ONU-SPIDER, la Carta Internacional Espacio y Grandes Desastres, el Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de Desastres Naturales en América Central y República Dominicana (CEPREDENAC) y la Universidad Federal de Santa María de Brasil (UFSM) organizaron un curso de entrenamiento para facilitar la activación de la Carta Internacional Espacio y Grandes Desastres en México, América Central y República Dominicana, Dicho curso se llevó a cabo en Ciudad Guatemala del 30 de noviembre al 2 de diciembre del 2021. El curso fue brindado por expertos de la Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales de Argentina (CONAE), el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales de Brasil (INPE), el Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos (USGS) y UFSM. Los expertos describireron el proceso que utiliza la Carta Internacional en caso de activaciones y los procedimientos y lineamientos que deben seguir los gerentes de proyecto que son designados por la Carta Internacional en caso de…
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To facilitate the activation of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters in Central America, Mexico and Dominican Republic, UN-SPIDER, the Central American Coordination Centre for Natural Disaster Prevention (CEPREDENAC) and the International Charter Space and Major Disasters organized a regional training course in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from 30 November to 02 December 2021. Experts from the National Commission on Space Activities of Argentina (CONAE), National Space Research Institute of Brazil (INPE), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) made participants aware of the procedures used by the International Charter in case of activations, and on the procedures and guidelines that project managers designated by the International Charter must follow when designated as project managers in case of activations. In addition, an expert from the Federal University of Santa Maria of Brazil (UFSM), in its role as a UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office,…
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UN-SPIDER conducted an expert mission to El Salvador from 12 to 15 July 2016. The mission included an official visit by Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of UNOOSA, to El Salvador. This official visit was arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a follow-up to the recent incorporation of El Salvador as a member of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
The opportunity was used by UN-SPIDER to meet with staff from the Civil Protection Directorate and of the Environmental Observatory to discuss the on-going process to establish an inter-institutional team in El Salvador that could be involved in the generation of geospatial information combining satellite imagery and in-situ data.
As in the case of Guatemala, UN-SPIDER staff took the opportunity to provide to the Civil Protection Directorate and the Environmental Observatory a series…
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On 9 and 10 July 2015, UN-SPIDER conducted an Expert Mission to El Salvador under the coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador as a follow-up to the Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) which was conducted in April 2014. The Expert Mission included several meetings with representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Environment and Natural Resources, Public Works, Public Health, and Interior. The mission was used to discuss the recommendations proposed by UN-SPIDER during its TAM in 2014; including the establishment of a national geospatial information system and an inter-institutional team of professionals which would focus its efforts in the generation of space-based information in disaster risk reduction and emergency response.
During the mission UN-SPIDER also presented the Recommended Practice on droughts recently developed by the Iranian Space Agency in its role as a Regional Support Office, and a series of maps elaborated by the UN…
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El Salvador, like the other five Central American countries, is exposed to a variety of natural hazards. At the request of the General Directorate of Civil Protection of El Salvador, UN-SPIDER carried out a Technical Advisory Mission to El Salvador with the support of experts from IGAC, CATHALAC, INPE, CRECTEALC and the University of Buenos Aires.
The mission was carried out in San Salvador, El Salvador, between 2 and 4 April 2014 and included meetings with the Director of Civil Protection and staff of this Directorate, official visits to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Environment and Natural Resources, Agriculture, Health, and Public Works, as well as to the Environmental Observatory and the National Geographic Institute. In addition, the experts met with representatives of international organizations, the donor community and with students enrolled in the Master’s programme on natural hazards management conducted by the University of El Salvador.
The experts…
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On 31 March and 1 April 2014, UN-SPIDER, the Central American Coordination Centre for Natural Disaster Prevention (CEPREDENAC) and Secure World Foundation joined forces to conduct an expert meeting focusing on the use of space-based information in national early warning systems, with a particular focus on droughts.
The meeting, which took place in San Salvador, El Salvador, brought together more than 30 experts from North, Central and South America, as well as from the Dominican Republic. Experts used the opportunity to identify strategies to institutionalize early warning systems operated at the national level, to identify strategies to incorporate the use of space-based applications in such systems, as well as to incorporate inputs from local communities exposed to large events such as hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions.
