Introduction
Earth Information Day 2019 provides an opportunity for Parties and non-Party stakeholders to meet with members of the systematic observation community to discuss the latest activities and exchange information on the state of the global climate system, Earth observation implementation, needs and services.
The event was mandated at SBSTA 50, and its content is guided by previous mandates and submissions. The information and discussions presented may be used to inform negotiations under agenda item 7(b) during SBSTA 51.
Earth Information Day will be open to observers, and webcast. Questions can be submitted via sli.do.
Information note
Information on the Earth Information Day, Note by the Chair of the SBSTA
Agenda
Agenda
Report
Summary report
10:00 |
Opening |
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Welcome and opening remarks by Paul Watkinson, SBSTA Chair
Statement by Andrés Couve, Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation Minister of Chile
Statement by WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas |
10:10 |
Updates on the state of the global climate |
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Climate change drivers, indicators and impacts
John Kennedy, WMO |
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Observed changes and impacts and projected risks identified in the IPCC SRCCL and SROCC
Valerie Masson-Delmotte and Hans-Otto Pörtner, IPCC WGI and IPCC WGII |
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Discussion |
10:45 |
Updates on implementing Earth observation: for region and country support, and needs |
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National Systematic Observations of the Climate as part of a Global Effort
Carolin Richter, WIGOS and GCOS |
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Space-based observation for supporting NDCs, national inventories and the global stocktake
Joerg Schulz and David Crisp, CEOS/CGMS |
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Ocean observation: latest developments in support of the Paris Agreement
Toste Tanhua, co-chair of GOOS, IOC-UNESCO |
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Discussion |
11:40 |
Earth observation for science, policy and practice: retooling global cooperation to respond to future climate risk |
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Panel discussion chaired by Steven Ramage, GEO
Maisa Rojas Corradi, Center for Climate and Resilience Research, Chile
Tuntiak Katan, Confederation of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin
Jean-Noël Thépaut, Copernicus Climate Change Service
Prabir K. Patra, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Mokoena France, Lesotho
Cheryl Jeffers, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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12:55 |
Reflections and invitation to the poster session |
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Paul Watkinson, SBSTA Chair |
13:00 |
Break |
13:15 |
Poster session |
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Presented in the foyer adjacent to the plenary room
Further discussion between members of the systematic observation community, Parties and non-Party stakeholders during poster presentations |
15:00 |
Close |
Posters
Posters will be presented on the themes: Updates on the state of the global climate, Updates on implementing Earth observation: for region and country support, and needs and The value chain: Earth observation for science, policy and practice.
This list will be continuously updated as posters become available. Abbreviations are listed below. Posters are attributed to the lead author or presenter. Full author lists will be available on the posters and in the Earth Information Day Summary Report.
Updates on implementing Earth observation: for region and country support, and needs |
Enhancing climate monitoring and data collection across the Caribbean |
Carlos Fuller, Belize |
A constellation architecture for space-based observations of greenhouse gases: measurement approaches, datasets, and models in support of the global stocktake |
David Crisp, CEOS / CGMS WGClimate GHG Task Team |
Space-based capabilities to deliver climate data records for essential climate variables |
Joerg Schulz, CEOS / CGMS |
Toward an integrated observing system for the Southeast Pacific |
Diego Narvaez, Chile |
ESA Climate Change Initiative |
Frank Martin Seifert, ESA |
Global Forest Observation Initiative (GFOI) |
Frank Martin Seifert, ESA |
Upper air observation gaps in the South Pacific |
Bipen Prakash, Fiji Meteorological Service, Fiji |
Reviewing the ECV observation requirements: GCOS’ 4th Assessment Cycle 2020−2022 |
Stephen Briggs, GCOS |
Aerosols and climate change |
TBA, Valentin Aich, GCOS / WMO |
Consistent monitoring of water cycle variability with Earth observations: What are we missing? |
Valentin Aich, GCOS |
