Around 200 delegates from different countries and 250 experts from international space agencies, including NASA, are expected to participate in the International Conference on Climate Change and Disaster Management to be hosted by the Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) here from February 26 to 28, 2015.
The event, targeting scientists and policymakers, is being organised in association with the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Institute of Space Law.
Primary objective“One of the primary objectives of the meet is to help narrow the knowledge and resources gap between developed and developing nations,” former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), G. Madhavan Nair told reporters here on Wednesday. “Space systems have contributed significantly to the understanding of climate change and its causes.
A deeper technical understanding of climate change is a crucial scientific and social issue because it allows decision-makers to tackle the challenges faced by their nations and the world.”
KSCSTE executive vice-president V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai said the conference would examine the issues from a policy and legal perspective.
Disaster managementThe latest advancements and the future of Earth Science systems and data distribution network, climate change data protocols and database creation and climate analysis and modelling would be discussed.
Specific issues related to disaster management like the use of space systems to analyse vulnerability to climate-related disasters and warning systems would also be taken up.
Various State and Central government departments; research organisations such as ISRO, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Centre for Earth Science Studies; and various other national laboratories will be major partners in the event.
