EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Eye on Earth Overview 1

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE 2 Eye on Earth The Movement

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE The Problem 3 Flood of data but inaccessible Missing data Incompatible standards Bureaucratic hurdles Unsuitable operating procedures Lack of open access Mere ignorance of its existence

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Eye on Earth Initiative – Aims and Objectives 4 Convergence of initiatives by several organisations that collectively address the global challenge of increasing access to information for a more sustainable future. Facilitates knowledge transfer through supporting and strengthening existing efforts Enhances the sharing and interexchange of environmental, societal and economic data and information, provided by the diversity of knowledge communities, to support sustainable development Through networks, conferences, and community groups Eye on Earth provides a strong basis and opportunity to work together and pool resources to provide decision-making support for sustainable development

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE 5 The Eye on Earth Community

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE The Community 6 The EoE Community is continually growing and represents the full range of government, private sector, environmental, social and economic interests. Currently over 150 organizations and 600 individuals globally from governmental organizations, academia, NGOs, private industry and other interested organizations. The SIs are a voluntary group of experts that meet regularly to advance the outcomes set for each SI through collaboration, networking and implementation of projects

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE 7 Eye on Earth Summit 2011

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Eye on Earth Summit Summit 2011 EAD in partnership with UNEP took the lead to host the first Eye on Earth Summit in December 2011 Attendees: 1775 registration from 114 countries Duration: 3 ½ days Summit & Exhibition Dec 2011 Framework: 70+ speakers on main stage, incl. Bill Clinton, Sylvia Earle, Jane Goodall 50+ participants in Working Group workshops, Preceding Civil Society Meetings

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Eye on Earth Summit 2011 – Cont’d 9 Exhibition 50 Exhibitors Education Day attended by 816 students from 24 schools & 6 colleges across UAE Total of 3900 visitors to the Exhibition over 3 ½ days Summit Outcomes 8 Special Initiatives – 3 Foundational and 5 Thematic Summit Declaration – endorsed by 48 countries (16 countries + 32 EEA member countries)

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Special Initiatives.

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Achievements Since EoE Summit June 2012: Inclusion of Eye on Earth in Para 274. Rio+20 Future we Want Outcome Document July 2012: Joint Secretariat between Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi/AGEDI and UNEP formalized for coordination and management of the Special Iniatives community engagement March 2013: Dublin Eye on Earth User Conference, alignment with key stakeholders of a common agenda. Dec 2013: Granted Seed funding for selected Special Initiatives projects under the principles of the Eye on Earth Summit Declaration June 2014: Decision to reconvene for second Eye on Earth Summit in October 2015

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Special initiatives - Milestones 12 July 2013: Eye on Water Security Meeting: Stockholm, Sweden Sept 2013: Eye on Access for All Meeting: Washington DC, USA Oct 2013: Eye on Environmental Education Meeting: Manama, Bahrain Nov 2013: Eye on Disaster Management Meeting: Geneva, Switzerland Nov 2013: Eye on Community Sustainability & Resiliency Meeting: Paris, France Dec 2013: Eye on Biodiversity Meeting: Ankara, Turkey Nov 2014: Eye on Oceans & Blue Carbon Meeting: Abu Dhabi, UAE Nov 2014: Eye on Water Security Meeting: Amman, Jordan Feb 2015: Data for SDGs: Bonn, Germany

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Special initiatives - Projects 13 CSR: EcoCitizen World Map-Building Eco Cities CSR: GeoSUMR - GeoInformation for Sustainable Urban Management and Resilience GNON: The GeoSUR Program, a model regional geospatial network for the Arab region Bio: Unlocking Biodiversity Data from Environmental Impact Assessment A4A: Implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration A4A: Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe Building Bridges between Regions A4A: Principle 10 Legal Index -Environmental Democracy Legal Index

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE 14 Special Initiatives Project Fiches

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Project Fiches 81 project fiches were submitted by the Special initiatives Community Evident cross SI collaboration Impactful, thematically diverse Common goal of data & sustainable development 15

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Prioritized Project Fiches 1.Improving Standardisation of and Access to Seagrass Biodiversity Data for Decision Making and Conservation 2.Promoting Principle 10 with respect to environmental matters in Middle East and North Africa region 3.Capacity Building on Geoservices in Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) 4.Global Blue Carbon Data DOCK 5.Island Communities Open Data Program for Coastal Resiliency 6.MENA Regional Academic Work of Geospatial Expertise for Urban Resilience and Disaster Management (MENA-RANGE) 7.Watershed ICT Resources Center in Water and Disaster Management (WIRC) 8.Health and Resilience throughout MENA (HART-MENA) 9.A Global Coastal Carbon Data Archive (GCCDA) 10.Strengthening Information Infrastructure for Emergency Management (SIIEM) - Phase II 16

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE 17 Eye on Earth Alliance

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE 18 The EoE Alliance provides the strategic direction for the movement and strives to build global support for EoE, is also expanding. Today it includes the following organisations. Eye on Earth Alliance

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE Eye on Earth Alliance Vision 19 Eye on Earth Mission Statement Eye on Earth networks and builds capacity across diverse knowledge communities to improve decision-making for sustainable development. Eye on Earth Vision A world where environmental and associated social and economic information, combined with citizen engagement, improves decisions leading to sustainable development.

EYE ON EARTH CONVENE CONVERGE COLLABORATE 20 Eye on Earth Summit 2015