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Space Diplomacy: UNOOSA and United Kingdom on Global Space-Related Climate Action Efforts
With the support of the UK Space Agency, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs has published a report on the use of space technology to support climate action. At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), the report was released to coincide with Earth Information Day. It aims to improve understanding of how selected stakeholders are utilizing space technology.
Satellites in environmental monitoring programs include an optical sensor to monitor changes in the color of Earth’s surfaces, which can be used, for example, to monitor ocean biology and water quality. / Picture: © European Space Agency / Flickr Attribution (CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Organizations can use the report to identify collaboration opportunities and domains for future development and evolution as well as gain insight into how entities inside and outside the United Nations are using space for climate action.
There is a well-coordinated and evolving stakeholder landscape in climate science, research, and policy, according to the report. Coordination…
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