Framework for regional cooperation on space technology supported disaster reduction strategies in Asia and the Pacific: study report prepared for the meeting of experts on space applications for disaster management, Chiang Mai, 25-28 July 2005

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has been promoting the integration of disaster management in development planning, the operational use of space technology in operational disaster management and regional cooperative mechanisms in space technology applications for disaster management. Regional cooperative mechanisms would facilitate equitable sharing of benefits of space technology development and applications among all countries in the region. This study provides the framework and suggested modalities of regional cooperative mechanisms to address drought and floods and related disasters, and suggested actions towards the institutionalization of the mechanisms.