At the request of the National Civil Defense Directorate of El Salvador, UN-SPIDER will also carry out a Technical Advisory Mission in the…
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On Sunday morning, 29 December 2013, Chaparrastique volcano in eastern El Salvador (San Miguel) erupted forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. Everyone within a 3km (2 mile) radius had to be evacuated, as BBC reported. The ashes were blown more than 71 kilometers (44 miles) downwind, as this natural color satellite image captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite shows.
Volcanologist Francisco Barahona, as elsavador.com quoted, suggested that this explosive eruption was caused by water vapor pressure. NASA…
moreONU-SPIDER y la DGPC llevaron a cabo una formación de una semana de duración centrado en técnicas generales de teledetección y en dos Prácticas Recomendadas creadas por ONU-SPIDER sobre sequías e inundaciones. El curso de capacitación se llevó a cabo del 24 al 28 de Julio de 2017 en San Salvador, El Salvador, con la participación de expertos del Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC, en…
UN-SPIDER and DGPC joined forces to conduct a one-week long training course focusing on general remote sensing techniques and on two UN-SPIDER Recommended Practices on droughts and floods. The training course was conducted from 24 to 28 July 2017 in San Salvador, El Salvador with the participation of experts from the Agustin Codazzi Geographic Institute (IGAC, in its role as one of the UN-…
Los participantes deben contar con amplia experiencia en respuesta en caso de deastres y en el uso de información geoespacial para coordinar las actividades de respuesta en caso de desastre. Deben tener experiencia en el uso de sistemas de información geográfica e información satelital.
Participants are expected to have experience in disaster response efforts, and on the use of geospatial information to coordinate disaster response efforts in national emergency operation centres. Participants should have skills in the use of geographic information systems and familiarity with space-based information.
At the request of the General Directorate for Civil Protection of El Salvador (DGPC), UN-SPIDER conducted a technical advisory mission to El Salvador from 3 to 5 April 2014. Taking note of strengths and some limitations regarding the generation and use of geospatial information, UN-SPIDER elevated a recommendation to the DGPC regarding the implementation of a technical, inter-institutional team that would focus its efforts on the generation of geospatial information extracted from space and in situ data as a way to contribute to disaster risk reduction, preparedness and emergency response efforts related to different types of events. Since 2015, DGPC has been implementing this and other recommendations stemming from that technical advisory mission. Efforts are underway with more than fifteen government organizations and universities of the country as a way to establish such a team, and DGPC has requested UN-SPIDER to carry out training courses as a way to strengthen the skills of…
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Reconociendo el papel que tienen las aplicaciones satelitales en los sistemas de alerta temprana, el programa ONU-SPIDER de la Oficina para Asuntos del Espacio Ultraterrestre de las Naciones Unidas, CEPREDENAC y la Fundación Secure World de los Estados Unidos llevaron a cabo la Reunión Centroamericana de Expertos sobre el uso de información satelital en la gestión integral de riesgos y la alerta temprana en San Salvador, El Salvador, los días 31 de marzo y 1o de abril del 2014. Dicha reunión congregó a 30 expertos de México, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, República Dominicana, Colombia, Brasil y Argentina; así como de diversas organizaciones del sistema de Naciones Unidas y de América Central.
La reunión facilitó el intercambio de experiencias y de las aplicaciones más novedosas sobre el uso de técnicas de observación de la Tierra usando satélites en estos sistemas de alerta…
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Observatorio Ambiental del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (antiguamente: Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales SNET)
Personas de Contacto
Sra. Celina Kattan
Dirección General del Observatorio Ambiental
Tel: (503) 2132 9671
Email: ckattan [at] marn.gob.sv
Sr. Giovanni Molina
Dirección General del Observatorio Ambiental
Tel: (503) 2132 9533
Email: …
Observatorio Ambiental del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (formally: Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales SNET)
Contact Person
Sra. Celina Kattan
Environmental Observatory
Tel: (503) 2132 9671
Email: ckattan [at] marn.gob.sv
Sr. Giovanni Molina
Environmental Observatory
Tel: (503) 2132 9533
Email: gmolina [at] marn.gob.sv
