AfriGEOSS in the Next Decade of Developing the GEOSS Andiswa Mlisa GEO Secretariat Africa Leadership Conference (ALC) 2015, Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, 1 4 December 2015
GEO Vision
Ministers Adopted the GEO Strategic Plan 2016 2025: Implementing GEOSS and further: 1. Confirm that full and open access to Earth observation data, information and knowledge is crucial for humanity; 2. Urge governments to promote GEO nationally, and through their representation in international organizations, to realize a more effective collaboration with GEO; 3. Resolve to sustain and develop the observing systems required to provide high-quality reference data and time-series Earth observations; 4. Call on GEO to launch a GEO initiative to leverage Earth observations to support the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the 2030 Global Goals for Sustainable Development;
93 Participating Organizations
Information Value Chain Data providers Value-Added providers Downstream users
GEOs new Societal Benefit Areas
GEO Implementation Mechanisms GEO Work Programme
AfriGEOSS Initiative Established within the GEO framework to: Enhance Africa s capability to use and manage EO for decision making; Foster the activities of African countries in GEO by linking existing capabilities and initiatives in Africa; Provide the necessary framework for African countries to initiate mutual activities within the scope of GEO; Create synergies and reduce duplication. Contribute to the implementation of the African Space Policy and Strategy;
Action Areas
Africa in GEO Governance Ministerial & Plenary 27 Members, South Africa Co-Chair 7 Participating Organisations Executive Committee Egypt, Senegal and South Africa Programme Board Gabon, Madagascar, Somalia, South Africa, Zimbabwe Secretariat South African secondment
Growing Political Acknowledgement AUC STC-EST, 28-30 October 2015 Urge the formulation of a partnership between the African Union Commission and AfriGEOSS geared towards the implementation of of the African Space Policy
Achievements GEO Membership of African countries African contribution to GEO Implementation Boards and Working Groups Active involvement in Africa caucus activities Attendance at GEO events and official meetings Sharing the AfriGEOSS concept and lessons learnt with other regions 13 / 10
Achievements Growing political acknowledgement and support Participation in training courses (regional and international) Resource mobilisation through response to Calls for Proposals Engagement in other African cooperative efforts Networks within and outside the community Focus on Africa issues at international and regional gatherings
GEO Data Sharing Principles Full and Open Exchange of Data Data and Products at Minimum Time Delay and Free of Charge or Cost of Reproduction Free data access Announcements CBERS, 2007 (Brazil & China) Landsat family, 2008 (US) Sentinels, 2014 (EC) SPOT World Heritage Programme, 2014 (France) Shuttle Radar Topography Mission-30m, 2014 (US) GEO Cape Town Plenary 2007
Annual Economic Benefit USA $1.70 B International $400 M. Global Total $2.1 B
Recent volatility of Agricultural Prices Monthly Wheat Prices 1960-2011($/Metric Ton) Source: World Bank 2010/11 Price hikes Drought: Russia 2008 Price hikes Droughts: Australia & Ukraine 1971/2 s price hike Drought: Russia Average Price 1972-2007: 150$ Landsat 1 Launched (1972) Nominal wheat price in US $/metric Ton Average Price 2008-2012: 300$
2011: The G20 Agriculture Priority GEOGLAM & AMIS Two initiatives to increase information availability, quality and transparency : GEOGLAM : improve information on supply (GEO) GEO-GLAM AMIS : improve information on markets (FAO) Supply Prices Demand Policies Finance Stocks Trade AMIS UNITED NATIONS HLTF Food Security
GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for AMIS Operational since Sept. 2013! 40 institutions (24 countries, 4 international organisations, leader: Univ. Maryland) A presentation of results with graphics and text A global map for the 4 AMIS crops (Maize, Wheat, Soybean, Rice) End of August 2015 Crop Conditions
JECAM: Joint Experiment for Crop Assessment and Monitoring A R&D network to develop operational agricultural monitoring systems A network of sites representative of the world s cropping systems A focus for international satellite data acquisition by CEOS (Com tee of Earth Observ. Satellites) JECAM Program Office coordinated by AAFC-Canada and UCL-Belgium Developing linkages with AgMIP sites and modeling community www.jecam.org
Invitation! 1st AfriGEOSS Symposium Date: 27 29 April 2016 Venue: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe