Space Technology for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in ASEAN

Management Approaches The African Space Strategy, Statute of the African Space Agency, and the African Space Policy collectively guide and shape space exploration, utilisation, and governance of the African Union. [...] The space policy details the frameworks and arrangements necessary for the implementation of the strategy and the functioning of the space agency as in the statute. [...] Progress in ASEAN In Southeast Asia, Indonesia pioneered the enactment of national space legislation in 2013 through the Indonesia Space Act (ISA), followed by the Philippines in 2019 with the Philippine Space Act. [...] Prospects for the Region As climate change exacerbates the impacts of disasters in ASEAN and takes into consideration the value of space technology for HADR, the need to coordinate efforts becomes more evident. [...] While progress in legislating the development and use of space technology remains at the national level, drawing from the African and European models could provide insights on the benefits of concerted space endeavours.