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Fostering transatlantic cooperation and the

integration of Earth Observation projects into

GEOSS

CooPEUS Meeting

Gilles OLLIERHead of SectorEarth Observation SectorDirectorate Climate Action and Resource Efficiency – I4Directorate General Research & Innovation EUROPEAN [email protected]

17th December San Francisco



GEO Global Partnership

• Intergovernmental partnership set by international agreement since 2005

• Legally non-binding Voluntary contributions• 10 year GEO mandates - Current (2005-2015) - Renewed (2016-2025)

• 95 Nations, plus EC 89 Participating Org. 5 Caucuses

USAEU CHINA

SA



What is GEOSS ?

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3) An information system providing Full & open accessto EO datasets

2) A response to EO needs in 9 Societal Challenges

1) A global coordination platform for Earth observation



GFOI (Forests)GMOS (Mercury)GEO BON (Biodiversity)GEOGLAM (Agriculture)The Geohazard SupersitesBlue PlanetGEO Carbon

Collaboration between US and EU through GEO: e.g. Global Initiatives - governance



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A strategy for addressing water data product needs to inform decision-making:

Maintenance and enhancement of water cycle observations at national, basin and global scales

Better quantification of fluxes and stores in the global water cycle;

Increased availability and use of data, information and indicators to support operational water quality decision-making

Information on expertise, information systems and datasets to the global, regional, and national water communities

"From observations to decisions"

"We can manage only what we can measure"

ftp://ftp.earthobservations.org/TEMP/Water/GEOSS_WSR_Full_Report.pdf

Example: the Water Community of Practice



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Contribution to the assessment of global water resources through the use of new Earth Observation datasets and techniques



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Transatlantic Alliance

Launched in May 2013 (Galway statement)

Goal: To better understand the Atlantic Ocean and to promote the sustainable management of its resources. The objective is also to study the interplay of the Atlantic Ocean with the Arctic Ocean, particularly with regards to climate change.



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Five areas of cooperation were identified as priorities in the policy dialogue both with the US and Canada and are part of the Galway Statement commitments:

• Ocean Stressors

• Aquaculture

• Observing Systems

• Marine Microbial Ecology and

• Ocean Literacy

Galway StatementAreas of Cooperation



• Horizon 2020 is strongly supporting the Blue Growth strategy with a dedicated Focus Area for the 2014-2015 Work Programme.

• The EU commitment was translated into the current Blue Growth calls with 195M€ in the 2014-2015 Work Programme and 57M€ "earmarked" as Galway Statement follow-up calls.

• Good participation rate in the first Horizon 2020 Blue Growth 2014-2015 call form the US (with NOAA, WHOI, National Marine Educators Association among partners) and Canada(with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, MEOPAR, Dalhousie and Newfoundland Universities among partners).

• Blue Growth call open for 2015 - Improving the preservation and sustainable exploitation of Atlantic marine ecosystems

Horizon 2020 – Blue Growth



Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing SystemChallenge:• Deployment of IAOOS

Scope: • Northern and Southern Atlantic

• Fill observational gaps

• Reducing the costs of in-situ ocean observation

• Interoperable exchange of data

• International partners from both sides of the Atlantic.

IAOOS



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• Joining forces internationally is the only way to

tackle global challenges and sustainably exploit

natural resources

• International political frame needed (GEO,

transatlantic alliance, etc…)

• Joint priority setting (through the transatlantic

alliance, GEO post-2015)

• Alignment – Horizon 2020 dedicated calls, EU and

its individual Member States, GEO Blue Planet,

NOAA, NSF, MEOPAR, etc.

Conclusion



•Thank you!

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