ISRO takes up lead role of 'International Charter Space and Major Disasters'
India, through
ISRO
, once again demonstrated its initiative in space-based
disaster management
by assuming the lead role of the "
International Charter Space and Major Disasters
" for six months from April 2025, the space agency said on Saturday.
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The lead role tenure started with the
National Remote Sensing Centre
(
NRSC
)/ISRO organising the 53rd meeting of the Charter in Hyderabad during April 14-17, it said.
According to ISRO, it witnessed the participation of major global space agencies (with 22 foreign delegates attending in person) engaged in space-based disaster management activities.
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"India is signatory to the Charter which celebrates its
25th anniversary
in 2025, with ISRO being a founder member. The Charter functions as a collaborative framework involving 17 member organisations, who voluntarily provide
Earth observation data
and value-added products for managing disasters occurring globally," the space agency said in a statement.
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan addressed the board members of the International Charter and reiterated its commitment to the Charter in using
space technology
for disaster management support.
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"During the lead role period for the next six months, NRSC/ISRO would be coordinating the
global disaster response
efforts of the Charter using
space-based assets
, including managing the activation requests, rapid dissemination of products, leading strategic planning, and facilitating training, outreach and capacity-building activities," it said.
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