Capacity Building in Asia Pacific Region - 25th session of ICC on RESAP 24-27 August, 2021 - United Nations ...

25th session of ICC on RESAP
                                                                  24-27 August, 2021

Capacity Building in Asia Pacific Region
     Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in
              Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP), India
                   (Affiliated to the United Nations)

                               By
                     Dr. Prakash Chauhan
                            Director

Educational Programs
  Postgraduate Courses on
      Remote Sensing & GIS
      (RS & GIS) Every Year
Satellite Communication (SATCOM) &
 Global Navigation Satellite Systems
              (GNSS)
     Alternate Odd Year (OY)
 Satellite Meteorology & Global
       Climate (SATMET)                                                                   Technical Visit, Earth Station, Shadnagar, Hyderabad
   Alternate Even Year (EY)
Space and Atmospheric Sciences
             (SAS)
   Alternate Even Year (EY)            In the year 2020 due to Pandemic,
                                       Post Graduate Diploma Courses (9
         Short Courses                 month) could not be hosted.
    Disaster Risk Reduction            Short Courses were conducted in
    Small Satellite Missions           Online Mode.
   user demand based courses           In the year 2021 Long Courses are
                                       planned to be conducted in Hybrid
                                       Mode.                               Dr. Keran Wang, Chief SAS, IDD, UNESCAP, Visit to CSSTEAP/IIRS, 2020

Achievements of CSSTEAP
         Passing out 24th RS&GIS                      25th GB Meeting
              June 06, 2020

                                    61 PG courses
                                      24 RS & GIS
                                      12 SATCOM
                                      11 SATMET
                                        11 SAS
                                        3 GNSS
                                   68 short courses
                                       40 RS & GIS
                                        8 SATCOM
                                        6 SATMET
                                           4 SAS
                                           9 SSM

2831 participants from 36 countries from AP region and
            22 countries beyond AP region

❑ The status of implementation of Asia-Pacific Plan of Action on Space Applications for
  Sustainable Development (2018-2030) in CSSTEAP
   ❑ Disaster risk reduction and resilience
        - CSSTEAP has organized Online Short Courses on DRR:
        •    SAARC Virtual Regional workshop on “Enhancing Preparedness for Climate Related Disasters Using Space-Based Technologies”, February 17,
             2021 (63 officials from SAARC countries)
        •    Recent Advances in Space Applications for Forest Monitoring and Assessment during April 12-16, 2021. (56 participants from 8 countries)
        •    Space Technology for Disaster Management during April 19-30, 2021. (45 participants from 11 countries)
        •    Coastal Zone Management in response to Natural Hazards and Climate Variability during July 26 - August 06, 2021. (43 participants from 7
             countries)
        •    Use of Space Technology for Weather and Climate Studies during May 17-31, 2021. (43 participants from 10 countries)

   ❑ Connectivity for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
       -    CSSTEAP is committed to achieve the SDGs and have included SDGs in its PGD core courses.
       -    Remote Sensing and GIS Technology and Applications online course during Nov. 16-27, 2020 (68 participants from 16 countries)
       -    Space and Atmospheric Science online course during December 7-14, 2020. (61 participants from 11 countries)
       -    Planned in UN/Austria Symposium 2021 Post-Symposium Capacity Building event: Space Applications for Food Systems, UNOOSA-
            ISRO/CSSTEAP-ESA-NASA collaboration for training courses on the Application of EO Technologies for Agriculture during Oct. 5 & 7, 2021

   Good practice in combating covid-19 and lessons learnt
      - CSSTEAP jointly organized Phase I of MOOC on Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management with UNOOSA during Oct. 2020 to
            January, 2021. About 29,727 participants from 104 countries participated in the MOOC.
       - Phase II of MOOC on Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management was launched on June 01, 2021 and will continue till Nov. 30, 2021.
       - Other courses through Distance Learning Programmes (DLP) and Webinar are also being planned.

   ❑ Other issues, including requests for assistance, advice on partnerships and agreements you participate in, new and innovative
     activities or advances relating to the use of space applications in your country/organization, etc.
      - Networking with institutions like ESCAP, UNSPIDER, ICIMOD for contributing towards sustainable development in this region.

Country wise Participation in MOOC Phase-I

       104 countries

THANK YOU
Contact person: Dr. Prakash Chauhan
      Director, CSSTEAP, India
        cssteap@iirs.gov.in