Workshop on the use of Open-Source Software and Satellite Data in the Prevention of, and Response to, Disasters in Mesoamerica
The Workshop was a follow-up to the main recommendations made by participants in a Workshop on the Use of Space Science and Technology for the Prevention of and Response to Disasters in Mesoamerica, held in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico in November 2013 and by participants in the Central American Meeting of Experts on the Use of Satellite Information for the Integral Management of Risks and Early Warning organized by the UN-SPIDER Programme, the Center for Coordination for the Reduction of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC) and the SWF on 31 March and 1 April 2014 in San Salvador, El Salvador.
The aim of the Workshop was to strengthen both individual and institutional capacities for disaster prevention and relief in countries of Mesoamerica in the use of open-source software in combination with Earth Observation images.
País: México
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