Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation 1 Fostering transatlantic cooperation and the integration of Earth Observation projects into GEOSS CooPEUS Meeting Gilles OLLIER Head of Sector Earth Observation Sector Directorate Climate Action and Resource Efficiency – I4 Directorate General Research & Innovation EUROPEAN COMMISSION 17th December San Francisco

Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation GEO Global Partnership Intergovernmental partnership set by international agreement since 2005 Legally non-binding Voluntary contributions 10 year GEO mandates - Current ( ) - Renewed ( ) 95 Nations, plus EC 89 Participating Org. 5 Caucuses USA EU CHINA SA

Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation What is GEOSS ? 3 3) An information system providing Full & open access to EO datasets 2) A response to EO needs in 9 Societal Challenges 1) A global coordination platform for Earth observation

Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation GFOI (Forests) GMOS (Mercury) GEO BON (Biodiversity) GEOGLAM (Agriculture) The Geohazard Supersites Blue Planet GEO Carbon Collaboration between US and EU through GEO: e.g. Global Initiatives - governance

Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation 5 A strategy for addressing water data product needs to inform decision-making: Maintenance and enhancement of water cycle observations at national, basin and global scales Better quantification of fluxes and stores in the global water cycle; Increased availability and use of data, information and indicators to support operational water quality decision-making Information on expertise, information systems and datasets to the global, regional, and national water communities "From observations to decisions" "We can manage only what we can measure" ftp://ftp.earthobservations.org/TEMP/Water/GEOSS_WSR_Full_Report.pdf Example: the Water Community of Practice

Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation 6 Contribution to the assessment of global water resources through the use of new Earth Observation datasets and techniques

Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation 7 Transatlantic Alliance Launched in May 2013 (Galway statement) Goal: To better understand the Atlantic Ocean and to promote the sustainable management of its resources. The objective is also to study the interplay of the Atlantic Ocean with the Arctic Ocean, particularly with regards to climate change.

Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation 8 Five areas of cooperation were identified as priorities in the policy dialogue both with the US and Canada and are part of the Galway Statement commitments: Ocean Stressors Aquaculture Observing Systems Marine Microbial Ecology and Ocean Literacy Galway Statement Areas of Cooperation

Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 is strongly supporting the Blue Growth strategy with a dedicated Focus Area for the Work Programme. The EU commitment was translated into the current Blue Growth calls with 195M€ in the Work Programme and 57M€ "earmarked" as Galway Statement follow-up calls. Good participation rate in the first Horizon 2020 Blue Growth call form the US (with NOAA, WHOI, National Marine Educators Association among partners) and Canada(with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, MEOPAR, Dalhousie and Newfoundland Universities among partners). Blue Growth call open for Improving the preservation and sustainable exploitation of Atlantic marine ecosystems Horizon 2020 – Blue Growth

Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing System Challenge: Deployment of IAOOS Scope: Northern and Southern Atlantic Fill observational gaps Reducing the costs of in-situ ocean observation Interoperable exchange of data International partners from both sides of the Atlantic. IAOOS

Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation 11 Joining forces internationally is the only way to tackle global challenges and sustainably exploit natural resources International political frame needed (GEO, transatlantic alliance, etc…) Joint priority setting (through the transatlantic alliance, GEO post-2015) Alignment – Horizon 2020 dedicated calls, EU and its individual Member States, GEO Blue Planet, NOAA, NSF, MEOPAR, etc. Conclusion

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