AGEDI Explained Bridging the Data Gap

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1 16/10/2014 Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative Facilitating a Sustainable Future. Local to Global. October 2014 AGEDI Explained Bridging the Data Gap Issue: 2002 Environmental Sustainability Index ranked UAE 141/142 countries Response: AGEDI launched by H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg Goal: To address the gap in environmental data within and between developed and developing countries, particularly in the Arab region 1

2 16/10/2014 Through the Phases Phase III Current Review of State of the Environment Report Abu Dhabi & Sector Papers Environmental Outlook 2010 Published Online Interactive Atlas Showcased Eye on Earth at UNCSD Rio +20, Brazil Support MASDAR: UAE National Atlas of Solar & Wind resources Blue Carbon Demonstration Project State of Environment Live Local National & Regional Biodiversity Rapid Assessment Arabian Atlas of Our Changing Environment with UNEP Beyond Development of 9 Speicial Initiative white papers Hosted & facilitated inaugural Eye on Earth Summit & Exhibition Endorsement of Eye on Earth Summit Declaration by 15 countries Formation of 8 Special Initiatives Published Environmental Atlas of Abu Dhabi Emirate Local National & Regional Biodiversity Rapid Assessment Rapid and Systematic Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Phase I Eye on Earth Alliance Summit 2014 Climate Change Assessments Phase II National Baseline Regional Project facilitation Commitment for 2014 & Beyond EAD I Local I Regional Engagement & Facilitation Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Demonstration Project First such project internationally Phase I completed found carbon storage amounts are significant and would be emitted upon ecosystem degradation Contributed to policy development for conservation management and strategies Inclusive stakeholder engagement within EAD and externally continues Valuable for international application of similar projects - the Global Environment Facility s (GEF) Blue Forests Project to drive further international uptake 2

3 16/10/2014 Commitment for 2014 & Beyond EAD I Local I Regional I Global Engagement & Facilitation Eye on Earth Continued facilitation and development of the Eye on Earth community through the eight Special Initiatives (SI s) announced at the inaugural summirt in 2011 Developed to support the SI s, the Eye on Earth Alliance convenes stakeholders across environmental, social and economic sectors to collaborate and address sustainable development goals Eye on Earth Summit 2015 the first Alliance Summit a platform for thought leaders/influencers with diverse expertise to convene, collaborate and return home with a commitment to realize the EoE vision Background to Program EAD I Local I Regional I Global Engagement & Facilitation AGEDI launched a follow-up to this initial study in 2011 with the aim of establishing a climate change work programme that could build upon, expand, and deepen understanding of vulnerability to the impacts of climate change as well as to identify practical adaptive responses at local, national and regional levels. A 5-stage stakeholder consultative process involving nearly 100 stakeholders helped define the overall scope of the programme, and establish the types of outputs that were considered to be the most useful for future policymaking at the multiple scales envisioned. 3

4 16/10/2014 Institutions Climate Change Research Group (CCRG) National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Oceanography Institute, University of Sao Paulo (IOUSP) Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC) Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland (UoM) Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) University of North Carolina (UNC) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 4

5 16/10/2014 Uses Will support effective decision-making for regional leaders and innovators, showing them how critical the stakes are, and what options are available to them A one-stop shop portal that provides access to: A range of toolkits, maps, databases, and other outputs One or more of the types of outputs generated by the LNRCCP web-based navigation tools that allow for extracting information and maps for user-defined areas of interest Back-up storage and long-term archiving of published LNRCCP data sets raw data also available for retrieval Selected Outputs The following high resolution maps and analysis which also enhances follow-up research by the regional scientific community: species invasion/extinction and fish catch potential, as well as user-friendly datasets for high-resolution maps depicting future groundwater levels, adaptation options, as well as user-friendly datasets for follow-up scientific research by the regional scientific community Regional air/ocean modeling datasets for follow-up research by the regional scientific community current/future habitat suitability for key terrestrial/marine species future water resource requirements, adaptation options, and model outputs for follow-up research by national water supply and demand planning. future water recharge scenarios, adaptation options, and model outputs for follow-up scientific research. vulnerability hotspots for coastal zones - inundation extent, tabular outputs of land use types affected, adaptation options, and model outputs Coastal Zone vulnerability indexing results, tabular outputs of data used, adaptation options Water supply-demand scenarios under climate change and projected socioeconomic conditions Reductions in GHG related to policy -air quality improvements, a comprehensive technical report that contains tabular results of the costeffectiveness of mitigation options, the adapted models for Abu Dhabi conditions Food Security comprehensive technical report as well as model datasets Outputs and data available at publically AGEDI s portal 5

6 16/10/2014 AGEDI: our horizon Integrator of Environmental Data LOCAL: Facilitate wise environmental decision making through enhanced data collection, assessment, management, analysis and dissemination REGIONAL: Support 'best-impact' access and application of data and information for decision making by delivering capability and capacity building of developing countries and emerging economies INTERNATIONAL: Enhance global strategies and mechanisms of data access, acquisition and dissemination as a leading and respected international partner AGEDI.ae info@agedi.ae 6