Earth Observation for the Belt & Road Region and Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) Program

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1 Earth Observation for the Belt & Road Region and Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) Program Li ZHANG, Yubao QIU Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth September 25, 2017 GCOS Science Day, Hangzhou China,

2 Outline Earth Observation for the Belt & Road Region Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) Initiative Actions for Belt & Road Development

3 Satellite View of the Belt &Road The B&R region covers a vast area and involves 65 countries and a population of 4.3 billion, facing numerous challenges related to sustainable development.

4 Challenge We Face Agricultural Production and Food Security Climate Change and Environmental Protection Sustainable Development of Coastal Zone Disaster Risk Reduction Conservation and Sustainable Usage of Cultural and Natural Heritage Urban Design and Planning Water Resource and Sustainable

5 Climate and Environmental Change Observed changes in annual average surface temperature from (IPCC, 2014) AMSR-E soil moisture (%) Observed changes in average precipitation from (IPCC, 2014) Aral sea change Most regions along the Belt and Road are becoming warmer and drier and the changes vary in different regions.

6 Science and Technology We Have Digital Earth Sustainable Development Big Data Global EO System

7 Big Earth Observation Data for the Belt and Road Earth observation technologies have macro-level capabilities that enable rapid, accurate monitoring of Earth. Earth observation represents a new horizon for human beings to understand our planet with a new method for studying Earth's environment. With the advent of the high-resolution Earth observation age, Earth observation data is growing at the rate of terabytes per day. The era of Big Earth Data has arrived. Earth observation will also provide scientific decisionmaking support for construction and sustainable development in the countries and regions along the Belt and Road.

8 EO-Based Technologies for Belt & Road Earth Observation supports to understand B&R

9 Outline Earth Observation for the Belt & Road Region Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) Initiative Actions for Belt & Road Development

10 Digital Belt And Road (DBAR) Initiative Initiated at EOBAR, to be given full support by more than 20 countries PEEX and DBAR are sister initiatives Media Reports

11 DBAR Initiative International research program Promotes EO cooperation among Belt & Road countries Smart use of Big Earth Data

12 Vision of DBAR Promotion of international cooperation that renders Earth observation science, data, technology and applications integral to deal with environment change and attaining SDGs in the B&R region. Advance scientific knowledge on the Earth System processes determining the state and the evolution of hot spots in the B&R countries, particularly the sites and areas most impacted by the construction of the Belt and Road. Develop and implement an effective mechanism for multilateral cooperation involving many countries in the B&R region where such cooperation is unprecedented. Identify and address show stoppers in current human and technological resources that may block the progress of the initiative.

13 DBAR Objectives Scientific contributions To address knowledge gaps in Earth system processes, which are limiting the achievement of the SDG targets in the Belt and Road countries. Facilitating platform To promote advanced science and decision support services to extract effective information from massive and diverse data in light of Big Earth Data. Stakeholders To enhance capacity building and technology transfer towards a system of partnerships and research networks.

14 Framework of DBAR

15 DBAR Foci and linkage with UN SDGs

16 1 st DBAR Meeting in 2016 DBAR Science Plan (draft) DBAR Science Committee Working groups Discussed strength of DBAR in 2017 Explore better scientific approaches to serve sustainable development along the Belt and Road. The first group members of the Science Committee are awarded letters of appointment

17 DBAR Working Groups Big Earth Data (DBAR-DATA) Co-Chairs: LI Guoqing Silap Boupha Agriculture and Food Security (DBAR-AGRI) Co-Chairs: WU Bingfang Shukri Ahamd Coastal Zone (DBAR-COAST) Co-Chairs: ZHANG Li LIN Hui Mazlan bin Hashim Environment Change (DBAR- ENVI) Co-Chairs: LI Xinwu JIA Gensuo Howard Epstein Natural and Cultural Heritage (DBAR-HERITAGE) Co-Chairs: WANG Xinyuan Shahina Tariq Rosa Lasaponara Houcine Khatteli Water (DBAR-WATER) Co-Chairs: JIA Li Marco Mancini Bob Su Disaster Risk Reduction (DBAR-DISASTER) Co-Chairs: CHEN Fang Rajib Shaw

