Asia-Pacific Plan of Action for Space Applications(2018-2030)
Space Applications Section
ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division
United Nations ESCAP

9th GEOSS
Asia-Pacific Symposium
11-13 January 2017
Tokyo, Japan

Changing global development landscape
Global frameworks:•••

Sustainable Development Goals
Sendai Framework for DRR
Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Gaps and challenges:••

Capacity gap between countries actively using earth observation and those that could
benefit but don’t know how…
Communication gap between potential end users and space community…

Opportunities for RESAP:•••Existing Asia-Pacific Plan of Action for Space Applications and GIS for SustainableDevelopment (2012-2017) is coming to an end
Need for a new Asia-Pacific Plan of Action for Space Applications (2018-2030)
Request by member states to organise a 3rd Ministerial Conference on Space
Applications in 2018

20th ICC on RESAP and the Asia-Pacific Space
Leaders Forum• The 20th Intergovernmental Consultative Committee (ICC) on Regional
Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development (RESAP) took
place from 30 October – 1 November 2016
• Practitioners from the space community discussed the potential role ofRESAP among the new global development landscape• Asia-Pacific Space Leaders Forum followed on 2 November 2016
• Declaration by Asia-Pacific Space Leaders on Applications of SpaceTechnology to support implementation of the 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment adopted• Specific inputs to the Declaration of Asian Ministerial Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction, 2 – 5 November 2016, New Delhi

Vision for RESAP
The 20th ICC on RESAP suggested the following:
Pillars:
Disaster Risk Reduction
and Resilience• Disaster Risk Management• Resilience for food security
and agriculture

Environment and NaturalResources• Urban Development• Freshwater management• Land Use and Ecosystem
Services• Coastal areas and fisheries• Improving Air Quality andMonitoring the AtmosphereGeo-spatial information for
infrastructure and services• Geospatial Information
Management Infrastructure• Health, Education and Social
Services

Modalities of implementation:
Timely provision of near real-time satellite imagery
Skills and capacity to address existing gaps and emerging challenges
Institutional development through emerging technology, knowledge products, standards and procedures

Asia-Pacific Plan of Action 2018-2030• New Asia-Pacific Plan of Action for Space Applications (20182030)– To encompass international, regional and national level interventions– To elaborate on the main pillars and thematic areas– To identify modes of implementation– To identify potential implementation partners– To identify reporting structure– To encourage and formalise commitments from members– To identify different stakeholder groups including end-users

Proposed timeline of activities•

Priority activities can be identified/outlined in the New Asia-Pacific Plan of Action forSpace Applications (2018-2030).

•New Plan of Action (2018-2030) to be drafted in consultation with all member States,
relevant stakeholders and other ESCAP divisions, during 2017.

•Draft Plan of Action (2018-2030) to be discussed during the 21st Intergovernmental
Consultative Committee (ICC) on RESAP.

•Final Plan of Action (2018-2030) to be adopted at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial
Conference on Space Applications in 2018 and/or Commission Session

Outcomes of Space
Leaders Forum Nov
2016

Revise the ToR onRESAP in Q1 2017

New PoA 2018-2030
to be drafted in Q22017

Discuss draft PoA at
21st ICC on RESAP inQ3 2017

Adoption at 2018
Ministerial
Conference