From 26 to 30 September 2022, a UN-SPIDER expert team visited the Philippines to support the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and other organizations in strengthening their work related to Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response by effective use of space-based information. This Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) had been requested by the Philippines Space Agency (https://philsa.gov.ph/) in close collaboration with the members of the NDRRMC.
If your day doesn’t start without the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, then this story is for you. The districts of Kodagu, Hassan and Chikmagalur in Karnataka together produce more than 70 per cent of India’s coffee.