05.02.2008

More than 60 attended Aid and Trade 2008 GIS workshop

The workshop organised by ESRI and UNOSAT raised major interest at the International Aid and Trade Conference and exhibition in Geneva, January 29 & 30, 2008. The 60+ attendees included professionals of UN agencies, NGOs, and the private sector.

The presentations of Mr Alain Retière (UNOSAT), Luc St Pierre (UNHCR), Menghestab Haile (WFP) and Steeve Ebener (WHO) are now available for download:

• Alain Retière, UNOSAT
  Satellites for humanitarian mapping in crisis response , early recovery and vulnerability reduction, [PDF, 7.2 MB]
• Menghestab Haile, WFP
  The role of GIS in delivering Effective Humanitarian Assistance, [PDF, 5.4 MB]
• Steeve Ebener, WHO
  Geo-data preparedness: trying to be ready at the time of a crisis, [PDF, 1 MB]
• Luc St Pierre, UNHCR
  Using Geographic Information for better management of resources in refugee camps, [PDF, 3.2 MB]

From left to right: Emanuele Gennai, ESRI; Alain Retière, UNOSAT; Menghestab Haile, WFP; Luc St Pierre, UNHCR and Steeve Ebener, WHO.

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