Space Climate Observatory Presentation Dr. Selma Cherchali CNES

Space Climate Observatory An international program On the way towards common objectives, a shared vision… SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory International framework Paris Declaration “Towards a space Climate Observatory” “The heads of the world’s space agencies have proposed the creation of a Space Climate Observatory (SCO) to act as a hub between space agencies and the international scientific community.” One Planet Summit – Paris, December 11th, 2017 SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory Scope “Space Climate Observatory” A world observatory of the climate change and its impacts from Earth Observation data Satellite data Earth Observations at global, national and local level With in-situ data and models Climate change and its impacts Humankind, both as cause and as the victim of climate change impacts a joint Observatory A World Heritage system SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory Sustainable Development Goals SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory Scope Monitoring climate change Atmospheric CO2 concentration, Global temperature, Clouds and Precipitation change, Sea level rise, Droughts and floods… Tracking the impacts of climate change Environmental impacts Social and human impacts Biodiversity reduction Economical costs Mitigating and Adapting to climate change Resources: land use, agricultural practices, relocation, water use… Population: Migration of people, food security… Socio-economic development paths SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory Scope Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space in the context of WIGOS and GFCS Feedback ECVs Adapted from WIGOS-ICG 18/03/2013 SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory Country, sub-national / Territorial Stakes Climate change impacts are worldwide but there are also specific impacts at national, sub-national and territory levels Need to implement attenuation and adaptation policies Decision Making Meaningful stakeholder involvement Public access to data, tools and knowledge products Countries level involvement A need for indicators and derived space products: specific needs Need to marshal our forces through collaboration, partnerships, knowledge networks Co-construction (bilateral and / or multilateral cooperation) Continental scale Climate Change Impacts Country scale Territorial scale SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory Principles Building on the exiting capabilities and programs Aimed to be inclusive International coordination is mandatory Transparency Open to any organization (beyond the space agencies 'declaration in Paris) Collaborations / Partnerships Complementary to the existing programs / initiatives WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU/GCOS (ECV), CEOS, CGMS, WG-Climate, Copernicus-C3S… Reference Document: “Implementation of the climate monitoring architecture from space”, 2013 Focus on Pillars 3 and 4 “Best effort” Joint efforts Sharing of capabilities (expertise, computing) Open and free access At international but also national level Across sectors, institutions, research community, and sub-national area (territories) SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory Objectives Feedback Satellite data 2 1 3 Information, Outreach Communication, Learn Products & Services ECV Quality Control and Validation Improve data access (unified web interface) Indicators, maps (past, present & future) In-situ data Toolkits and computing capacities Research & Education Government & Society Traditional & New Medias Socio-economic data SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory 1 – Information, Outreach Communication, Learn Objectives An easy access to public information related to climate change and its impacts (content curation) A qualified and controlled information Improve the dialogue between scientists, policies and Society Solution(s) Centralized Information Specialized “Wikipedia” Collaborative Up to date Other means … Information, Outreach Communication, Learn Quality Control and Validation Research & Education Government & Society Traditional & New Medias SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory 2 – Data access Findings A lot of data accumulated, but not always known (aimed to reach larger communities) Complex data access Multiple identification needed Spatial selection not always available and to be repeated “Classic” search engines are not suitable (non-thematic / semantic) (data curation) Solution Central access API to download data from each server Unified spatial selection Specialized meta search engine SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory 3 – Products & Services C3S Products & Services Access Feedback End Users Feedback Request “New” developments Adapted at the scale of countries / sub-national areas Co-construction Communities of development Make available to others, freely Exchange of use, best practices Scenario, future projections SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory 3 – Products & Services Earth Observation Data Spatial Products & ECV (e.g. Global or Local Products: land cover, sea level rise, soil moisture, ice thickness, atmospheric concentration, gridded precipitation, etc.) (e.g. Data: Landsat images, SWH, ASTER, Radarsat, Copernicus data, etc.) Products & Services National, Regional and Local datasets Model outputs (e.g. Research: physics, statistics, economics, socials, etc.) (e.g. In-Situ measurements: weather, discharge, crop production, etc.) (e.g. Statistical information: administrative areas, environmental, social and economic indicators) SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory Access National SCO Data Center Space Agencies International Climate Organization National SCO Products & Services … … SCO – Front Office Data access, Information, Products & Services but always but always End Users SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

Space Climate Observatory Schedule 11 Dec. 2017 Paris Declaration “Towards a space Climate Observatory” Space Agencies 12 Dec. 2017 One Planet Submit “Creation of a Space Climate Observatory” French Government – Commitments N°5 2 Feb 2018 Nomination of a Head of SCO Program and Project Manager CNES May 2018 Definition of international dimension of SCO Space Agencies, Organizations Jun. 2018 Toulouse Space Show (TSS) - Public demonstration, use cases CNES, CNSA, CRTS... (open to international partners) Phase 1 Until Nov. CNES will call for a series of workshops with international partners to define an inclusive international dimension for SCO From CEOS-WGClimate, others agency, organization… First stone to build SCO Dec. 2018 … SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali April 2018

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