The „Eye of Africa“

2nd AfriGEOSS Symposium Delivering Earth Observations for Policy & Sustainable Societal Impact in Africa Session9: Climate Services for Adaptation 09:00 – 10:30 Session introduction Moderator: André Obregon, GEO Secretariat   Rapporteur: Lilian Ezenwa, CIRCLE Panel remarks Stephen Komla, GMA, Ghana Benjamin Lamptey, ACMAD Issifou Alfari , AGRHYMET Bamba Sylla, WASCAL Benjamin Gyampoh, AAS, CIRCLE Emmanuel Salmon, ICOS-RI

Strategic Plan: “GEO will supply the requisite Earth observations in support of effective policy responses for climate change adaptation, mitigation and other impacts across the SBAs.” Ministerial Declaration: “Affirm that GEO and its Earth observations and information will support the implementation of, inter alia: the 2030 Global Goals for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the United Nations System of Environmental and Economic Accounts, & the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.”

Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs) Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sustainability Disaster Resilience Energy and Mineral Resources Management Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture Infrastructure and Transport Management Public Health Surveillance Sustainable Urban Development Water Resources Management The absence of a stand-alone climate SBA in the GEO decade 2016-2025 is a testament to the overarching importance of climate and its relevance to all SBAs. Climate change and its impacts cut across all SBAs

GEO Engagement Priorities 2017-2019 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Climate Change – Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Disaster Risk Reduction ExCom-38, 8 November 2016, St Petersburg

Responding to the Paris Agreement Article 4 and Article 13 – National Reporting Reported five-yearly by parties, successive reductions in emissions Using existing methods and guidance; not validation Article 5 Mitigation Knowledge of evolution of sinks and sources Article 7 Adaptation (7.6) Strengthening cooperation, (7.7c) Research, systematic observation Article 10 Technology Transfer & Article 11 Capacity Development Article 14 Global stocktaking in the light of equity and the best available science: 2023, 2028… Article 15 Compliance Policy needs reliable GHG-related information

Informing policy agendas UNFCCC COP-22 Earth Info Day, 10 Nov 2016, Marrakech Talk: „The GEO Carbon and GHG Initiative – Integration across domains“ Werner Kutsch, ICOS on behalf of GEO Poster: “GEO´s efforts in support of the Paris Agreement“

Informing policy agendas UNFCCC SBSTA-46, Research Dialogue, 10 May 2017, Bonn Contribution to Information Note Poster: “Open Earth Observation Data for regional climate research, mitigation, and adaptation decision making” GEO Statement

2nd AfriGEOSS Symposium Delivering Earth Observations for Policy & Sustainable Societal Impact in Africa

2nd AfriGEOSS Symposium Delivering Earth Observations for Policy & Sustainable Societal Impact in Africa Session9: Climate Services for Adaptation 09:00 – 10:30 Session introduction Moderator: André Obregon, GEO Secretariat   Rapporteur: Lilian Ezenwa, CIRCLE Panel remarks Stephen Komla, GMA, Ghana Benjamin Lamptey, ACMAD Issifou Alfari , AGRHYMET Bamba Sylla, WASCAL Benjamin Gyampoh, AAS, CIRCLE Emmanuel Salmon, ICOS-RI

2nd AfriGEOSS Symposium Delivering Earth Observations for Policy & Sustainable Societal Impact in Africa Purpose of the session The session will introduce climate as a new thematic area in AfriGEOSS. Bringing together relevant entities in the region to review the status of climate services showcase the uptake of information in adaptation decision-making provide information on best practices and lessons learned

2nd AfriGEOSS Symposium Delivering Earth Observations for Policy & Sustainable Societal Impact in Africa Key questions How are climate services being implemented in Africa? What is the status of the development of National Adaptation Plans in African countries? What are the coordination mechanisms on the regional and national level? What are the national data needs for adaptation? To what extent can the AfriGEOSS Initiative support the efforts in the region?

2nd AfriGEOSS Symposium Delivering Earth Observations for Policy & Sustainable Societal Impact in Africa Expected Outcomes Raising awareness on the role of climate services for adaptation efforts in Africa Foster discussion on the role of climate adaptation in the context of AfriGEOSS Roadmap towards engagement with the relevant entities