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6th GEO European Projects Workshop, CNR, Rome, 7 – 8 May 2012

Michael Nyenhuis

with contributions from

D. Cripe, GEO Secretariat

R. Lawford, IGWCO

GEO European Projects Workshop 2012

Water resources under pressure

6th GEO European Projects Workshop,

CNR, Rome, 7 – 8 May 2012

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Water Resources

Water resources under pressure



Water Depletion

© Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of

Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of

Michigan): www.worldmapper.org

• As stressed by the 4th WWDR (2012), suitable indicators are required to

monitor the state and changes of the ‘water world’

• Indicators to address natural, socio-economic and political dimensions

and to support various policy goals

• Substantial amount of Earth observation information is required to

derive indicators

• 4th WWDR calls for a better exploration of remote sensing for hydrolgy in

parallel to strengthened hydromet networks

http://www.worldmapper.org/

What is needed?



• Research to improve knowledge of the water cycle

• Transfer of research results into usable information for

decision-making and to support policy goals

• Sustained Earth observation systems that acquire necessary

water cycle data and make this data available in an

interoperable manner

– Integration of Earth observations from different sources (in-situ

networks, remote sensing systems and models), including innovative

observation technologies, into new, high-quality products

– Exploitation of new technologies and social media to make data and

information more accessible and usable

• Facilitate the dialogue with Earth observation stakeholders

What is needed?



• Research to improve knowledge of the water cycle

• Transfer of research results into usable information for

decision-making and to support policy goals

• Sustained Earth observation systems that acquire necessary

water cycle data and make this data available in an

interoperable manner

– Integration of Earth observations from different sources (in-situ

networks, remote sensing systems and models), including innovative

observation technologies, into new, high-quality products

– Exploitation of new technologies and social media to make data and

information more accessible and usable

• Facilitate the dialogue with Earth observation stakeholders

Sessions, e.g. Food and water security

Environmental sustainability and poverty

Health (incl. water-borne diseases)

The GEO Water Strategic Target



• This will be achieved by:

– Operational monitoring system for the global water cycle,

combining space-based, airborne, and in-situ observation

networks

– Development of widely available, sustained water cycle data sets

and related information products, at both global and basin

scales, tailored to the near- and long-term needs of stakeholders

and end-users

Before 2015, GEO aims to:

13. Produce comprehensive sets of data and information products to support decision-making for efficient management of the world's water resources, based on coordinated, sustained observations of the water cycle on multiple scales.



• Task components

– C1: Integrated Water-cycle Products and Services

– C2: Information Systems for Hydro-meteorological Extremes (incl.

Floods & Droughts)

– C3: Information Service for Cold Regions

– C4: Global Water-Quality Products and Services

– C5: Information System Development and Capacity Building

WA-01: Integrated Water Cycle Information (incl. Floods and Droughts)

Improving water-resource management through better understanding of

the water cycle

The GEO Water Task (WP 2012-2015)

Leads: Japan (University of Tokyo), Nigeria (NASRDA), USA (Morgan State University, NASA, USGS), CEOS, ESA, WMO

• Reliable global precipitation datasets (GMES In-situ Component, Virtual Constellations, GPM)

• Improve global evapotranspiration products for different regions

• Develop a global soil-moisture product and service for climate and water management

• Integrate dedicated river gauging networks into a global runoff observation network

• Establish a Global Groundwater Monitoring Network (GGMN)

• Deliver integrated data sets from the Great Lakes basin

• Develop a GEOSS Water Cycle Integrator (WCI) to provide holistic coordination of water cycle information

• Develop end-to-end state of the water-cycle indicators




C1: Integrated Water-cycle Products and Services


C1: Integrated Water-cycle Products and Services



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Leads: Austria (Technical University of Vienna), China (Beijing Normal University), EC (GMES), USA (NIDIS, NOAA, Princeton University), WCRP, WMO

• Establish an integrated framework for predicting, monitoring and responding to hydro-meteorological extremes

• Construct a global, multi-model and multi-ensemble flood and drought information platform to assemble existing sources of real-time flood / drought information, providing a common risk-management / early warning framework

• Establish a global drought observing system largely based on remote sensing

• Establish a global drought monitor to link together continental and regional drought monitoring efforts

• Develop a regional drought impacts monitor to assess drought vulnerability by establishing a water usage and demand baseline



C2: Information Systems for Hydro-meteorological Extremes (incl. Floods & Droughts)


C2: Information Systems for Hydro-meteorological Extremes (incl. Floods & Droughts)




Integrating

regional drought

monitors

Leads: Canada (University of Waterloo), China (Beijing Normal University), Switzerland (WGMS), USA (NASA, NOAA, NSIDC), IEEE, WMO

• Support glacier monitoring, building upon the work of GLIMS, GlobGlacier, and the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

• Archive, manage, and provide access to data measuring frozen ground, glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice, and snow.

