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GEO Capacity Building

Workshop on the Role of Remote Sensing in Disaster Management

10 – 12 December 2007, Geneva.

Imraan SaloojeeGEO Secretariatisaloojee@geosec.org

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Capacity and Capacity Building

• Capacity: What is there? What are the gaps?..............Resources

• Capacity Building: How does capacity change?...........Process

• Support to CB: How can such change processes be supported by outsiders (know how, technology, funding)?

Gaps in EO Capacity ≠ Gaps in EO Capacity Building

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“The path to sustainability for GEO requires a renewed commitment for capacity building and understanding of user needs…”

GEO Report on progress 2007

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An integrated approach to building capacity.

Infrastructure CB:Infrastructure CB: HW, SW and other technology required to develop, access and use EO…

• Individuals (Human) CB:Individuals (Human) CB: education and training of individuals to be aware of, access, use and develop EO…

• Institutional CB:Institutional CB: building policies, programs & organizational structures in governments and organizations to enhance the understanding of the value of EO…

…data and products.

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Analyze & Interpret

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Access & Retrieve

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An END 2 END Approach to building capacity for

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Guiding Principles for GEO Capacity Building

• DO NOT REINVENT THE WHEEL ! Build on existing efforts and best practices;

• 1ST THE USER, THEN THE USER AND FINALLY THE USER ! Focus on user needs

• DO IT TOGETHER ! Foster collaboration and partnership

• HAVE A HOLISTIC VIEW ! E2E, I³, in all SBA, at the global, regional and local levels

• DO IT TO LAST! Enhance the sustainability EO

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CB WEB CB WEB PORTALPORTAL

• Outreach• Facilitate networking• Education and training

materials, open courseware and e-learning materials across all SBA’s

• Open source software and training guides (CB0701e)

• Registries of good practice• Registries of Needs• Registries of “Donors”

(CB0701a)• Links to other portals

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Register of Register of Good PracticeGood Practice

GEO WORK PLANGEO WORK PLAN

CB WEB CB WEB PORTALPORTAL

REGISTRY OF REGISTRY OF CAPACTY CAPACTY

BUILDINGBUILDING NEEDS NEEDS

GAPSGAPS

Survey & Other infoSurvey & Other info

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ProvidersProviders

NeedsNeeds

Resource Resource mobilisationmobilisation

REGISTRY REGISTRY OF CAPACTY OF CAPACTY

BUILDINGBUILDING NEEDS NEEDS

Register of Register of Good PracticeGood Practice

CB WEB CB WEB PORTALPORTAL

Survey & other InfoSurvey & other Info

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A summary of survey findings: Gaps in CB activities • Limited awareness and access to CB resources;

• Duplication of EO CB efforts

• Need for criteria and standards for EO CB;

• Lack of e-science infrastructure for EO education and training;

• Gaps between EO research and operational application;

• Connectivity inefficiency between providers and users of EO systems;

• Need for cooperation within and between developed and developing countries and regions;

• Lack of awareness about the value of EO among decision makers;

Panamanian President Martin Torrijos (left) consults with meteorologist Annette Quinn and Director of CATHALAC Emilio Sempres at the SERVIR facility in the City of Knowledge, Panama.

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TASK: Knowledge Sharing for Improved Disaster Management and Emergency

Response (UN-SPIDER, CEOS)

Output & Deliverables

(1) Establish a network of experts to ensure knowledge sharing for improved disaster management,

(2) Identify ongoing research and technical development and facilitate exchange of expertise.

(3) Establish a Portal

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UN-SPIDER – Capacity BuildingImplementation Plan: Activity 3.3 - Support to Capacity Building

Activities will include the compilation of information relevant to capacity

building opportunities and the facilitation of capacity building, in particular of

practitioners and end-users. This activity will contribute to the development

of curricula, working with the regional centres for space science and

technology education, affiliated to the United Nations, as well as other

national and regional centres of excellence to train and educate end users

and strengthen national institutions.

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Seville Roadmap

GEO resource-mobilization roadmap aims to position GEO as:

– an efficient coordinator of resource mobilization activities, and

– an honest broker serving users, produces and potential resource providers.

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Seville RoadmapKEY OBJECTIVES

• Sensitize donors to the value of EO and the benefits that building greater capacity for producing and using EO can bring to a variety of users.

• Strengthen links between the user and donor communities

• Coordinate resource mobilization for building the capacity of individuals, institutions and infrastructure (I3).

• Identify likely donors for each SBA and geographic region.

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Success depends upon the active

participation of all

GEO Members and

Participating Organisations

Membership of GEO Capacity Building Committee•Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil (co-chair), Canada, China, Croatia, Egypt, European Commission (co-chair), France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Portugal, Russia, South Africa (co-chair), Spain (co-chair), Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan.

•AARSE, APN, CEOS, EEA, EIS-Africa, EUMETSAT, EuroGeoSurveys, FDSN, GCOS, IAG, IEEE, IGBP, IOC, ITC, ISCGM, ISPRS, POGO, UNEP, UNESCO (co-chair), UNOOSA, WCRP (START), WMO

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THANK YOU

Imraan Saloojee

GEO Secretariat

isaloojee@geosec.org

www.earthobservations.org