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CSSTEAP is conducting an International Training
Course on "Space Technology for Disaster
Management Support with Emphasis on Geological
Risk Mitigation" form 12 April-7 May
2010
Venue: IIRS
Campus, Dehradun, India
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This is a special
course of 4 weeks duration covering topics on
application of space technology and GIS for
geolgical hazard/risk mapping, monitoring,
modelling and mitigation strategies. Emphasis
would be on prominent disasters of the Asia and
Pacific region such as Earthquakes, Landslidies,
Tsunami, Mining/subsidence, Erosion, Volcano and
GLOF. Issues realated to climate change/
variability impact and mainstreaming of risk
reduction strategies in developmenatl planning
will also be touched upon. Overall this course
will provide hands on experience on space
technology such as satellite communication,
earth observation (optical/radar), GPS and
advance GIS based modelling which together can
play a major role in implementation of various
national programmes taken up by countries under
Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building
the resilience of nations and communities to
disasters (HFA).
This course is likely to be supported by many
international agencies and faculty would be both
from India and abroad dealing with technical as
well as management aspects for geological risk
reduction.
Interested candidates may kindly send their
complete addresses to
for receiving
brochure in advance. |
