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Earth Information Day 2025 - Mandated event
10 Nov. 2025
15:00h - 18:00h
BRT/UTC-3
Belém, Brazil
Brazil
Plenary - Tocantins, Area D
Area D
English
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Earth Information Day 2025 - Mandated event
10 Nov. 2025
15:00h - 18:00h
BRT/UTC-3
Belém, Brazil
Brazil
Plenary - Tocantins, Area D
Area D
English

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

Statements from IGOs

 

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 - speech here, presentation here 

 

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

 

Further Resources for Plenary
Affiliation Author (if applicable) Resources (with links)
Indicators of Global Climate Change Piers M Forster et al. Indicators of Global Climate Change Publication
Indicators of Global Climate Change Indicators of Global Climate Change

Link to information about the work of IGCC

Indicators of Global Climate Change 2024: Annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence

Link to the data dashboard

Link to further information on the Indicators of Global Climate Change

Integrated Carbon Observation System Integrated Carbon Observation System

Link to new ICOS Curve showing Carbon Dioxide concentrations and trends over Europe from 38 ICOS Atmospheric Stations in the Northern Hemisphere

Link to The ICOS Curve, the result of a collective effort that will also contribute to G3W under the WMO

Group on Earth Observations Group on Earth Observations

Link to GEO's collaboration with WMO and GCOS on Earth Observation Value Chain for ECVs (iClimateAction)

Link to Further Resources from GEO

Global Climate Observing System Global Climate Observing System Link to additional resources from GCOS

 

Thematic breakout discussions

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

Co-facilitators: Patricia Nyinguro and Gabriel Kpaka

 

Further Resources for Thematic Breakout 1
Affiliation Author (if applicable) Resources (with links)
Woodwell Climate Research Center Woodwell Climate Research Center Woodwell Climate Research Center Research Dialogue Poster
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme

Arctic Climate Change Update 2024: Key Trends and Impacts. Summary for Policy-makers

Digital Earth Pacific Digital Earth Pacific 

Digital Earth Pacific Poster COP 30

Digital Earth Pacific Fact Sheet

Link to Earth Observations/Digital Earth Pacific website

Link to Digital Earth Pacific   

International Cryosphere Climate Initiative International Cryosphere Climate Initiative  Link to ICCI Website and the State of the Cryosphere Report 2025
European Space Agency European Space Agency

ESA Background Information - Observations for GHG Inventories and Reporting

Video regarding Satellite Earth Observations for GHG budget

                                                                                                                            

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

Co-facilitators: Frank McGovern and Leonardo Steil

 

Further Resources for Thematic Breakout 2
Affiliation Author (if applicable) Resources (with links)
Met Office Hadley Centre Nick A Rayner, Robert Dunn, Phil Whybra, Kate Willett and Jonathan Winn Met Office Global Climate Dashboard Poster COP 30
The Weather Pod David Rogers, Alan Thorpe, Shruti Nath Podcast on the project
University of Oxford University Physics Department Africa News Associated Press
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) WDCGG (World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Dr Hiroshi Suto

GOBLEU Project Webpage

GOBLEU Project Slides