UNOOSA and University of Bonn renew partnership

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the University of Bonn have renewed their partnership, reinforcing their commitment to leveraging space technology in response to growing threats from natural and human-made disasters. This five-year agreement, signed today in Vienna, extends the "Spaceborne Earth Observation Applications for Emergency Response and Disaster Risk Reduction" (SPEAR) project, focusing on African nations.

Disasters - both natural and human-induced - continue to endanger lives, displace communities, and undermine global sustainable development. Satellite-based Earth observation is an essential tool in mitigating these impacts, providing timely and detailed data for disaster risk assessment, emergency response, and recovery. ...