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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThe 16th CEOS Plenary Meeting was attended by about a hundred high-level representatives of international space agencies and their major partners, such as the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme. At left is Dr Souléye Wade, Deputy Director for course management at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Dakar, Senegal, speaking with Yoji Furuhama, Executive Director of Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA).