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Enabling & Support

Proceedings from the Workshop on Space and Migration

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ESA / Enabling & Support / Preparing for the Future / Space for Earth / Space for Sustainable Development

An informal meeting at ESA's Technology Centre (ESTEC), organised as a follow-up from an internal jam session that took place in September 2015, hoped to find some concrete solutions to some of the most critical migration issues.

The table below represents the talks given by both external and internal attendees. Where possible links to the respective presentations are given.

External speakers:

 

Organisation

Speaker

Action Aid NL Liesbeth van Brink
Wetlands International Lammert Hilarides
UNOSAT Lars Bromley
REACH International Matthew Wencel
ICMPD Gabriela Abado
SatCen Patricia Romeyro
EMSA Leendert Bal
IOM Susanne Melde

Internal speakers:

Topic

Speaker

Space for Migration Isabelle Duvaux-Béchon, Head Global Challenges and Partnerships Coordination Office
Earth Observation for migration flows Gordon Campbell, Earth Observation
Earth Observation to prevent root causes of migration - Sustainable Development Goals Gordon Campbell, Jérôme Bequignon, Earth Observation
EOP's activities related to food security and the development of a Thematic Exploitation Platform Espen Volden, Earth Observation
ARTES Applications supporting migration issues – overview and examples of projects Rita Rinaldo, Davide Tomassini, Telecommunications &  Integrated Applications
Overview of ESA's Health related activities
(relevant to migration)
Arnaud Runge, Technology
Contributions to Life support aspects Brigitte Lamaze, Technology
HRE activities potentially relevant to migration issues Jason Hatton, Human Spaceflight & Robotic Exploration
Technology Transfer and Business Incubation Centres addressing the mitigation issues Niels Eldering, Technology
Search & Rescue Galileo Presented for Igor Stojkovic, Navigation
Antenna for disaster relief Peter de Maagt, Telecommunications & Integrated Applications
Early detection of communities adversely affected by mining sites in developing countries Kjetil Wormnes, Technology
Alcantara concept Presented for Andres Galvez, Technology
ESTEC CDF for migration: pursuing end-user-oriented results in a concurrent way  Ilaria Roma, Technology
What is already out there? Michele Le Saux, Telecommunications / Navigation Support
Humanitarian Relief Fund, Sustainable Development and Migration Chiara Lombardi, ESTEC Humanitarian Relief Fund

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