• Build a polar data catalogue through integrated observation and modelling data from the broad range of “International Polar Year” research activities

• Support the development of sustained and coordinated pan-Arctic observing and systems that serve societal needs (WMO Global Cryosphere Watch)

• Improve networking among existing observing systems and data sharing sites to create pan-Arctic observing networks

• Establish a Cryosphere Constellation by linking existing and proposed portals of cryospheric information, such as the Polar Data Catalogue, National Snow and Ice Data Centre, and SAON.



C3: Information Service for Cold Regions


Leads: Australia (CSIRO), Estonia (University of Tartu), Germany (University of Bonn), South Africa (CSIR), USA (EPA, NASA, WDNR), UNEP, WHO

• Develop improved Earth observation derived water-quality datasets through algorithm development, atmospheric correction and standardization of data processing and products

• Conduct demonstration projects on the value of Earth observations for water quality management (e.g. expanding the ChloroGIN project)

• Develop a riverine water-quality data assimilation system primarily based on in-situ water quality data from the GEMS/Water archive and constituent transport models. Develop integrative hydrologic/water-quality models focused on sediment and nutrients

• Scope water-quality information systems to collate, manage and provide public access to international water-quality datasets.

• Coordinate efforts of the water-quality community, working with other GEO communities such as Oceans, Health and Biodiversity (related freshwater ecosystems)



C4: Global Water-Quality Products and Services


Leads: Canada (IISD), Japan (University of Tokyo), USA (University of Maryland, NOAA, USAID), ESA, IEEE, UNESCO

• Latin & Caribbean Americas: Program for water-resource management to support the development of infrastructure, decision-support-systems, and training/research applied to the use of Earth observations

• Asia, Africa, L&CA: Competencies among water management practitioners, researchers, and administrators through demonstration projects

• Asia, Africa: Develop information systems based on open-source software infrastructure to promote integrated water resources management (IWRM), transboundary river basin management, and water information sharing

• Africa: Support the African Water Cycle Coordination Initiative (AfWCCI) to develop an independent water management capacity and sustainable water observing networks (build upon TIGER, GMES Africa, SERVIR, etc.)

• Conduct pilot projects for improved water discovery and quality in cooperation with local, regional, and national groups



C5: Information System Development and Capacity Building




Earth observation projects – potential synergies, e.g.:

C1-

Data

integration

C2-

Hy-met

extremes

C3-

Cold

Regions

C4-

Water

Quality

C5-

Capacity

Building

Other

Societal

Benefits

GLOWASIS X X (Dr.) X AG

SIRIUS (X) X (Dr.) X AG

MyWater X X (Fl.) (X) X AG, DI,

EN

FreshMon X X EC, OC

GEOWOW X X (Fl.) (X) (X) DI, OC,

WE

CEOP-AEGIS X X (Fl. &

Dr.) X

CL, DI,

EC

Opportunities for Europe

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Earth observation projects – potential synergies, e.g.:

C1-

Data

integration

C2-

Hy-met

extremes

C3-

Cold

Regions

C4-

Water

Quality

C5-

Capacity

Building

Other

Societal

Benefits

GLOWASIS X X (Dr.) X AG

SIRIUS (X) X (Dr.) X AG

MyWater X X (Fl.) (X) X AG, DI,

EN

FreshMon X X EC, OC

GEOWOW X X (Fl.) (X) (X) DI, OC,

WE

CEOP-AEGIS X X (Fl. &

Dr.) X

CL, DI,

EC


GM

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More projects and initiatives, e.g.:

- enviroGrids: Earth observations for Black Sea catchment

- OBSERVE: Earth observations for Balkan region

- ChloroGIN: Global chlorophyll measurement network

- GfG²: Value of GNSS for Earth observations

- GMES, e.g. geoland-2

- many more…



Required support & potential benefits, e.g.:


IGWCO Annual Meeting, Kona, Hawaii, 22-24 Feb 2012

Thank you ! Michael Nyenhuis

Department of Geography, University of Bonn

[email protected]

www.gymnasium-luechow.de

FP7 Cooperation and Support Action (CSA), 2009-2011



Reports available at www.eugene-fp7.eu


http://www.eugene-fp7.eu/



Europe’s capability to respond



• Earth observation technology/systems & expertise

– e.g. operational hydrological networks; data archives; satellite

missions that deliver hydrological & meteorological data; Water

Framework Directive; data infrastructures;

• Programmatic frameworks

– e.g. GMES, INSPIRE, EU Framework Programme, capacity building

programmes (focus on Africa);

• International cooperation

– e.g. Europe supports implementation of key international

frameworks such as GCOS/GTOS, IHP and HWRP; EU Member

States host international data centres (GRDC, GPCC, IGRAC);

strong European support to GEO

Europe’s capability to respond



• Europe has been broadly represented in the Water Tasks of

the 2009-2011 Work Plan

• Mainly FP7 projects, national, EU level and international

organizations

• Four Tasks with strong European participation:

– WA-06-01a: Forecasting for Droughts and Floods – 11 participants

– WA-08-01e: Water Cycle Data Integration – 8 participants

– WA-08-01b: Runoff – 5 participants

– WA-08-01g: Global Water Quality Monitoring – 5 participants

European contributions to GEO Water (09/11)

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