Artemis Accord
- December 16, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Artemis Accord
Subject :Science and Technology
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- US-Africa Leadership Summit: Nigeria & Rwanda become first African signatories of Artemis Accords on space collaboration
Artemis Accord on space collaboration:
- Announced by NASA and the US Department of State in 2020.
- They are a set of principles to guide the next phase in space exploration and promote the beneficial use of space for all of humanity.
- This accord ensures that space exploration is conducted in a safe, sustainable and transparent manner and in full compliance with international law.
- A total of 23 nations have signed on to the Artemis Accords.
- Nigeria and Rwanda are the first from Africa to sign the accord.
- The other signatories to the accords are the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, and Ukraine. Brazil is planning to sign the accord.
- India has not signed the Artemis accord yet.
US-Africa Leadership Summit:
- Held on Dec 13, in Washington D.C., USA.
- to advance space exploration and address issues such as climate change and the global food crisis.
- Commercial space cooperation engaging the private sector was also discussed between US and Africa.
- The World Bank-supported drought risk protection programme known as ‘DRIVE’ is in collaboration with the governments of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.