UN/Austria Symposium 2023 - Space for climate action: space applications and technologies for sustainability on Earth

Organizer

The Symposium is organized by

• the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
• the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
• the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
• the European Space Agency ESA
• AUSTROSPACE
• the City of Graz
• the Province of Styria
• Joanneum Research
• the Graz University of Technology

This year's symposium is part of a series to discuss the important contributions of space applications and technologies in tackling the challenges of climate change.

The focus of the symposium is to showcase the most recent initiatives, experiences and best practices in mitigating and adapting to climate change and supporting sustainability on Earth.

Further to creating awareness of how Member States use space technologies, the symposium will highlight how the space sector is being adapted to reduce its own impact on the climate crisis. The symposium would collect ideas and contributions to define future activities.

The Program will focus on the following topics:

• Case studies on using space applications for adaptation to the climate crisis at the country-level in Slovenia, Egypt and/or Brazil;
• Specific recent innovative use of space applications to mitigate the impact of the climate crisis, in the areas of transport, energy production, or food production;
• Changes in space engineering practices and innovations to reduce the contribution of space activities to the climate crisis, as well as regulatory incentives for their adoption.

Find the full programme here:
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/schedule/2023/un-austria-symposium-2023.html

Target Audience

The symposium is aimed at

• representatives from intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations
• research and development institutions
• policy and decision-makers
• senior experts
• scientists
• engineers
• university educators, especially from developing countries
• representatives from the space applications industry
• members of the diplomatic community

The Office for Outer Space Affairs is committed to supporting gender mainstreaming in its programmes and advocates for balanced representation from different perspectives.

Participant Information

Registration

Registration is free of charge.

Deadlines for submission

• Deadline for submission of abstract: 11 June 2023
• Deadline for registration to attend in-person: 30 June 2023
• Deadline for registration to attend online: 7 September 2023

Those interested to participate in-person will be selected up to the maximum capacity of the room, based on relevant professional and/or academic experience.

Online participation will be accepted until the maximum technical capacity of the web-based communication platform is reached.  

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
E-Mail: unoosa-events@un.org