Data and insights from Earth observations are critical for assessing the health of our planet, monitoring change, and addressing societal challenges from the local to the global scale.
Earth Observation Applications and Global Policy Frameworks presents case studies of Earth science information integrated with statistics and socioeconomic data for managing development targets, improving disaster resilience, and mitigating and adapting to climate change. It also showcases open collaboration among researchers, United Nations and government officials, entrepreneurs, and the public.
Volume highlights include:
- Case studies of projects working with local and national governments, and through public-private partnerships, to make the most of the large volume of complex and diverse Earth science information sources
- Applications from diverse disciplines including wetland preservation, food security, water quality, marine conservation, disasters, urbanization, drought and land degradation, and greenhouse gas monitoring
- Examples of internationally coordinated initiatives that are driving progress on three landmark United Nations agreements
- Resources for decision-makers and practitioners in local and national governments
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Table of Contents
List of Contributors ix
Foreword xv
Glossary xvii
1 Introduction to Global Sustainability Frameworks and the Role of Earth Observations 1
Argyro Kavvada, Douglas Cripe, and Lawrence Friedl
Part I Case Studies of Earth Observation Applications for Global Policy Frameworks
2 Observations to Underpin Policy: Examples of Ocean and Coastal Observations in Support of the Sendai Framework, the Paris Agreement, and Sustainable Development Goal 14 15
Emily A. Smail, Louis Celliers, María Máñez Costa, Laura Friedrich, Kirsten Isensee, Laura Lorenzoni, Katherina Schoo, Claas Teichmann, Leah M. Segui, Jillian Campbell, Daniel Takaki, and Kwame Adu Agyekum
3 A Bird’s-Eye View of Monitoring and Management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas 43
Ghada El Serafy, Dimitris Poursanidis, Pablo F. Méndez, and Antonello Provenzale
4 Earth Observation in Support of SDG 6.3.2/6.6.1: Reporting Surface Water Quality 67
Nima Pahlevan, Steven Greb, and Arnold G. Dekker
5 The Fate of Wetlands: Can the View From Space Help Us to Stop and Reverse Their Global Decline? 85
Adrian Strauch, Pete Bunting, Jillian Campbell, Natalie Cornish, Jonas Eberle, Temilola Fatoyinbo, Jonas Franke, Konrad Hentze, David Lagomasino, Richard Lucas, Marc Paganini, Lisa-Maria Rebelo, Michael Riffler, Ake Rosenqvist, Stefanie Steinbach, Frank Thonfeld, and Christian Tottrup
6 Land Under Stress: Earth Observation-Based Drought Risk Monitoring for Sustainable Development 105
Valerie Graw, Jonas Schreier, Gohar Ghazaryan, Daniel Tsegai, Olena Dubovyk, Nicolas Gerber, Fabian Löw, Adrian Strauch, and Yvonne Walz
7 Building Risk-Informed Communities: Case Studies on the Applications of Earth Observation Data 119
Shanna McClain, Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Robert Ndugwa, Christian Braneon, Daniel Bader, Juan Bazo, and Michael Owen
8 Satellite Analysis Ready Data for the Sustainable Development Goals 133
Brian D. Killough
Part II GEO Initiatives in Support of Global Policy Frameworks
9 EO4SDG: A GEO Initiative on Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals 147
Argyro Kavvada, Chu Ishida, Jimena Juárez, Steven Ramage, Paloma Merodio, and Lawrence Friedl
10 GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring and Global Policy Frameworks 159
Alyssa K. Whitcraft, Inbal Becker-Reshef, Christopher O. Justice, and Ian Jarvis
11 The Global Observation System for Mercury (GOS4M): Earth Observation Applications for the Minamata Convention on Mercury 177
Nicola Pirrone, Sergio Cinnirella, Francesca Sprovieri, Ian Michael Hedgecock, Francesco D’Amore, Mariantonia Bencardino, and Francesco De Simone
12 The Group on Earth Observations Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Initiative 187
Han Dolman, Werner Kutsch, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Antonio Bombelli, Nobuko Saigusa, Joerg Schultz, David Crisp, Mauro Facchini, Mark Dowell, Carolin Richter, Phil DeCola, Pep Canadell, Robert J. Scholes, Oksana Tarasova, André Obregón, Joanna Post, and Jouni Heiskanen
13 The GEO-DARMA Framework as a Mechanism for Future Increased Use of Satellite Data in Pursuit of Global Domestic Resource Mobilization Goals 197
Ivan Petiteville, Andrew Eddy, Peeranan Towashiraporn, Keran Wang, and Denis Macharia
Index 209