18 DBAR Urban Environment Co-Chairs: DBAR Task Forces The task forces are responsible for carrying out some potential priority activities outlined in the DBAR Foci. LU Linlin Martino Pesaresi DBAR High Mountain and Cold Region Co-Chairs: QIU Yubao Massimo Menenti LI Xin

19 Current Network of DBAR

20 Key Focus Areas F 1 Research Agenda F 4 Knowledge Transfer DBAR F 2 Research Infrastructures Education Program Future Research Communities Rising Awareness F 3 Society Dimension In-situ Observation Satellite Monitoring Data System Modeling Platform New Technology Services to Society Scenario's and Assessment

21 Research Collaboration and Knowledge Transfer DroughtWatch Knowledge Transfer in Sri Lanka

22 Scientific Capacity Building DBAR International Training Facilities Training workshop, Sanya(2013) Training workshop, Beijing(2014) Training workshop, Sanya (2015) Training workshop, Kashi(2014) Training workshop, Qingdao(2015)

23 International Symposium on EO for Maritime Silk Road Intention for Cooperation for a Collaborative Network Sanya Declaration Establish an Alliance of Big Earth data for Maritime Silk Road (shortening ABM )

24 Recent Activities in DBAR DBAR Makes its Debut in Africa Special Issue of Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences for Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) Launches of Working Groups

25 Outline Earth Observation for the Belt & Road Region Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) Initiative Actions for Belt & Road Development

26 (1) Big Earth Data Big EO Data Platform EO Data Gateway of Belt and Road For Scientific Application, For Policy Making, For Open and Sharing.

27 (2) Agriculture and Food Security Agriculture and Food Security for Decision-Making (India, China, Belgium, Thailand, Pakistan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan) - Crop growth Condition - Grain Production Estimation - Crop Planting Structure - Cropping Index - Grain Supply-Demand Balance and Early-warning

28 (3)Environmental Change China-ASEAN Ecological and Environmental Conditions Net Primary Production Agriculture meteorological Forest Biomass suitability

29 (4) Water Annual ET Monthly ET precipitation precipitation -ET

30 (5) Natural and Cultural Heritage World Heritage Conservation EEO database for world heritage environmental change in world heritage site Angkor Site conservation 3D simulation and reconstruction Cultural heritage conservation in Angkor site

31 (6) Disaster Risk Reduction Monitoring Platform Country Level- Sri Lanka drought Regional Level- fire emission

32 Cairo (7)Urban Environment City Expansion and Urbanization Kinshasa

33 Port and Port City Athens (8)Coastal Zone Jakarta A total of 39 ports, including 7 ports of key nodes large (Important large ports) and 6 ports co-construction with China. Colombo Singapore

34 Coastal Ecosystems (8)Coastal Zone Yangpu Harbor Danzhou Chengmai Haikou Wenchang Dongzhai Harbor 北部湾 Xinying Harbor Huachang Gulf Qinglan Harbor Mangrove Maniao Harbor Sanya 南海 Mangrove Area in 2013 Mangrove Area in 2007 Mangrove Area in 1997

35 (9) High Mountain and Cold Region (HiMAC) Aims to build a HiMAC Big Earth Data component by linking the existing Earth observations, archiving and documenting Earth observation data and geophysical products, providing the knowledge and services. Frozen water and its phase changes play a domination role. Focus on High Latitude/High Altitude region, and the priorities are: Scientific and Societal Importance: Essential Cold Region Variable (ECRVs) Community Portal (Big Earth Data) Sea Ice Concentration Changes Northern Sea Way Open Time

36 DBAR: Hand in Hand Program Countries along the Belt and Road International programs International organizations Let countries along the Belt and Road benefit from DBAR

37 Ways to Participate in DBAR International Organization Level Core Project Data International Program Level Working Groups Platform National Agency & Research Team Level ICoEs Capacity Building Decision Making

38 Ways to Benefit from DBAR EO Data Gateway 1 Data/Platform Observing Infrastructure 2 Project/WGs/RCs New Big Data Science Mode 3 S&T Network Institutional & Human Capacity Science-Based Policy Making

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