested modalities of regional cooperative mechanisms to address drought and floods and related disasters, and suggested actions towards the institutionalization of the mechanisms.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I.                   INTRODUCTION

II.                REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION

III.             INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE

IV.              INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS AND SPACE-ENABLED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

V.                 ADVANCES IN SPACE TECHNOLOGY: TRENDS AND EMERGING APPLICATIONS

VI.              EXISTING FRAMEWORKS: OPPORTUNITIES AND PITFALLS

VII.           REGIONAL COOPERATIVE MECHANISM: A FRAMEWORK

o        A Framework for Regional Cooperation: The Key Characteristics

o        A Vision Towards a Regional Cooperative Mechanism for Space Technology for Disaster Reduction in the Region

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ANNEXS

Annex I:     Space Technology-based Operational Products and Services for Disaster Management

Annex II:    United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification

Annex III:   UNESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee and Panel on Tropical Cyclones

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