Disaster management agencies.

12. Disaster Management Programme (DMP)

The network will facilitate the exchange of information on research and training activities as well as direct experiences in disaster risk management and mitigation among researchers and disaster managers.

The Participatory Disaster Management Programme has helped to create public awareness and strengthen national disaster management capacities.

C. Space communications and disaster management 33 45 6

C. Environmental monitoring and disaster management 27 42 5

C. Space communications and disaster management

An international space coordination body for disaster management, provisionally identified as DMISCO, should be established.

Recommendations of the Action Team on Disaster Management

(iv) Space system based disaster management support

(vi) Space system based disaster management support

Specific findings of the Action Team on Disaster Management

The regional meetings were attended by disaster management officials from disaster prone and responding countries in the region.

Space system based disaster management support.

Space system based disaster management support

Space system based disaster management support

Current status of the use of space technology for disaster management

B. Satellite communications and broadcasting for disaster management 43 47 7

The establishment of a national disaster management plan was essential in order to provide a reference framework for all the agencies participating in risk management. The National Institute for Disaster Management should also be strengthened in order to enable it to transcend the emergency planning stage and embark on the task of coordination with a view to preparing a national disaster management plan.

23. The UNU project on Natural Disaster Risk Management places natural disaster management within the context of sustainable development.

Water quality, ecosystem management and disaster prevention

Using space technologies for natural disaster management

A. Space based technology solutions for disaster management

India set up its national disaster management authority to strengthen the national and institutional legislative system to deal with disaster risk reduction.

(h) UK activities in disaster management the Disaster Monitoring Constellation , by the representative of the United Kingdom

Emphasizing the importance of addressing vulnerability and integrating risk reduction into all phases of natural disaster management, post natural disaster recovery and development planning,

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The services of an international expert in disaster planning and management will be made available for a minimum period of one year to assist in all aspects of economic and social planning for disaster management.

The Office has provided funding for the project which has been distributed among managers of health disasters working at the Ministry of Health, the Institute of Social Security, the Regional Disaster Documentation Center, the Disaster Supply Management Project, the National Emergency Commission, the subregional office of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and the PAHO disaster focal point.

Disaster management is a complex portfolio, and though most countries have an established national disaster management agency, the magnitude of the disaster is sometimes way beyond their capabilities hence the apparent state of paralysis which follows.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee on Disaster Management is working with national authorities to facilitate coordination among its Member States in managing regional cooperation in disaster management and emergency response.

Furthermore, participants recommended that satellite operators make efforts to reduce the cost of imagery to be used for disaster management activities, especially in developing countries.

The tool we need to limit, manage and prevent disasters is political will.

(v) Space system based disaster management support

(Algiers, 22 26 May 2005)

The participants indicated that disaster management was a development activity.

Applications and initiatives to support disaster reduction and management and humanitarian efforts

The entity comprises of three sectors, which include disaster management, environment management and governance and institutional development.

The study carried out by the Action Team on Disaster Management aimed at understanding the current existing constraints to maximizing the use of space based technologies in the various phases of the disaster management cycle, mitigation, relief, prevention and reconstruction, leading to the following specific findings

The integration of disaster risk management into the management of water resources includes improvements in multi hazard mapping and warning systems and the enhancement of disaster preparedness at the local, national and regional levels, as well as the promotion of community based disaster risk management practices.

National Governments, local institutions and affected communities have primary responsibility for disaster management.

Although we should pay due attention to the post disaster situation, a multi hazard and well balanced approach to all phases of disaster management including preparedness, relief, rehabilitation and long term reconstruction is absolutely necessary if any comprehensive disaster risk management strategy is to be successful.

GLOSNETAD would be connected by a network of ground stations as a global arrangement for education, health care and disaster management,

The Action Team made a number of recommendations, including the establishment of an international space coordination body for disaster management, provisionally identified as the disaster management international space coordination organization.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is continuing its efforts to improve disaster management by broadening participation in the disaster assessment and coordination teams.