The 'Space and Major Disasters' International Charter

摘要

Considering on the one hand the increasing number of major disasters, and on the other the interest shown by Civil Protection Authorities in space techniques, ESA and the French national space Agency CNES announced their intention to set a co-ordinated Means of access to space facilities and tools, at the UNISPACE III Conference in Vienna in July 1999. The International Charter on 'Space And Major Disasters' was subsequently signed on 20 June 2000 by Both Agencies, followed by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on 20 October 2000.