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Pacific islands to map coastal hazards

Support community mapping for climate adaptation

Improving access to information technology can help communities assess their own vulnerability and boost local planning, says John Waugh.

8 February 2012 | EN | ES

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Africa Analysis: Does Africa need to be in space?

Africa's ambitions in space science may detract from other more development-friendly areas of science, but its strong political backing sets a good example, writes Linda Nordling.

29 September 2010 | EN | FR

Fires: Spotted from satellites, warned by phone

Combining satellite data with mobile phones offers cheap and effective tools for managing fires, says South African scientist Philip Frost.

11 November 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Disaster management needs satellite 'constellations'

Disaster management needs constellations of satellites with multispectral sensors, says Indian space researcher, Ranganath Navalgund.

11 November 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Satellites can help monitor and manage African droughts

Kenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts.

11 November 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Satellites offer crucial data for volcano safety

Volcano expert Geoff Wadge explains how the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters helped manage a volcanic eruption in Montserrat.

11 November 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

African development needs good geo-spatial information

Africa must make it easy to access and share geo-spatial information, says head of South Africa's mapping organisation, Derek Clarke.

18 December 2008 | EN | FR

Earth observation system must support basic research

An editorial in Nature welcomes plans for a globally-integrated system of Earth observation, but warns it must support the basic scientific activity of data collection.

Source: Nature

25 February 2005 | EN

UNESCO should not neglect Earth sciences

Jan Zalasiewicz warns that closing UNESCO's Earth sciences division will have a severe impact on researchers in developing countries.

Source: The Guardian (United Kingdom)

25 February 2005 | EN