Geo-Cradle participated in UN-SPIDER / ZFL Regional Virtual Expert Meeting for Southern Africa “Space-based Solutions for Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response” which took place virtually from 13-15 July 2021.

The UN-SPIDER / ZFL Regional Virtual Expert Meeting brought together scientists to raise awareness regarding applications of space technologies in hazard monitoring and explore ways to enhance the use of space technologies in disaster risk management, response and recovery applications in Southern Africa.

GEO-CRADLE presented the FloodHub sytem for flood early warning and monitoring, the Forest Fire Information System (ffis) for wildfire early warning and monitoring and the FireHub ,an active fire detection service for effectively monitoring forest fires all over Greece.