PA54A:
Enhancing Environmental Management Decisions, Actions, and Policy by Building the Capacity to Use Earth Observations I


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Session ID#: 57739

Session Description:
The demand for capabilities to employ geospatial data and scientific information for societal good is growing. As data availability increases, so have the opportunities to apply these data around the globe. This session's talks will focus on building the capacity of individuals and institutions to use Earth observations to address environmental challenges, making data-driven decisions and actions, and developing public policy. Contributors will explore methods and protocols for designing, implementing, and measuring impact of capacity building and professional development efforts in water resource management, disaster preparedness and response, land and ecosystem management, and health and air quality management. Various approaches will be highlighted, along with their effectiveness, challenges, and benefits, providing session participants with a broader understanding of the Earth science capacity building community and resources available.
Primary Convener:  Lauren M Childs-Gleason, NASA DEVELOP Program - Wise County, National Program Office, Hampton, VA, United States
Conveners:  Nancy D Searby, NASA Headquarters, Washington, United States, Dr. Kenton W Ross, PhD, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States and Christine Mataya, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Lauren M Childs-Gleason, NASA DEVELOP Program, Hampton, United States
Chairs:  Nancy D Searby, NASA Headquarters, Washington, United States, Dr. Kenton W Ross, PhD, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, Lauren M Childs-Gleason, NASA DEVELOP Program, Hampton, United States and Christine Mataya, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Christine Mataya, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • GH - GeoHealth
  • NH - Natural Hazards
Index Terms:

0480 Remote sensing [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
4337 Remote sensing and disasters [NATURAL HAZARDS]
6319 Institutions [POLICY SCIENCES]
6630 Workforce [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Building Capacity for Data Driven Decision Making with USAID (453398)
Julianna Marie Kuhn Campbell, US Agency for International Development, GeoCenter GIS Analyst, Freedom Consulting Group, Falls Church, VA, United States
Capacity Building in Earth Observation: from Outcomes to Impact and Sustainability (445092)
Nancy D Searby1, Freek, F.D. van der Meer2, Joost Teuben2, Tom Loran2 and Daniel Irwin3, (1)NASA Headquarters, Washington, United States, (2)University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (3)NASA Marshall Space Flght Ctr, Huntsville, AL, United States
Lessons and Challenges for New User Development for NASA Earth Observation Data (454896)
Karen Yuen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Erika Podest, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, Michael R Gunson, Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, CA, United States and Rick Mueller, USDA Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Getting and Addressing Users’ Needs Right: SERVIR Eastern and Southern Africa’s Approach (378327)
Anastasia Mumbi Wahome1, Emily Caitlin Adams2, Kenneth Kasera3 and Robinson M Mugo1, (1)Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), Nairobi, Kenya, (2)University of Alabama in Huntsville, NASA-SERVIR, Huntsville, United States, (3)Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, SERVIR, Nairobi, Kenya
Harnessing Earth Observations to Support Indigenous-led Land Management (396393)
Karyn Tabor1, Patrica Dunne2, Jennifer H Hewson3, Christian Martinez4, Eddy Mendoza5 and Carolina Rosero4, (1)Conservation International, Betty & Gordon Moore Center for Science, Arlington, United States, (2)Conservation International, Social and Environmental Governance, Peace and Development Partnerships, Arlington, VA, United States, (3)Conservation International, Betty & Gordon Moore Center for Science, Arlington, VA, United States, (4)Conservation International Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, (5)Conservation International Peru, Lima, Peru
Enhancing Drought Resilience and Crop Yield Security in Vietnam (396936)
Susantha Jayasinghe1, Farrukh Chishtie2, Nguyen Hanh Quyen1, Biplov Bhandari1, Kostas M Andreadis3, Narendra N Das4, Amor V M Ines5, Kel Markert6, Peeranan Towashiraporn1 and Eric Ross Anderson7, (1)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok, Thailand, (2)SERVIR-Mekong, Bangkok, Thailand, (3)NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California, United States, (4)Michigan State University, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, East Lansing, MI, United States, (5)Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States, (6)Researcher, Huntsville, United States, (7)University of Alabama in Huntsville, NASA-SERVIR, Huntsville, AL, United States
Sustainable capacity building approach on the use of Earth observation data: Experiences from HKH (426494)
Rajesh Bahadur Thapa, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, Mir Abdul Matin, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal and Birendra Bajracharya, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal
Preliminary Impacts of Software Development Courses for Earth Science Community Members (409287)
Kathleen D Dejwakh and Dr. Kenton W Ross, PhD, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States

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