Disaster Management, Resilience of System and Space Information Technologies

AuthorMaksym Sokiran
PositionPh.D. in Law, Scientific and Research Institute of Public Law (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Pages120-130
Advanced Space Law, Volume 3, 2019
120
Disaster Management, Resilience of System and Space
Information Technologies
Maksym Sokiran1
Ph.D. in Law, Scientic and Research Institute of Public Law (Kyiv, Ukraine)
E-mail: maxim.sokiran@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-2012
The quantity of natural disasters is constantly growing; it is becoming increasingly
dicult to overcome their consequences. The resilience of the system is constantly checked for
durability, so it is important to understand how to manage natural disasters. The use of space-
based information technologies, such as satellite systems of Earth`s observation, meteorology,
navigation and telecommunications, plays a signicant role for in the disaster prevention
and response as well as in strengthening sustainable development. The author analyzes the
international and national legal and regulatory framework, the existing scientic challenges
on this issue. The article is devoted to the study of various international initiatives for the use
of information obtained through space activities for the purpose of prevention, mitigation and
relief operations. The article denes the concept of “system resilience” and the role of space
information technology to manage natural disasters and to strengthen the sustainability of the
world community and regions.
Keywords: space, management, system resilience, disasters, natural disasters,
space meteorology, satellite telecommunication and navigation systems, Outer Space Treaty.
Received: February 6, 2019; accepted: March 10, 2019
Advanced Space Law, Volume 3, 2019: 120-130.
https://doi.org/10.29202/asl/2019/3/10
Introduction
Despite the importance of space information technologies for disaster management and the
participation of a number of national and international organizations in promoting the use of
space for disaster management, this is still a relatively unknown area. Members of academic
community, industry, government and wide audience could benet from bridging this gap and
developing knowledge of how space technology is used to prepare, respond and recover from
disasters.
Every year, people and communities throughout the Earth are suering from disasters
and severe destructions. This can be either the result of devastating weather conditions such
© Sokiran, Maksym, 2019

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