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Space Technology Applications for

Socio-Economic Benefits: the Case for

Sustainable Water Management

Levent Canturk

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

(UNOOSA)

25 April 2012, Geospatial World Forum,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

UNOOSA

• Established in 1962 within the Department

of Political and Security Council Affairs

• Based in Vienna since 1992

• Mandated by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN

COPUOS), and its subsidiary bodies:

• Scientific and Technical Subcommittee

• Legal Subcommittee

• UN COPUOS reports annually to the Fourth Committee of the UN GA, which

annually adopts a GA resolution on

“International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space”

• 35 Colleagues from 24 countries: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, China,

Costa Rica, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines,

Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United

Kingdom and Uzbekistan.

Vision

Bringing the benefits of space to humankind

Mission Statement

The core business of the Office is to promote international cooperation

in the use of outer space to achieve development goals

for the benefit of humankind

UNOOSA Vision & Mission

A. Discharging the responsibilities of the Secretary-General under the treaties ► Outer Space Treaty, Rescue Agreement, Liability Convention, Registration Convention, Moon Agreement

B. Strengthening the intergovernmental process

C. Supporting sustainable development

- Support to regional mechanisms

- Technology spin-offs and indigenous capability

- Integrated space technology applications

D. Securing global public goods

- Support network of space weather instruments

- Global platform for space-based information for disaster management

and emergency response

- Global navigation satellite systems

E. Enhancing cooperation and coordination within the UN system

F. Increasing public awareness of space

UNOOSA Operational priorities

5

► Promotes the use of space technologies and data for sustainable economic and

social development in developing countries.

► Implements the UN Programme on Space Applications through workshops,

seminars, training programmes, and pilot projects.

► Supports four UN-affiliated regional centres for space science and technology

education: Africa (Morocco, Nigeria); Asia and the Pacific (India); Latin America

and the Caribbean (Brazil/Mexico).

► Serves as the executive secretariat of the International Committee on Global

Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG).

► UN Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and

Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UNOOSA

► Established in 1971

► Workshops, symposiums and training courses are held on an annual

basis in cooperation with Member States

► Priority thematic areas: Climate change; management of natural

resources; monitoring and protection of the environment; satellite

communications for tele-education and tele-health; GNSS; satellite-aided

search and rescue; space law

► Capacity-building and training are main pillars

► Long-term fellowship programmes

► Basic Space Science Initiative

► Human Space Technology Initiative

UN Programme on Space Applications (PSA)

282 activities In 68 countries ~18 800 participants

PSA Activities 1971-2012

1 1980 9 - 23 Jan Seminar

Regional Training Seminar on Remote Sensing Applications

for Agriculture, Rangeland and Hydrology

Ouagadougou,

Upper Volta 27

2 1980 17 - 29 Nov Seminar

International Seminar on Remote Sensing Applications in

Geology and Hydrology Baku, USSR 18

3 1980

19 May - 6

June

Training

Course

Fifth International Training Course on Remote Sensing

Applications to Water Resources and Hydrology Rome, Italy 22

4 1983 19 Sept. - 7 Oct

Training

Course

Eighth International Training Course on the Applications of

Satellite Remote Sensing to Water Resources Rome, Italy 21

5 1985 16 Apr - 2 May

Training

Course

Second International Training Course on Remote Sensing

Applications to Operational Agro - Meteorology and

Hydrology Nairobi, Kenya 25

6 1986 21 Oct. - 7 Nov

Training

Course

Third International Training Course on Remote Sensing

Applications to Operational Agro-Meteorology and

Hydrology Quito, Ecuador 24

7 1987 13 - 30 Oct

Training

Course

Fourth International Training Course on the Applications of

Remote Sensing to Operational Agro-Meteorology and

Hydrology

Jakarta,

Indonesia 24

8 1988 12 Sept - 7 Oct

Training

Course

Thirteenth International Training Course in the Applications

of Remote Sensing to Water Resources

Sardinia &

Rome, Italy 19

9 2003 8 - 11 Sept Symposium

United Nations/Austria/European Space Agency Symposium

on Space Applications for Sustainable Development:

Management of Water Resources Graz, Austria 79



on Water for the World: Space Solutions for Water

Management Graz, Austria 71



on Space systems: protecting and restoring water resources Graz, Austria 75

Title of event Place of event

Total

Number of

participantsNo Year Date

Type of

event

UNOOSA water related activities 1980-2012:



on Space systems: protecting and restoring water resources Graz, Austria 75

12 2006 29 and 30 Sept Workshop

United Nations/International Astronautical Federation

Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for Water

Resources Management

Valencia,

Spain 55

13 2008 12 - 16 April Conference

United Nations/Saudi Arabia/United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organization International

Conference on the Use of Space Technology for Water

Management

Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia 100

14 2008 7 - 11 July Workshop

United Nations/Indonesia Regional Workshop on

Applications of Integrated Space Technology in Water

Resource Management, Environmental Protection and

Disaster Vulnerability Mitigation

Jakarta,

Indonesia 90

15 2011 14-18 March Conference

2nd UN/Argentina International Conference on the Use

of Space Technology for Water Management, co-

organized by ESA and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz

International Prize for Water

Buenos Aires,

Argentina 100

Title of event Place of event

Total

Number of

participantsNo Year Date

Type of

event



15 workshops, training courses, seminars and conferences on the use of space

technologies for sustainable water management in 10 different countries

More than 750 participants from all around the world mainly from the

developing countries have been benefiting from these activities

2003 – 2005: UN/Austria/ESA Symposium on Space Solutions for Water Management, Graz, Austria.

