SWF Statement – UN COPUOS STSC, Exchange of Views: Space Sustainability, SSA, and Global Cooperation (February 2015)

This statement outlines Secure World Foundation’s activities since June 2014 across its three strategic pillars: space sustainability, space policy and law, and international cooperation for human and environmental security. Key highlights include:

• Emerging Space Economies: Co-sponsoring a Wilton Park conference discussing space’s role in economic development.
• Earth Observation (EO): Hosting a US-China workshop on EO data policy, emphasizing its role in disaster management and environmental monitoring.
• SRTM-2 Data Release: Supporting global capacity building following the release of high-resolution elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
• Space Situational Awareness (SSA): Leading the AMOS Dialogue to bridge commercial and governmental SSA efforts, and updating global SSA fact sheets.
• Planetary Defense: Hosting a workshop for the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) focused on communicating NEO risks and mitigation planning.
• Legal & Policy Work: Sponsoring space law workshops and supporting youth participation at the 2014 IAC, including on-orbit satellite servicing discussions.
• RF Interference: Co-hosting a conference on deliberate and unintentional radio frequency interference and its implications.
• Security Dialogues: Organizing a UNGA side event with UNIDIR on implementing the GGE’s TCBM recommendations and enhancing multilateral coordination.
• Public Engagement: Hosting panels and webinars on topics including SSA, maritime domain awareness, space weather, and Arctic sustainability.

The statement reaffirms SWF’s commitment to advancing cooperative solutions that ensure the peaceful, secure, and sustainable use of outer space for all humanity.