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Role of NSOs in climate info for health: producers and users perspective

Role of NSOs in climate info for health: producers and users perspective

Rifat HossainLead

Global Information Management System on Environment and Health

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva2 | 2

Reflections Reflections

Concerns and challenges

What's measured and what's not

MDG and beyond

GEO/GEOSS and GFCS

Using CC info in health

Role of NSOs


Diarrhoea: a leading cause of death Diarrhoea: a leading cause of death

Nearly 800 million without potable water, billions without safe water

2.5 without proper sanitation, 1.1 billion defecate in open

Worse under climate change scenarios, but how much?


What is measured and what not?What is measured and what not?

All water sources Improved sources (measured)Good quality

Affordable

Sufficient quantity Sustainable

Piped/household connection

Climate resilient


MDG 7 Target 7c:

Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation

Indicator to monitor (proxy for access to safe drinking-water):

Proportion of the population that uses an improved drinking-water source (urban + rural)

MDG target + IndicatorsMDG target + Indicators

Is MSG under threat due to climate change…by how much?

Post-2015 work: www.wssinfo.org


WQ monitoring…impact of CC?WQ monitoring…impact of CC?


Going beyond MDG monitoringGoing beyond MDG monitoring

VulnerabilityTechnology Adaptability

Literature review Literature review

Interviews and questionnaire

Vulnerability fact sheets

Analysis of water supply and sanitation facility resilience

Forecasts of water and sanitation

coverage in 2020


Water-Health sector: Climate knowledge gapWater-Health sector:

Climate knowledge gap How much climate change affects MDG/access?

How much climate variability affects access?

How climate change/variability affect water quality/quantity? – Weak monitoring of water quality and related health outcomes

Can we handle/mitigate climate impacts?

What's the public health fallout of climate change?

Many initiatives are on, but fragmentation andknowledge gap makes effective policy formulation difficult

Many initiatives are on, but fragmentation andknowledge gap makes effective policy formulation difficult


The Earth is a system of systemsThe Earth is a system of systems


• GEO: Established 2005, Non-juridical, voluntary, flexible

• 2002 WSSD, EO Summits, G8• 88 Members (governments and EC), 64 Organizations• 2012 – 2015 Work Plan with 26 Tasks• Plenary, Committees, Secretariat, etc.• Sustaining GEOSS post-2015

•GFCS: Born out of 3rd World Climate Conference•UN system to coordinate climate services•User Interface Platform:

• Priority areas: agriculture, health, water and disasters

GEO/GEOSS, GFCS


Global risk assessment: GEO meets GFCSGlobal risk assessment: GEO meets GFCS

Launched at WMO special congress: http://www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html

Launched at WMO special congress: http://www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html


Operationalizing environmental health:Cholera Early Warning

Operationalizing environmental health:Cholera Early Warning


Combining Earth Observations dataCombining Earth Observations data

Water accessibility: (combination of layers ‘a’ and ‘d’) Access measured in amount of energy per capita (calories) needed to collect water, highlighting access limitations due to terrain. Also shows populations living on marginal land without water access.

Water resources per person: (combination of layers ‘b’ and ‘d’) Determines whether underlying water resources (aquifer yield) can meet demand of overlying population based on 50 liters per person per day .

Areas with improved water access: (combination of layers ‘c’ and ‘d’) Displays 1-km LandScan areas that have achieved water access per guidelines, i.e. at least one access point per 1-sq.km

(a) Digital Elevation Model (DEM): Worldwide coverage from NASA’s ASTER mission with 30-meter resolution.

(b) Water Resource Map: Aquifer yield data from multiple sources.

(c) Improved water source location: Location of wells continually updated with new water projects via interactive Web 2.0 application.

(d) LandScan Population Database: commercially available 1-kilometer population database updated yearly (http://www.ornl.gov/sci/landscan/landscan_data_avail.shtml).

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

INPUT LAYERS: COMBINED OUTPUT LAYERS:


Role of NSOs in health etc.Role of NSOs in health etc.

Sources of data– Satellite, in-situ, other data: role of NSOs?– Interoperability and dynamic linking?

• Global Information Management System on Environment and Health (GIMS)

Use and sharing of data– Collaboration and buy-in by the governments

Role of NSOs in CC info for health: – Population statistics: but not sufficient – Overlaying for socio-economic impact: do NSOs have data of

right resolution?


For further information:

Rifat HOSSAIN

Email: [email protected]

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