EDUCATION CENTERS FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN AFRCA :

The success and the sustainability of space-based interventions in disaster management and emergency response in Africa depend not only on the availability of the technology and infrastructure, but on relevant knowledge of how the technology can be applied in a fast and efficient manner during a disaster. Consequently, capacity development in the deployment, manipulation and application of space technology in a disaster setting is imperative. As a result, a list of institutions in Africa that provide training in the application of space technology for disaster management is presented below:

	Regional Center for Training in Aerospace Surveys, Nigeria.
	Africa Center for Disaster Studies, South Africa.
	Africa Centre for Meterological Application for Development, Niamey, Niger.
	Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa (DMISA), South Africa.
	Disaster Management Solutions (DMS), South Africa.
	International Center for Emergency Preparedness Training, (INTER-CEPT) Nairobi, Kenya.
	Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Science, Tripoli, Libya.
	African Regional Centre for Space Science & Technology Education- English Language(ARCSSTE-E), Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
	African Regional Center for Space Science & Technology Education- in French Language(ACESSTE - F), Rabat, Morocco.