What becomes even more important in the proactive use of satellite data for the purpose of mitigating disaster damages is collaboration between international space and disaster management agencies. A cooperative relationship going beyond national borders needs to be built from a humanitarian standpoint with the aim of reducing disaster damage.

I think the data from THEOS can support Sentinel Asia, and if disasters such as a flood, landslide or forest fire, drought or tsunami, earthquake occur in another country,and if it is a serious disaster, so Thailand can support.

We are the data center, we are the data provider; we can distribute the data from satellite, Earth observation satellite, to other countries immediately with WINDS, because WINDS has really high-speed communication. To have the advantage for the high-speed communication for Asian countries is really important.

I think PALSAR data is a very unique source for us to understand how flood occur, happen and also show water can better discharge from the inner land to the river. From such point of view, we can compute what amount decrease, and we can estimate the capacity of water discharge system also relating to the pumping station, and if it was enough or not and how and where to improve.

I think it is a very, very good idea and very good organization, so some developing country like Vietnam can receive the observation data freely so we can use the data to control and mitigation the disaster problem in our country.

International cooperation on disaster risk reduction is not a political issue. I think that the cooperation on disaster risk reduction is humanitarian assistance. In this context, those countries such as Japan, Korea, India and Thai, make the contribution to Sentinel Asia by providing their satellite imagery to Sentinel Asia is very symbolic cooperation initiative of humanitarian assistance.

After I analyze data, we submit to the line agency, the relevant institution to find information how much area affected by flood and also how many people affected by flood by using satellite image. In the near future, Sentinel Asia, I think that it is very useful for us.

Number of countries that surround us, we know with our experience they are still not in a good position to do that analysis by themselves. Until they develop their capacities, we have to provide the new output, new products for them. Therefore, I think it will take some time for them to develop their capacities. Until that, we'll try to provide the good data as well as valuable products for them, for their disaster risk management activities.

Satellite is one of the advantage to covering a wide area and most earliest detection of fire. So, this is a very important technique to detect fire as soon as possible. So this is the idea of Sentinel Asia covering Asian regions窶杯he most earliest fire detection. The other areas like Africa and Latin America, there are also occurring huge fire in the regions. So, once Sentinel Asia develop the system, we may introduce the system to other regions like Africa and Latin America also.

It is a great honor for Lao PDR to finally have the opportunity to organize the 4th Sentinel Asia Operational Training.

We should employ all measures, including Earth observation from satellite shooting, in order to reduce... disaster reduction. And, we also have to cooperate in Sentinel Asia.

Most of the countries are not fully equipped with space-based information. So, this framework, the Sentinel Asia framework, will definitely help these countries.

I've been working for disaster management in our country. I just thought that this training will be helpful for us to manage disaster in our country since it's satellite-based training, and I think it will be useful for us in our country.

I'm from the Disaster Management Center, the only authority to coordinate all the disaster in Sri Lanka. This agency started after tsunami 2006, so we are a very young agency. I will convey all this program and the skills I have gained from here to my staff, my colleagues, an definitely I have to conduct that.

I'm pleasured to hear that India, Korea and Thailand have been providing their earth observation satellite data to Sentinel Asia. Japan will also further enrich the observation network.

At the end of the day, we have to use our technology in a wise way, and technology serves the well-being and progress of people. And therefore, I would say this new way of networking, not networking just within Earth but also outside of Earth, with Earth, with our communities, and therefore, I usually think of linkages and partnerships between the global, the regional as well as our local communities but now, there is another level, and this is outer space technologies.