PA21D:
Earth Observations in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction II Posters

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Session ID#: 26002

Session Description:
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO), a global partnership of governments and organizations, envisions a future wherein decisions and actions for the benefits of human kind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations (EO).

As underlined in its Strategic Plan, and enshrined in the Mexico City Ministerial Declaration, GEO advocates the role of EO in supporting the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). GEO Ministers have also confirmed GEO’s support to the implementation of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement (COP-21), and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030). Earth observations have strong potential for several SDGs, including: 2 "Zero Hunger"; 3 "Good Health and Well-being"; 6 "Clean Water and Sanitation"; and 13 "Climate Action".

This session focuses on applications of EO in support of these major policy initiatives, including scientific and technological advances and challenges, helping GEO deliver on its Vision.

Primary Convener:  Douglas Cripe, GEO Group on Earth Observations, Geneva, Switzerland
Conveners:  Lawrence Friedl, NASA Headquarters, Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States and Argyro Kavvada, NASA Headquarters, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, United States
Chairs:  Douglas Cripe, GEO Group on Earth Observations, Geneva, Switzerland and Argyro Kavvada, NASA Headquarters, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Argyro Kavvada, NASA Headquarters, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, United States
Index Terms:

0480 Remote sensing [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4332 Disaster resilience [NATURAL HAZARDS]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture: A Review of Synergies and Tradeoffs and How EO Could Improve Understanding and Outcomes (295982)
Lindsay Barbieri, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States and Eva Wollenberg, Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security program (CCAFS), Burlington, United States

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