Early warning systems based on satellite imagery and data have already been playing a vital role in saving the world from natural disasters like earthquake, tsunami, floods etc. and now is the time to use the immense capabilities of space technologies to solve the problems of locust swarms. Realizing this need, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) through its UN-SPIDER programme and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) jointly organized a Webinar on Space-based inputs for Locust early warning and preparedness on Friday 12 June 2020.