MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 1 |1 | Role of NSOs in climate info for health: producers and users perspective Rifat Hossain Lead Global Information Management System on Environment and Health

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 2 |2 | 2 Reflections Concerns and challenges What's measured and what's not MDG and beyond GEO/GEOSS and GFCS Using CC info in health Role of NSOs

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 3 |3 | Diarrhoea: a leading cause of death Nearly 800 million without potable water, billions without safe water 2.5 without proper sanitation, 1.1 billion defecate in open Worse under climate change scenarios, but how much?

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 4 |4 | What is measured and what not? All water sources Improved sources (measured) Good quality Affordable Sufficient quantity Sustainable Piped/household connection Climate resilient

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 5 |5 | MDG 7 Target 7c: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation Indicator to monitor (proxy for access to safe drinking-water): Proportion of the population that uses an improved drinking-water source (urban + rural)‏ MDG target + Indicators Is MSG under threat due to climate change…by how much? Post-2015 work:

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 6 |6 | WQ monitoring…impact of CC?

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 7 |7 | Going beyond MDG monitoring VulnerabilityTechnologyAdaptability Literature review Interviews and questionnaire Vulnerability fact sheets Analysis of water supply and sanitation facility resilience Forecasts of water and sanitation coverage in 2020

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 8 |8 | Water-Health sector: Climate knowledge gap How much climate change affects MDG/access? How much climate variability affects access? How climate change/variability affect water quality/quantity? –Weak monitoring of water quality and related health outcomes Can we handle/mitigate climate impacts? What's the public health fallout of climate change? Many initiatives are on, but fragmentation and knowledge gap makes effective policy formulation difficult Many initiatives are on, but fragmentation and knowledge gap makes effective policy formulation difficult

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 9 |9 | The Earth is a system of systems

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 10 | GEO: Established 2005, Non-juridical, voluntary, flexible 2002 WSSD, EO Summits, G8 88 Members (governments and EC), 64 Organizations 2012 – 2015 Work Plan with 26 Tasks Plenary, Committees, Secretariat, etc. Sustaining GEOSS post-2015 GFCS: Born out of 3rd World Climate Conference UN system to coordinate climate services User Interface Platform: Priority areas: agriculture, health, water and disasters GEO/GEOSS, GFCS

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 11 | Global risk assessment: GEO meets GFCS Launched at WMO special congress: Launched at WMO special congress:

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 12 | Operationalizing environmental health: Cholera Early Warning

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 13 | Combining Earth Observations data Water accessibility: (combination of layers ‘a’ and ‘d’) Access measured in amount of energy per capita (calories) needed to collect water, highlighting access limitations due to terrain. Also shows populations living on marginal land without water access. Water resources per person: (combination of layers ‘b’ and ‘d’) Determines whether underlying water resources (aquifer yield) can meet demand of overlying population based on 50 liters per person per day. Areas with improved water access: (combination of layers ‘c’ and ‘d’) Displays 1-km LandScan areas that have achieved water access per guidelines, i.e. at least one access point per 1-sq.km (a) Digital Elevation Model (DEM): Worldwide coverage from NASA’s ASTER mission with 30-meter resolution. (b) Water Resource Map: Aquifer yield data from multiple sources. (c) Improved water source location: Location of wells continually updated with new water projects via interactive Web 2.0 application. (d) LandScan Population Database: commercially available 1-kilometer population database updated yearly ( /landscan_data_avail.shtml). (a) (b) (c) (d) INPUT LAYERS: COMBINED OUTPUT LAYERS :

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 14 | Role of NSOs in health etc. Sources of data –Satellite, in-situ, other data: role of NSOs? –Interoperability and dynamic linking? Global Information Management System on Environment and Health (GIMS) Use and sharing of data –Collaboration and buy-in by the governments Role of NSOs in CC info for health: –Population statistics: but not sufficient –Overlaying for socio-economic impact: do NSOs have data of right resolution?

MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED STATISTICS FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS 19 November, Palais des Nations, UNECE, Geneva 15 | For further information: Rifat HOSSAIN GFCS THANK YOU