This is the largest metropolitan area disaster in decades, and it was not a natural disaster it was a disaster of engineering.

The disaster relief materials transported from the capital Jakarta are being transported to the disaster area through the air transport aircraft.

(a) Ability to acquire a full view of the disaster stricken area within 2.5 hours of the occurrence of the disaster

The Action Team concluded that currently there were some initiatives in the area of disaster response that took advantage of space technologies, but few initiatives in the area of disaster prevention and mitigation.

There are various methods for broadcasting information to the area affected by a disaster.

(c) For narrow area coverage (i.e. within a ground observation radius of 40 kilometres), ability to observe the disaster stricken area with a resolution of 2 m

As recommended by UNISPACE III, the Programme's priority thematic area of space technology and disaster management aims to promote the use of space technology for disaster management in developing countries.

(b) For wide area coverage, ability to observe the disaster stricken area with a resolution of 5 m regardless of time of day and under any weather conditions

We fully support efforts in the area of natural disaster mitigation, especially in the light of recent global trends.

It is particularly encouraging to see initiatives in regions previously less active in the area of disaster risk reduction.

And if some community member is in this organizing position in every area after every disaster, these tools should exist.

A priority area of interaction of the Republic of Belarus with the Agency is cooperation to overcome the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster.

. The Meeting recognized the potential contribution of space technology to socio economic development, particularly in the area of disaster prevention, warning and relief.

66. He hoped that the International Decade for National Disaster Reduction would result in a more focused plan of action to mitigate the effects of such disasters and to assist disaster prone countries in the area of preparedness.

In the area of disaster reduction, the challenge was to transform Member States' commitments into action in developing countries where assistance was most needed.

In addition, in light of its vast experience and prestige in the area of humanitarian disaster assistance, OCHA should issue annual reports on its activities in natural disaster relief containing an assessment of its experiences and general and specific recommendations.

After the earthquake and tsunami, the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia learned through various channels to verify the situation of Chinese citizens in the disaster area.

In the area of rehabilitation of degraded lands, participants agreed that there was a need for disaster preparedness and the establishment of early warning systems.

It was stated that results of risk analyses to detect an area apos s vulnerability to a natural disaster provided valuable information to the decision maker.

As part of the efforts to cope with the disastrous situation, the Nigerien Government allocated 326 tons of emergency relief food to aid people afflicted by the natural disaster, and planed to provide financial and technical support to the disaster hit area.

The Global Disaster Alert System, which is the result of the collaboration between the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office, will redefine the area of early information dissemination for disaster management.

Disaster.

Disaster.

States are called upon to build a strong sense of ownership in the area of disaster risk reduction within their populations and support of local Governments capacities.

A major area of cooperation was projects related to disaster monitoring and mitigation where both telecommunications and remote sensing from space could provide essential and cheap tools.

We flew the area. We imaged it. We sent in people. We took pictures of interiors, disaster areas. We helped with the first responders, the search and rescue.

Disaster preparedness

Disaster response

Disaster recovery

Disaster Relief

Diagonal Disaster

Disaster control

Why disaster?

First, the tsunami disaster illustrated the lack of a systematic disaster management framework, including disaster mitigation measures, in many countries.

Finally, we would like to reiterate our condolences to the peoples, the countries and the families affected by the disaster in the Indian Ocean area and on other continents.

However, for sudden onset disasters, such as tsunamis, a short, simple message must be broadcast to a relatively large number of user terminals scattered throughout the area of impending disaster.

That further assistance, which is being met from UNDP TRAC1 1.1.3 resources, will provide support to the Government, mainly in the area of capacity building for disaster management and preparedness.

In the area of disaster mitigation, UNCHS (Habitat) has carried out advisory missions and executed technical assistance projects on disaster mitigation, reconstruction and development with UNDP, UNV, the Department of Humanitarian Affairs, UNEP, UNHCR and WFP in countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.

(f) Disaster management

Disaster and Development

Blair s EU disaster

Dialogue or Disaster

Global Disaster Recovery

Disaster risk reduction

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