The Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development (RESAP) of the UN-ESCAP is the UNESCAP’s regional programme for promoting the use of space technologies for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific Region.

A consultative meeting on ‘Regional Cooperative Mechanisms on Space Applications for Effective Disaster Management and Sustainable Development’ and the 15th Session of the intergovernmental Consultative Committee on Space Applications for Sustainable Development’ organized by the UNESCAP and hosted by the Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT).

The objective of the consultative meeting is to discuss and review the regional cooperative mechanisms on affordable access and effective use of space-based tools and applications for disaster management and other development concerns, and to provide inputs to the Intergovernmental Consultative Committee which will provide guidance to the members and the secretariat on promotion of the same in the region.

The two events will be attended by delegates from countries in the Asia and Pacific region, UN-ESCAP and other related regional organizations.