1. Capacity building coordination Mark Noort HCP International Andiswa Mlisa GEO secretariat GEO WP Symposium Geneva, Switzerland May 4th, 2016

2. GEO Capacity Building Strategy (GEOIII, 2006)
An approach based in three complementary and needed elements:
Infrastructure CB: hardware, software and other technology required to develop, access and use EO…
Individuals (Human) CB: education and training of individuals to be aware of, access, use and develop EO…
Institutional CB: building policies, programs & organizational structures in governments and organizations to enhance the understanding of the value of EO…
…data and products. I³
Basis for CB in GEO

3. Capacity Building: GEO Strategic Plan 2016 – 2025
GEO Core Function - Cultivating awareness, building capacity and promoting innovation
Building capacity, as well as sustaining and enhancing existing capacity, is essential for developing competencies in the effective use of Earth observations for responding to societal challenges and addressing sustainable development issues.
Promote the engagement of institutional users worldwide;
Assist countries and regions in increasing their capacity to acquire, share, store, maintain, and utilize Earth observation data and information;
Engage with the international development and donor organizations to identify country-specific opportunities for demonstrating the value of Earth observations;
Pursuing opportunities to work with the appropriate national and sub-national entities to develop activities towards improving decision-making; and
Promote cooperation through national and regional GEO mechanisms.

4. GEO Work Programme 2016 Community Activities 33 14 GEO Initiatives 2015
Foundational Tasks 18 6
TOTAL 71 35
Criteria: CB to be a component of all GEO Initiatives & Flagships

5. Foundational Task CD-01 Capacity Building Coordination
Facilitate coordination among GEO Members and Participating Organizations as they undertake CB activities.
Identify, coordinate and build synergies between existing and future efforts.
Encourage information and infrastructure sharing.
Encourage & enable countries (esp. developing) to identify and address their CB needs.
Develop and maintain a database of resource providers, ongoing programmes and activities
Undertake brokering activities - match needs with capabilities
Periodic review and update of the resource facility (relevance, maintenance and marketing)
Strengthen links with the Permanent Framework Network (PNF) for improved stakeholder interaction
Impact assessment -  M&E – guidelines

6. http://www.geocab.org/ There are now 950 resources
By Type
By SBA
Organizations
Biodiversity
Raw EO Products
Climate
Software
Disaster
Success Stories
Ecosystem
Tutorial
Water
Marketing Tool Kits
Weather
Energy
Health
Agriculture
There are now 950 resources
Mainly from IASON, EOPOWER and CEOS WGCapD members

7. Lessons Learnt
Convening power of GEO … opportunity for dialogue, partnerships, start of action
Prerequisite. Dialogue with stakeholders (needs time and expertise)
Relationships are important, both institutional and personal
Only works with dedicated individuals tasked to support activities
Need to adjust Tools & Methods to local / national processes
Transfer Research to relevant Ministry e.g. Min. Agriculture
Huge needs in Training / Capacity building in new technologies
Need for leadership: member countries to lead the capacity building programmes
Shared funding and technical support helps

8. Capacity building questionnaire

9. Response
Distinction between scientific capacity building, technical capacity building and stakeholder engagement (and other)
Distinction between capacity building that is scheduled and funded and capacity building that is needed, but not scheduled or funded yet
Tested with ‘BON in a box’
Response from CA-33 Forest biodiversity Asia-Pacific, GI-02 GEOBON, GI-06 AfriGEOSS, GI-19 AmeriGEOSS, GI-20 GEOGLOWS
Very valuable information!
Goal: complete picture and coordination action plan ready before GEO plenary

10. Thank you. www. earthobservations. org m. noort@hcpinternational
Thank you!