From 26 to 30 September 2022, a UN-SPIDER expert team visited the Philippines to support the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and other organizations in strengthening their work related to Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response by effective use of space-based information. This Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) had been requested by the Philippines Space Agency (https://philsa.gov.ph/) in close collaboration with the members of the NDRRMC. The mission began with activating the International Charter Space and Major Disaster (https://disasterscharter.org/web/guest/activations/-/article/storm-hurricane-urban-in-philippines-activation-782-) on the day Super Typhoon Noru (local name Carding) hit the Capital Mania, proving the value of Earth observation and international cooperation…
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