1. GEO Human Planet Initiative Global geospatial data analytics for monitoring the implementation of the Agenda 2030 frameworks: Sustainable Development Goals Disaster Risk Reduction New Urban Agenda Climate Change Thomas Kemper Scientific Officer European Commission, JRC 13 May 2017, Tshwane

2. Human Planet Initiative Activities
Support global policy processes with agreed, actionable and goal-driven metrics
Global built-up information
Global population density
SDG:
9.1.1 Proportion of the rural population within 2 km of an all-season road
Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate
Sendai DRR:
Priority 1: Understanding Risk
Goal 7: Increase the availability of disaster risk information
New Urban Agenda
Voluntary Commitment of EU, OECD and WB for global definition of cities and settlements

3. Challenges
Building links and trust with the national statistical organisations
Testing the Degree of Urbanisation with NSO’s:
South Africa, Morocco, Brazil, USA, Uganda, Jordan
Supporting the work on the pilot indicators selected by the IAEG SDG WG GI
Supporting custodian agencies
Discussions in expert groups dominated by hidden agendas

4. Thanks ) https://www.utwente.nl/en/itc/hpi-forum/
Hosted by the University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands September 2017
Thanks
Thomas Kemper EC JRC scientific officer