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News

Geo4NGO website

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The Geo4NGO website has been launched. It provides an exchange platform of information between humanitarian NGOs on the use of geo-information techniques. The webiste is open to the communication of users experience.

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Web: http://www.geo4ngo.org



Documents

Deliverable: Dissemination Plan

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The dissemination plan of the ISIS project is now available for download.

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Download Here


Geo4NGO workshop : "For a better use of geographical information techniques in humanitarian organisations”

Brussels, Belgium, 9th January 2003

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The ISIS consortium organises a one-day workshop that aims at exchanging information and experiences related to the use of geographical information techniques in humanitarian non-governmental organisations. Requirements for the potential future use of geographical information techniques will be underlined.

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Program and PowerPoint presentation

The NGOs'morning

9h00

Arrival and registration of NGOs

9h30

Opening session

Welcome

H. Hansen, Keyobs

Isis presentation

H. Hansen, Keyobs

Introduction to the Geo4NGO workshop, objectives

H. Hansen, Keyobs

10h00

NGO practice with geographical information techniques

HUMAN, a humanitarian mapping service

R. Carrier, MSF Belgium

The interest of spatial analysis to study the causes of malnutrition - the example of Afghanistan

S. Montenbault and C. Blin, ACF-AAH France

The ICRC experience in mapping

R. Conti, ICRC

Open discussion

11h30

Coffee break

12h00

NGOs' needs and requirements

ISIS Questionnaire, a synthesis of the results

F. Landsberg and E. Wolff (ULB)

 

Open discussion

13h00

Lunch

 

The everybody’s afternoon

14h00

Arrival and registration for external

14h30

Introduction

Geo4NGO workshop

H. Hansen, Keyobs

14h45

The external vision

Can novel technologies contribute to humanitarian relief ?

R. Carrier, MSF Belgium

Mapping Support to DG-ECHO activities

D. Al Khudhairy, JRC

Open plenary discussion

15h45

Coffee break

16h15

The NGO vision

NGOs’ requirements for application of geographical information techniques - Summary of NGOs’ morning

J. Syne, Création

Open plenary discussion

17h00

Conclusions


 

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