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UN-SPIDER is a platform that facilitates the use of space technologies for disaster emergency response in countries.
NADMO General Manager Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, who reported this during an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday, said that NADMO had been admitted to the platform after his technical officers had attended various training sessions in Bonn, Vienna and Beijing at the end of last year.
He added that Ghana had thus become the first country in West Africa to be connected to the platform, adding that since its current position, NADMO was positioned to help others West African countries to deal with disasters when they were in distress.
How it works
Explaining how the system works, Nana Agyemang-Prempeh said that in the event of a major disaster, trained NADMO officers using a laptop would receive satellite images of what was happening in the region in a matter of seconds. the disaster area to allow the nation to respond appropriately.
He said Ghana's disaster management strategy shifted from mechanical detection to remote sensing, where emergency response could reach disaster areas wherever they occur, without much difficulty.
Legislative instrument
Nana Agyemang-Prempeh said that two years after the leadership change, NADMO had experienced significant changes in its operations.
For example, he said, work on the Legislative Instrument (LOI) for the implementation of the new 2016 NADMO Law (Law 927) was almost completed and would soon be presented to Parliament.
He said that a lot of work had been done to ensure that NADMO strengthened its operations to manage disasters more effectively.
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