2008 and 2011: UN International Conference on the Use of Space Technology for Water Management, co-organized by ESA and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, in Saudi Arabia and Argentina

Providing critical information in a timely manner to decision

makers

– accurate information with the use of spatial information on topography, vegetation

and soil moisture

– knowledge of soil moisture and land cover were useful in the prediction and early

warning of floods

– microwave remote sensing was effectively used in monitoring soil moisture and

vegetation land cover, which influenced the storage of water in the ground

Transboundary water management: remote sensing in diplomacy

– Many water basins were shared by several countries and most aspects of water

management required international cooperation

– Space technology could provide objective information for better understanding of

water systems

Highlights of these workshops (1)


Water resource management in Africa

– Remote sensing data has been used in a number of initiatives throughout Africa:

- identifying, mapping and monitoring water resources

- forecasting and monitoring floods

- implementing integrated land and shared water resource management

- exploring groundwater reserves

- detecting global vegetation change

– The Earth Observation for Integrated Water Resource Management in Africa

(TIGER) initiative of ESA aimed at developing sustainable Earth observation

services for integrated water resource management in developing countries with a

particular focus on Africa.

Improving water sanitation and health through space systems

– Remotely sensed data were used for monitoring, surveillance and risk mapping of

water-related diseases

– Importance of water cycle management strategies including water demand

management

Low-cost space-based technology, data and information for

addressing water challenges in developing countries

– Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) or Landsat

– Free available data on the Internet

– Archived data

– Small satellites

Managing the humanitarian consequences of water-related

disasters through the use of space technologies

– UN-SPIDER

– International Charter “Space and Major Disasters” on cooperation to achieve the

coordinated use of space facilities in the event of natural or technological disasters



Building capacity for the application of space technologies for

water related challenges

– the regional centres for space science and technology education, affiliated to the

United Nations, offered in-depth training in space-based meteorology,

communications and remote sensing as well as in space sciences.

Enhancing the participation of women in decision-making on

water resource management

– in many countries they were the primary users of household water supply

– cultural perceptions of the roles of women

– equal access to formal education for boys and girls

– Sustainability

• any space technology applications should be integrated in the

long term strategic planning

– Appropriateness

• space technology and applications should be compatible with the

user’s ability and meet the political, social and economic

priorities of the respective country

– User engagement

• the needs of the user community should be considered

– Education

• training and capacity building in the space technology

applications should be inline with the country’s needs

Key requirements to ensure the success of

space technology applications:

Space Technology Applications for

sustainable water management

– Coastal management

– Real-time ocean monitoring

– Ice monitoring

– Risk fire & flood

– Forest Monitoring

– Soil & Water

– Land motion risks

– Atmosphere

– Urban services

– Northern view

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Integrated space technology applications provide

solutions:

– Improving agriculture and fisheries management

– Mapping and classifying ecosystems

– Forecasting weather

– Monitoring the changing Arctic

– Sea level rise

– Monitoring the Atmosphere and air quality

– Oil spill detection (Envisat ASAR)

– Flood risk assessment

– Precision land motion services

– Defrostration and degradation

– Fleet management

– Maritime

– Underground water resources

► 1st Workshop, in Istanbul, Turkey, 2010

► 2nd Workshop, in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2011

► 3rd Workshop will be in Santiago, Chile, 12-16 November 2012

United Nations Workshops on Space Technology

Applications for Socio-Economic Benefits

► Objectives

• increasing awareness among policy makers and planners

• international cooperation by exchanging in-depth information on Space Technology Applications

► Specific objectives for this workshop are to:

• share information on research and applications studies

• address principles and mechanisms for enhancing national, regional, and international cooperation

• demonstrate the benefits of various space technology applications covered by the RIO+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development

• promote integration of space solutions into national development agenda, including building institutional and governance frameworks

United Nations Workshops on Space Technology

Applications for Socio-Economic Benefits

– Keynote Addresses on outcomes of Rio+20

– Session 1: Space Technology Applications for Sustainable Energy

– Session 2: Space Technology Applications for Sustainable Cities

– Session 3: Space Technology Applications for Food Security and

Sustainable Agriculture

– Session 5: Space Technology Applications for Disaster Management

– Session 6: Building Institutional and Governance Capability and

Capacity

– Session 7: Regional and International Cooperation

– Session 4: Space Technology Applications for Water Resources

Management and Oceans

Programme

The Natural Resources Information Centre CIREN, provides information on renewable natural resources which has assembled the largest georeferenced database of soil, water, climate, fruit and forest information that exists in Chile, as well cadastre of rural properties

CIREN is the host institution for

the UN/Chile Workshop

SANTIAGO DE CHILE

See you all

in Chile !

"Bringing the benefits of space to humankind"

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Office at Vienna

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +43-1-26060-4950

Fax: +43-1-26060-5830

Website: www.unoosa.org

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