Earth Information Day (EID) provides a platform for dialogue, enabling the exchange of information on the state of the global climate system and advancements in systematic observation (FCCC/SBSTA/2019/2 para. 58).

EID 2025 will feature an opening segment, a plenary session providing updates related to the global climate system and sustaining long-term  observations and from Earth observation initiatives, followed by two thematic breakout discussions. The topics for the breakout discussions include (a) Observations for supporting climate action and the ocean and cryosphere, and (b) Earth observations, data access and sharing and related innovations and technologies.

More information on the topics, including guiding questions, can be found in the event’s Information Note. This year's Draft Agenda can also be found here. 

Opening segment

• Adonia Ayebare, Chair of the SBSTA

• Simon Stiell, UNFCCC Executive Secretary

• Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary General

• Jim Skea, Chair of the IPCC

• Thelma Krug, Chair of GCOS       

Plenary: updates on the state of the climate, sustaining Earth observations and related initiatives

• WMO State of the Global Climate Update - Albert Fischer (WMO) 

• Advances in sustaining systematic systematic observations and scalable related innovations - Florence Rabier (ECMWF- CEOS/CGMS and GEO) and Markus Repnik (SOFF)

• Integrated observation systems and innovations for supporting prediction of events and EW4ALL - Brazil’s Country experience - Paulo Nobre (National Institute for Space Research, INPE/Brazil)

• Occurrence and monitoring of extreme events and related attribution- Julie Arrighi (World Weather Attribution)

• Observation from indicators on global climate change - Piers Forster(Indicators of Global Climate Change Initiative, IGCC)    

Further Resources for Plenary

Thematic breakout discussions

Breakout 1: Observations for supporting climate action, and the Ocean and Cryosphere 

• Observations for GHG inventories and reporting- Clement Albergel (ESA- CEOS/CGMS) and Thais M Rosan (University of Exeter and Brazil) 

• Monitoring adaptation actions, including GGA, and building resilient futures- Aida Diongue-Niang (Senegal)

• Advances in ocean monitoring and experiences in enhancing prediction and modelling- Karina von Schukmann (Global Ocean Observing System, GOOS)

• Cryosphere changes monitoring and updates- Sudan Bikash Maharjan (International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD)

• Earth observations for the assessment of economic and non-economic losses - Coral Pasisi (Pacific Community)   

Further Resources for Thematic Breakout 1

Breakout 2: Earth observations – data access and sharing, and related innovations and technologies 

• Climate data use and the connection between local observation networks and global outputs- Baylor Fox-Kemper (Brown University, World Climate Research Programme WCRP- ESMO)

• Recent efforts in sustaining long-term observations, data-sharing and analysis of atmospheric GHGs and ocean variables- Toshinori Aoyagi (Japan Meteorological Agency)

• Artificial Intelligence in Earth observations and climate services including, EWS- Shruti Nath (University of Oxford), Lucy Mtilatila (Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Malawi)

• Advancing data access, sharing and cooperation- Raul R. Cordero (University of Groningen, Netherlands/Chile) 

Further Resources for Thematic Breakout 2