Space-based technology to help deal with disasters

China will work more closely with other nations to better use its assets in outer space to manage disasters, a senior official said on Monday.

"Given the increasing impact of global climate change we will further promote the use of space-based technologies in disaster management," said Pang Chenmin, director of the National Disaster Reduction Center.

Peng was speaking at the three-day United Nations International Conference on Space-Based Technologies for Disaster Management, which opened in Beijing.