Agenda for the FAO/ ESA/ GWSP Workshop on Earth Observations and the Water- Energy- Food Nexus March 2014 in Rome, Italy

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1 Agenda for the FAO/ ESA/ GWSP Workshop on Earth Observations and the Water- Energy- Food Nexus March 2014 in Rome, Italy Tuesday, March 25 th Registrations (Philippines room C277) Introductory Morning (Philippines room C277) Facilitator: Lucie Pluschke (FAO) The Water- Energy- Food Nexus at FAO (Olcay Ünver, FAO) Breaking out of silos The Nexus approach as opportunity for cross- sectoral collaboration (Indro Soesilo, FAO) The Nexus and Economics by (Anik Bhaduri, GWSP) Earth Observations for the Nexus by (Pierre Philippe Mathieu, ESA) Coffee Break (Philippines room C277 and Nigeria room C215) The need for integrated Earth Observation strategy and requirements (John Latham, FAO) Goals of the workshop (Cat Downy, IGBP/ESA) Thematic breakout sessions explained (Rick Lawford, GWSP) Decide on groups for thematic breakout sessions Lunch (FAO cafeteria on 8 th floor) Thematic breakout sessions to identify priority areas that relate to EO and their data needs and uses. 3-4 presentations on where and how EO data is currently used. Sustainable Agriculture Water and Aquatic Systems Climate and Energy and Land Use (Nigeria room C215) (Philippines room C277) (Ethiopia room C285) Chair: Tobias Hank (VISTA) Chair: Devin Bartley (FAO) Chair: Presentations Presentations Presentations Oscar Rojas (FAO) Watching agricultural drought worldwide from space. Eva Haas (Geoville) Soil moisture ECV and services Frank van Weert (Wetlands International) Role of data & information in WEFE nexus studies in Upper Niger Basin Riccardo Biancalani (FAO) Monitoring of fires to assess GHG emissions Nelson Ssemambo (RCCSI)

2 Pedro Chambel- Leitao (IST- Maretec): Aquapath- Soil agricultural forecast service Rick Lawford (GWSP) GWSP assessment of water management and the Nexus Jose Aguilar- Manjarrez (FAO) Aquaculture Xueliang Cai, CGIAR/IWMI, Hydrological Modelling Mapping renewable energy potential Olivier Hoes (Delft) World Hydropower Map Mahendra Yadav (Yeti Energy) Energy, Climate Change Education to the Poor Community for Rural Economic & Sustainable Development Coffee break (Philippines room C277 and Nigeria room C215) Plenary meeting with all participants to summarize sessions and discuss between groups on priorities and needs in terms of data and information services (Philippines room C277), Facilitator: Rick Lawford (GWSP/ Madison University) End of the Day

3 March 26 th 2014 Cross cutting issues: What are the data requirements, functions and systems? (Philippines room C277), Facilitator: Rick Lawford (GWSP/ Madison University) Future Earth: frameworks for organising data requirements (Frans Berghout) GEO infrastructure and its support to the WEF Nexus (Douglas Cripe, GEO) Use of EO data for Water resources Management in the Nile River Basin (Milly Mbuliro, Nile Basin Initiative) Use of near real time earth observation data infrastructures and open source tools for global water accounting (Chris Mannaerts, ITC) Discussion and questions Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Philippines room C277 and Nigeria room C215) Posters will be presented by: Ellie Biggs Flore Josaine Seukap Rose Marie Nalubega Mbidde Ssenyondo Emmanuel Mitebi Skyler Ddembe Marwa Halmy Akhmad Hanan Jelema Stamenkovic François- Régis Martin- Lauzer Budhhi Bahadur Chhetri Hari Narayan Poudel lasmi Datta Rual Requirements for data and services and integrated systems based on experience in international water and energy management projects (Kym Watson, F- IOSB) NASA support to the WEF Nexus (David Toll, NASA) The Sentinel- Synthesis: Possible WEF- Supporting Indices (Christiana Schmullius, University of Jena) Lunch (FAO cafeteria on 8 th floor) Cross- cutting breakout sessions addressing the priority areas identified on Day 1. How do the priority areas link with other WEF areas? What do we need to take these ideas forward? Short, medium and long term goals. Data access, services, analysis and mapping (Philippines room C277) Massimo Menenti (Delft University of Technology) Water requirements and water use in agriculture Modelling, scenario analysis and other decision- making tools (Nigeria room C215) Peter Long (University of Oxford) Local Ecological Footprint Tool Jippe Hoogeeven (FAO) GAEZ and SOLAW Mutlu Özdğan (University of Wisconsin Madison): Techniques for estimating ET to

4 support WEF decisions Coffee Break (Philippines room C277 and Nigeria room C215) Plenary discussion and wrapping up of breakout sessions (Philippines room C277) Facilitator: Rick Lawford (GWSP/ Madison University) End of the Day

5 March 27 th 2014 Facilitator: Cat Downy (IGBP/ ESA) The FAO Sustainability Framework and the Water- Energy- Food Nexus (Jean- Marc Faures, FAO) Discussion on Synthesis Report (Philippines room C277) Guiding questions: moving beyond productivity to sustainability, environmental services and the fostering of integrated management approaches for the Nexus What are the main uses and needs for EO data in managing the Nexus? Where the data gaps? What are the data requirements, functions and systems? How can EO data and tools be better integrated in decision- making processes? What are the implications for EO programmes to better address Nexus issues? Coffee Break (Philippines room C277) 11:00 Report Writing and next steps 12:00 Closing Remarks Olivier Dubois (FAO) Rick Lawford (GWSP) Closing lunch (FAO cafeteria on 8 th floor)