1. GEO 2016 Work Programme Giovanni Rum, GEO Secretariat GEO Work Programme Symposium Geneva, 2-4 May 2016

2. Content 1.Background 2.Approach and Structure 3.Foundational Tasks 4.Community Activities and GEO Candidate Initiatives

3. Background 1.GEO-XII Plenary approved the 2016 Work Programme and the associated budget 2.The current Version, issued on 22 December 2015, includes results of Plenary discussion plus additional inputs gathered from consultations with the activity leads 3.The GEO 2016 Work Programme is of transitional nature, it bridges the first and the second GEO decades; it will serve as the reference in 2016 for GEO to: –test how the new arrangements work, in particular for the concept of Foundational Tasks, –complete the transition confirming the nature of each of GEO activity, with reference to the implementation mechanisms identified in the GEO Strategic Plan, and –Develop the first “regular Work Programme 2017-2019, building on the lessons learned above

4. Approach and structure The GEO 2016 Work Programme has been developed through a process involving GEO Community and Governance, to implement the provisions of the new Strategic Plan. The GEO Core functions dictated the definition of the activities to be included and their description The redefined Governance guided the definition of the proposed management arrangements, here included a strengthened role for the Secretariat.

5. Work Programme overall organization This schematic picture establishes functional and temporal links among the different activities and the working interfaces among the different teams so that they properly interact to achieve the identified targets.

6. Activities total number Community Activities34 GEO Initiatives22 Foundational Tasks18 TOTAL74 The new Societal Benefit Areas are all addressed, but Infrastructure and Transportation Management

7. Societal Benefit Areas

8. SBAs, Community Activities and Initiatives-1

9. SBAs, Community Activities and Initiatives-2

10. SBAs, Community Activities and Initiatives-3

11. Community Activities not associated with one SBA CA-01Global Land Cover CA-02Land Cover for Africa CA-03Access to model data in GEOSS Climate CA-04Strengthen collaboration between GEO and GFCS CA-05TIGGE (Thorpex Interactive Grand global Ensemble) evolution into a Global Interactive Forecast System (GIFS) CA-32 Research Data Science Summer Schools Capacity Building CA-33 Building capacity for Forest Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific Region CA-34Multi-source Synergized Remote Sensing Products and Services Support to GEOSS

12. GEO Initiatives not associated with one SBA GI-05Global Carbon Observation and Analysis SystemClimate GI-06Reinforcing engagement at regional level: AfriGEOSS for Africa Regional coordination GI-19AmeriGEOSS (new) GI-22Asia-Oceania GEOSS –Asia-Oceania regional comprehensive earth observation application system GI-07Ocean and society - Blue Planet GI-18GEO and SDGs. EOs role in providing support to countries in achieving SDGs and in defining and monitoring the associated indicators.

13. Foundational Tasks – current List GDGEOSS Development and GCI Operations GD-01Advancing GEOSS Data Sharing principles GD-02GCI Operations (including access to Knowledge) GD-03Global Observing and Information Systems (new) (includes systems like WIGOS. GCOS; …. And reference datasets) GD-04GEONETCast Development and Operations GD-05GEOSS satellite Earth Observation Resources (includes advocacy for continuity) GD-06GEOSS in situ Earth Observation Resources (includes inclusion of citizens’ observatories) (includes advocacy for continuity) GD-07GCI Development (includes development of Data Management guidelines) GD-08SBAs processes: Systematic determination of user needs / observational gaps GD-09Knowledge Base development GD-10Radio-frequency protection GD-11Utilization of Communication Networks CDCommunity Development CD-01Capacity Building coordination CD-02Reinforcing engagement at national and regional level CD-03Assess the benefits from EOs and of their socio-economic value SOSecretariat Operations SO-01Management and Support SO-02Communication and Engagement SO-03Monitoring and Evaluation SO-04Resources Mobilization

14. Supporting tools 1.Update of the GEO website to allow easy access to Work Programme activities. Provisional updates will be posted online 2.Consolidation and periodic update of the contributor’s list for each activity. Under development 3.A “GEO Documents Management System”, which includes external access to GEO documents produced by the different activities. Under development 4.The on-line “GEO Work Programme Reference Document”. Under development 5.A “working space” for each Foundational task for task teams to work and share information, plans and documents. Under development

15. Work Programme Reference Document Provisional Content An Introduction How GEO works, how different activities are interrelated Information on the Foundational Tasks actual content and reference Information on GEO Flagships and Initiatives For each GEO Flagship there would be: the Flagship's Implementation Plan; relevant documents (e.g., technical documents, progress reports, etc.); their link to GEO Targets and Strategic Objectives; their link to the SBAs Information on the Community Activities Monitoring and Evaluation [How SBAs process works]

16. 16 Thank you! Giovanni Rum: grum@geosec.orggrum@geosec.org