“Future Earth” Data needs Mario Hernandez - Future Earth Scientific Engagement Committee Dennis Ojima - Future Earth USA Secretariat Hub – Boulder, Colorado Eduardo Brondizio - Future Earth Scientific Committee UNESCO – Paris Our Common Future under Climate Change July

Future Earth a platform / network Research on Global Change

To build and connect global knowledge To intensify the impact of research and To find new ways to accelerate sustainable development An interdisciplinary research network A science and technology network platform To support the decision making process and Societal transformation

An international partnership that is committed to making full use of science and technology to inform equitable, sustainable solutions to the most pressing issues currently confronting humankind. Vision: a sustainable world where decision-making is informed by the best available scientific evidence and knowledge. Promoting interdisciplinary research and facilitating partnerships between the scientific community, political bodies, business sector and civil society.

Transition Team

Future Earth builds on decades of excellence in scientific research under the existing Global Environmental Change programmes, Need to increase the impact of that work by ensuring that research questions are relevant to the needs of policy makers and decision makers across the world. Co-design + co-production

STAKEHOLDERS -Interdisciplinary science and technology Consortium -Decision makers Solution(s) oriented

Solution(s) oriented STAKEHOLDERS -Interdisciplinary science and technology Consortium -Decision makers

Solution(s) oriented STAKEHOLDERS -Interdisciplinary science and technology Consortium -Decision makers

Solution(s) oriented Other beneficiaries STAKEHOLDERS -Interdisciplinary science and technology Consortium -Decision makers

International Council of Science Union International Social Science Council UNEP WMO UN UNIVERSITY UNESCO UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network $

D Distributed Secretariat (4 hubs) Montreal Paris Stockholm Tokyo © ESA Envisat

Future Earth structure International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research + Un agencies International Council for Science Implementing Agency Future Earth Governing Bodies

Observation, Data and Information Task Force

What is our niche

Observation, Data and Information Task Force Quite a “crowded arena” No Duplication Joint with outstanding partners Interdisciplinarity our added value

Observation, Data and Information Task Force Too much data Difficult to access Difficult to manage Etc. No data (really ?) Who has it? Where is it? Etc.

Observation, Data and Information Task Force Data Information

Observation, Data and Information Task Force Science

Observation, Data and Information Task Force Science Strengthening Capacity (showcase examples)

–Niche: Partnerships, interdisciplinarity, solutions oriented –Inventory: Too much data, no data, etc. –Deriving information form data –Is sound science supporting the decision making process? –Concrete examples Observation, Data and Information Task Force

Science and technology The best geographical map Geosphere + Biosphere + Social + Economical + political + etc. + Knowledge About all interactions Information SUSTAINABLE DEVELPOMENT Societal transformation(s) Decision making

Has this been economically good for the countries? What alternatives can be offered to the local communities? What type of policies and rules need to be issued? Which societal transformations are required to ensure sustainability? Economists Sociologists Biologists Decision makers Lawyers Sociologists Anthropologists

The Millennium Development Goals

Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables (ECV)

“core global datasets” “must have” “nice to have” exists already has to be re-packaged has to be created some will be common to various SDGs

GEO EO-SDGs related global datasets (based on the existing GEO societal benefit areas)

GEO EO-SDGs related global datasets (based on the existing GEO societal benefit areas) Partnership initiative Economic, socio-political SDGs related global datasets

GEO EO-SDGs related global datasets (based on the existing GEO societal benefit areas) Partnership initiative Economic, socio-political SDGs related global datasets

GEO The GEO process exists is well established and is working Economic, socio-political SDGs related global datasets Partnership initiative Future Earth IIASA WDS CODATA CIESIN Belmont Forum e-infrastructure C.U. Inst. Sust. Development (GEO) (ISPRS) Integration +Harmonization

If with our partners we jointly obtained such « core datasets » for the SDGs –For the first time: harmonization between data of all science disciplines –An on-going movement improving each time each layer as necessary –A science and technology consolidated effort –Governments to have an excellent support tool to monitor implementation –Useful for many other stakeholders

All SDGs?

SDGs related with Natural Disasters South East Asia

Extension to Central America and the Caribbean

ATLAS Examples on the use of science and technology in support of the SDGs GEO-Future Earth- Others

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