The UN uses space technology to manage the planet

According to a reporter at the United Nations, on March 8, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon stated that the United Nations is taking advantage of space technologies in a global joint effort for a safe world. more and more prosperous.

He emphasized that the joint research of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Agency for the Universe (UNOOSA) and the International Science Council (ICS), announced March 8, confirming the benefits. and clear knowledge of space technology enhances the ability of mankind to manage the planet as well as effectively respond to global challenges.

Space technology enhances the ability of mankind to manage the planet

Climate change threatens to impact ecosystems and all areas of sustainable development, from food, energy, and water to political and economic stability, prosperity and security. security and life of humanity in the future. Global terrestrial and space-based systems of global importance are vital for humanity to effectively cope with these threats.

The study also highlights ways in which UN organizations use information from the universe to monitor the Earth's climate and support policy-making processes for forecasting, adapting and reducing work. dynamics of climate change.

The UN Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change (IPCC) has emphasized the need to further understand the process of taking place in the oceans to enhance the capacity of policymaking and social response. with climate change. Fluctuations in sea level, the melting of permafrost and glacial glaciers at Earth poles are identified as important parameters of climate change.

The color of the oceans is an index that identifies 17 biological activities of life and biochemical status in the oceans. These factors help forecast hazards for densely populated coastal areas and low-lying areas vulnerable to natural disasters.