Saving lives when disasters strike

Every year, millions of people around the world are affected by natural or human-made disasters. The increased frequency and intensity of disasters such as storms and floods, coupled with the exposure of vulnerable populations and assets, have put disasters high on the list of modern-day challenges. 

With 16 members, the International Charter Space and Major Disasters takes advantage of observations from a multitude of satellites and provides a unified system of space data acquisition and delivery to support disaster management.