Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific CSSTEAP Affiliated to Unit

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Capacity Building in Space Science and Technology
for Management and Mitigation of Natural
Disasters in Asia and the Pacific Karl Harmsen
(CSSTEAP
ITC)


UN Regional Workshop on the Use of Space
Technology for Disaster Management for Asia and
the Pacific 11-16 November 2002, UNCC, Bangkok,
Thailand
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Centre for Space Science Technology Education
in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP) Affiliated to
the United Nations

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• CSSTEAP was formally established on 1st November
  1995 at New Delhi.
• The Centres Headquarters are located in
  Dehradun.
• Educational programmes are conducted at campuses
  in Ahmedabad and Dehradun.
• Cooperation Agreement with United Nations was
  signed in May 1996.
• CSSTEAP is administered by a Governing Board
  consisting of representatives from the 14 member
  countries of Asia-Pacific region and the United
  Nations

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CSSTEAP Organizational Structure
Secretary, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India
Governing Board
CSSTEAP
Linkages
Advisory Committee
Coordination Committee
SAC Ahmedabad SATCOM SATMET
IIRS Dehradun RS GIS
PRL Ahmedabad Space Atmosph. Science
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Advisory Committee
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INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES

• UN-OOSA, Vienna, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, UNESCO, Delhi
• ICIMOD, Nepal, COSTED, NAM ST Centre
• GDTA-CNES, ISU, France
• ICS-UNIDO, TWAS, Italy
• ITC, The Netherlands
• In 2001 a workshop was organized by UN-OOSA in
  Frascati, Italy, to review the curricula of the
  Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology
  Education.

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• The core educational programme of CSSTEAP
  consists of M.Tech programmes (9 months PG course
  plus 1 year research project) in
• Remote Sensing and Geographic Information
  Systems (RS GIS)
• Satellite Meteorology Global Climate (SATMET)
• Satellite Communications and Global Positioning
  Systems (SATCOM)
• Space and Atmospheric Sciences (Space Science)

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Management and Mitigation of Natural Disasters -
true natural disasters - degradation of natural
resources and the quality of the environment -
threats to food security and human health
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Management and Mitigation of Natural Disasters -
spatial information RS GIS -
natural resources environment RS GIS -
weather-related disasters (cyclones, drought,
floods) SATMET - communication navigation
SATCOM - climate change, e.g., sea-level rise and
threats to food security Space Science
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In addition to PG/M.Tech. Courses, CSSTEAP also
conducts short term courses/ Workshops in areas
of RS GIS, SATCOM, SATMET and Space Science
disciplines at regular intervals in all the host
institutions.
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OUR STUDENTS

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RS GIS SATCOM SATMET SPACE SC.
25 Students 14 Countries
1996

23 Students 14 Countries
13 Students 9 Countries
1997-98
10 Students 7 Countries
21 Students 11 Countries
17 Students 10 Countries
1998-99
17 Students 11 Countries
18 Students 8 Countries
1999-00
19 Students 13 Countries
21 Students 13 Countries
9 Students 5 Countries
2000-01
14 Students 8 Countries
2001-02
20 Students 13 Countries
Total of 403 students from 39 countries 227 in
long courses and 176 students in short courses
and workshops.
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Member Countries of CSSTEAP Non-member Countries
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Countries with 5 or more PG students Countries
with less than 5 PG students
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CSSTEAP member, 5 or more students CSSTEAP
member, less than 5 students Non-CSSTEAP member,
5 or more students Non-CSSTEAP member, less than
5 students
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