Disasters
According to the Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, a disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on strengthening institutional arrangements, examples of public awareness programs, and others that support disaster risk mitigation and response.
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Disasters Resources
SERVIR - Himalaya: The Regional Visualization and Monitoring System
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This is the homepage for SERVIR - Himalaya, which is intended to strengthen the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) capabilities as an established regional resource center on geospatial information and Earth observation applications for the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH)...Read more
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South East AsiaSouth-North America Visualization of Drought Information
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July 1, 2014National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource includes state of the art visualizations using remote sensing for the Americas.Read more
Natural Disaster Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The goal of the Natural Disaster Program is to use NASA's capabilities in satellites, airborne, surface observations, higher-level derived data products and modeling and data analysis to improve natural disaster forecasting, mitigation and response. The NASA Disasters Program supports...Read more
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GlobalBuilding Capacity to Integrate NASA Earth Science into Water Resources Management Applications
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training program works directly with end-user agencies to develop hands-on and online workshops on access, visualization, and application of NASA remote sensing and model products, applicable to flood, drought, agriculture and climate change. The program develops...Read more
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