| CEOS WGDisasters Terms of Reference | The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Working Group on Disasters (WGDisasters) ensures the sustained coordination of disaster-related activities undertaken by the CEOS Agencies and acts as an interface between CEOS and the community of stakeholders and users involved in risk management and disaster reduction. |
| CEOS WGDisasters Strategy Paper: Promoting Space Data for Disaster Risk Management | The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Working Group on Disasters (CEOS WGDisasters) advances the strategy of promoting space data for disaster management by improving access, use and utility. This furthers its mission to ensure the sustained coordination of disaster-related activities undertaken by the CEOS Agencies and to act as an interface with the community of stakeholders, partners and users committed to disaster risk reduction. This paper explores the implementation of this strategy and it’s aligned with the objectives of the working group for the 2020 – 2022 time period. |
| The International Charter on Space and Major Disasters | The International Charter on Space and Major Disasters provides a unified system of space data acquisition and delivery to those affected by natural or man-made disasters through Authorized Users. Each member agency has committed resources to support the provisions of the Charter and thus is helping to mitigate the effects of disasters on human life and property. |
| Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group | The DRR WG was created to develop and implement a coherent and crosscutting approach within GEO to advance the use of Earth observations (EO) in support of national disaster risk reduction and resilience efforts. It will promote awareness of relevant global policy frameworks, such as the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and UN-Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM) WG-Disasters Strategic Framework on Geospatial Information and Services. It also serves as the primary GEO liaison to UNDRR. |
| United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030 | The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai Framework) was the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda and provides Member States with concrete actions to protect development gains from the risk of disaster. |
| CEOS Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Observation Strategy | The DRM Observation Strategy is a response to a collection of observation requirements from the user community to enable the delivery of three coordinated pilots to be implemented in 2014-2016 in three thematic areas: floods, seismic hazards, and volcanoes. |
| The Draft Proposal for Each of the Pilots | |
| Chair’s Summary of the Global Platform for disaster for Risk Reduction 2013(Video of Speech by Dr Barbara J. Ryan, Director, Former, Group on Earth Observation Secretariat) | The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is a biennial forum for information exchange, discussion of latest developments and knowledge, and partnership building across sectors with the goal to improve the implementation of disaster risk reduction through better communication and coordination among stakeholders. The Global Platform is organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). |