Question: Which of the following UN agency has recently endorsed the CEOS COAST a multinational project co-led by ISRO and NOAA?
a) UNICEF
b) UNESCO
c) UNEP
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- On 8 June 2021; a multinational project co-led by ISRO and NOAA was endorsed by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.
- The project is known as Committee on Earth Observation Satellites—Coastal Observations, Applications, Services, and Tools (CEOS COAST).
- ISRO and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from the US joined together to improve satellite based observations of the Ocean.
- UN body endorsed the ISRO- IOAA project due to their use of innovative technology, and for fostering trust and collaboration among scientists.
- UN body acknowledged the accuracy of coastal data based on satellite and land-based observations by the CEOS COAST.
- CEOS COAST and Its pilot projects are uniquely capable of using Earth Observation technologies to meet several of the 17 UN-designated sustainable development goals for the Ocean Decade initiative.
- The themes of these projects include disaster risk reduction and coastal resilience among continental shorelines and small island nations.
- Their work will improve the way we study how the sea can affect the land such as- large-scale flooding events,
- How land usage affects coastal ecosystems,
- Water quality issues and the root causes of coastal runoff and sediment deposits.
By – Rajesh Tripathi