United Nations/ Islamic Republic of Iran Regional Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for Environmental Security, Disaster Rehabilitation and Sustainable Development


Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 8 – 12 May 2004

Final Programme

  • 1630 – 1800 Discussion Panel 1 – Building Upon Success Stories and Limitations for Further Use
    Chairperson: Mr. A. TAVAKOLI (Amir Kabir University of Technology, Iran)
    Rapporteur: Ms. Ghaida ABU-RUMMAN (Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre, Jordan)
    • Mr. Abd-Alla GAD (National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences – NARSS, Egypt)
    • Mr. Talal DARWISH (National Centre for Remote Sensing, National Council for Scientific Research, Lebanon)
    • Mr. Ahmed SAYEED (Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization – SPARRSO, Bangladesh)
    • Mr. A.A. ALESHEIKH (School of Civil Engineering – K.N. Toosi University)
  • Sunday 9 May
  • 0900 - 1030 Presentation Session 2 – Crisis and Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Chairperson: Mr. Mohammad MORABBI (Iran Space Agency)
    Rapporteur: Ms. Farzaneh Rahimi (Iran Space Agency)
    • Mr. Z. SHOU and Mr. D. HARRINGTON (Earthquake Prediction Center)
      – “Bam Earthquake Prediction and Space Technology” (Mr. Ansari AMOLI from Iran Space Agency will present on behalf of Mr. ZHOU)
    • Mr. Ahmed SAYEED (Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization – SPARRSO, Bangladesh) – “Space Technology Applications in Disaster Monitoring and Management in Bangladesh”
    • Mr. Hassan REZAZADEH (Telecommunication Company of Iran)
      – “Study and Design of Portable Communication Systems for Disaster Relief in Iran”
    • Mr. A. SEDAGHAT KERDAR (Meteorological Institute – Iranian Meteorological Organisation)
      – “Meteorological Satellite Applications for Communication and Salvage”

  • 1030 - 1100 Tea Break

    1100 - 1230 Presentation Session 3 – Environmental Security
    Chairperson: Mr. Kasim AL-SAADI (Remote Sensing Centre, Ministry of Science and Technology, Iraq)
    Rapporteur: Mr. Kiran Kumar KARKI (Ministry of Population and Environment, Nepal)
    • Mr. Aflatun HASANOV (Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency – ANASA, Azerbaijan)
      – “Space Technology and International Cooperation for Environmental Monitoring of the Caspian Coastal Zone”
    • Mr. M. BAHRAMI (Aerospace Research Institute, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology) –
      “Environmental Security”
    • Mr. Talal DARWISH (National Centre for Remote Sensing, National Council for Scientific Research, Lebanon)
      - “Land Degradation in Lebanon: Vulnerability of Soil Resources to Desertification”
    • Ms. Ghaida ABU-RUMMAN (Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre, Jordan)
      – “Remote Sensing Techniques as a Tool to Detect Pollution in the Gulf of Aqaba”
  • 1230 - 1400 Lunch

    1400 - 1600 Presentation Session 4 – Sustainable Development
    Chairperson: Mr. Helal ALI SALEH AL REISHI (Environmental Monitoring Authority –
    EPA, Yemen)
    Rapporteur: Mr. Said RAHMAN (Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission –
    SUPARCO, Pakistan)
    • Mr. Abd-Alla GAD (National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences – NARSS, Egypt)
      – “A Parametric Approach in Assessment of Soil Degradation Using Remote Sensing and GIS - A Case Study in North Sinai, Egypt”
    • Mr. Muzafar MALIKOV (Tashkent Scientific Research Institute of Space Engineering, Space Research Centre, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan) –
      “The Importance of Snowmelt Runoff Modelling for Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention”
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