"Risk Assessment in the Context of Global Climate Change" -
United Nations International Conference on Space-based
Technologies for Disaster Management From 22 to 25 November
2011, UN-SPIDER successfully organised the conference “United
Nations International Conference on Space-based Technologies for
Disaster Risk Management - Best Practices for Risk Reduction and
Rapid Response mapping” in Beijing, China. The office organised
a subsequent conference from 7 to 9 November 2012 entitled:
United Nations International Conference on Space-based
Technologies for Disaster Management - "Risk Assessment in the
Context of Global Climate Change" The aim of the conference was
to offer a forum for disaster management communities and experts
to strengthen their capabilities in using space based
information to assess, monitor and respond to climate change
related disaster risks and integrate space technology into long-
term disaster risk reduction efforts. Increased storms and
floods in the coasts of Asia and the Pacific, re