EO4SDG Side Meeting at GEO-XV
On October 29, EO4SDG held a side meeting featuring representatives from GEO member countries and participating organizations, national governments, the United Nations, civil society, international initiatives and research organizations, and academia, as part of the GEO Week 2018 in Kyoto, Japan.
The event was organized around three thematic areas, including panels and discussion time.
The first session centered on a panel discussion with GEO Member Countries (including Mexico, Greece, South Africa, Australia, and the U.S.) sharing how Earth observation data is being used to monitor, and report on, the SDGs with the objective to highlight: good practice country examples; the range of challenges in EO integration into national level analysis, monitoring, and reporting processes; and, opportunities to strengthen the ability of governments and other development stakeholders to incorporate EO and geospatial information into their decision-making.
The second session focused on successful approaches of thematic GEO Flagships and Initiatives toward aligning their activities with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and other global policy processes, to achieve maximum efficiency and drive impact within the GEO community and externally, within national governments, and the broader international community.
Lastly, the third session focused on outcomes from the 11th GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium, “Strengthening Regional Cooperation through AOGEOSS for the SDGs, Paris Agreement, and Sendai Framework”, drawing on regional user engagement and cooperation initiatives with relevance to the 2030 Agenda in the Asia-Pacific region.
Resources
A detailed meeting summary is available here.
Individual presentations during each panel are available in the following links:
Click here to view the complete agenda, detailing the times, panels and sessions during the EO4SDG Side Meeting.
Access the recording of the side meeting here!
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