Heat stored in the Earth system: Where does the energy go? |
Karina von Schuckmann, GCOS / Mercator Ocean, France |
Regional workshops in association with the UNFCCC |
Carolin Richter, GCOS / WMO |
Observations to support and monitor climate change |
Nigel Tapper, GCOS |
Developing the Global Ocean Observing System for marine life |
Nic Bax, CSIRO |
Ocean acidification - aligning the SDG and global climate observing indicators |
Katherina Schoo IOC-UNESCO |
Ocean observing report card 2019 |
Emma Heslop, IOC-UNESCO |
Regional research infrastructures supporting the global monitoring of ECVs |
Werner Kutsch, ICOS |
Towards a European monitoring and verification support capacity |
Emmanuel Salmon, ICOS |
Key findings from decadal Japanese satellite observations for climate change |
Osamu Ochiai, JAXA |
Observations to explain climate-induced changes in the global biosphere |
Mark Dowell, JRC |
The carbon cycle and the climate, an evolving system? |
David Crisp, JPL, California Institute of Technology, USA |
Delivering sustained, coordinated and integrated observations of the Southern Ocean for global impact |
Sebastiaan Swart, SOOS |
Earth observation for science, policy and practice: retooling global cooperation to respond to future climate risk |
A global initiative to improve living conditions for indigenous populations using Earth observation data |
Srini Sundaram, CANEUS |
Climate risk atlas of Chile: A tool for the development of sectoral adaptation plans |
Francisco Meza, Chile |
Data for biodiversity |
Horacio Samaniego, Chile |
Transparency in forest monitoring |
Christopher Martius, CIFOR |
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S): A European operational response to climate policies and action |
Jean-Noël Thépaut, C3S |
Tandem-L: Highly innovative radar satellite mission for climate research and environmental monitoring |
Alberto Moreira, DLR |
Sargassum outbreaks in the Caribbean |
Tarub Bahri, FAO |
Digital Earth Africa: decision-ready products from open data cubes |
Steven Ramage, GEO |
GEOGLAM: Adaptation and early warning for the agricultural sector |
Sara Venturini, GEO |
Coastal blue carbon ecosystems - nature based solutions |
Kirsten Isensee, IOC-UNESCO |
From OceanObs’19 to the Ocean Decade |
Toste Tanhua, IOC-UNESCO |
Ocean knowledge is key for climate action |
Dan Laffoley, IUCN |
Satellite earth observation supports assessment of global climate change impact on Asia-Pacific environment |
Eko Siswanto, JAMSTEC |
Utilization of Earth observation data for furthering Earth system models’ validation and sophistication in Japan’s climate model development project, TOUGOU |
Prabir Kumar Patra, JAMSTEC, Japan |
Mapping and modelling vulnerability to dengue in Vietnam and the Philippines using geospatial and time-series approaches |
Nga T. T. Pham, Vietnam National Space Center, Viet Nam |
UK NCEO support for regional climate information: recent findings for Africa |
Pedro Rodriguez Veiga, UK National Centre for Earth Observation |
Climate change and air quality mitigations: why should we do it together |
Sandro Fuzzi, WMO |
Note: Listed posters are attributed to the lead author or presenter. Full author lists will be available on the posters and in the Earth Information Day Summary Report.
Abbreviations: APN - Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research; BfG – The Federal Institute of Hydrology Koblenz, Germany; CANEUS – Canada-Europe-US-Asia-Africa; CCI – Climate Change Initiative; CEOS – Committee on Earth Observation Satellites; CGMS – Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites; CIFOR – Center for International Forestry Research; CPOM – The Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling; CSIRO – The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; C3S – Copernicus Climate Change Service; DLR – German Aerospace Center; ECMWF – European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts; ESA – European Space Agency; FAO – UN Food and Agriculture Organisation; FILAC – Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean; GCOS – Global Climate Observing System; GEO – Group on Earth Observations; GOA-ON – Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network; GOOS – The Global Earth Observing System ; ICOS – Integrated Carbon Observation System; IOC-UNESCO – Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; IUCN – The International Union for Conservation of Nature; JAMSTEC – Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology; JAXA – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JCOMMOPS – The Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology in situ Observations Programme Support Centre; JRC – The Joint Research Centre in Ispra; LAOCA – Latin American Ocean Acidification Network; NASA JPL - North American Space Agency Jet Propulsion Laboratory; SCO – Space Climate Observatory; SOOS – The Southern Ocean Observing System; WMO – World Meteorological Organisation