A recent report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), authored by Niranga Alahacoon, Sahana V., and Giriraj ...

Nepal has taken an important step forward in enhancing disaster preparedness by hosting its first National Flood Simulation ...

The 11th Annual UN-SPIDER Beijing Conference will provide a strategic platform to take stock of a decade of Beijing Conferences and to examine how space technologies can support stronger climate and ...

The oil slick creeping toward Iran's Hara wetlands shows why remote sensing is no longer optional in conflict zones As the ...

A new Earth observation instrument designed to monitor climate and environmental change in Eastern Africa has successfully been launched to the International Space Station (ISS). The Climate Camera ...

Wildfire risk across Europe is rising as climate change drives longer, warmer, and drier summer conditions, contributing to more frequent and severe fire events. In 2025, the area affected by ...

Last week, NASA launched its Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis II mission. A central ...

A powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in July 2025 has provided scientists with new observations of how tsunamis form near their source. Using data from a new generation satellite, ...

For nearly four decades, the models used to forecast sand and dust storm severity have relied on assumptions now shown to limit their accuracy. A new study, coordinated by an international research ...

The European Space Agency (ESA), the French Space Agency (CNES), the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) The Earth Observation (EO) for Resilience and Humanitarian Aid ...

Categorization: News/ Capacity Building/ Early Warning/ Disaster Risk Assessment. The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), through its UN-SPIDER program, and the Government of ...