Call for Proposals (CFP): Earth Observations in Decision Support Bradley Reed GEO Secretariat User Interface and Capacity Building Committees

2 Group on Earth Observations CFP for Decision Support Projects Overview CFP sought projects that apply EOs to improve policy decisions and management decisions CFP sought to identify and enable practical applications of EOs Strong focus on Developing Countries and supporting end-users Showcase the value and benefits of Eos through successful application examples Topics & GEO Tasks Focus on 4 SBAs: Agriculture (including Forests) Energy Health (including Air Quality) Water CFP supports GEO Tasks: CB (Mobilizing Resources) US-09-01b (CoPs)

3 Group on Earth Observations CFP for Decision Support Projects Final Results: 71 full proposals selected: 25% Agriculture 55% Water 17% Health 3% Energy Type 1: New Applications Projects (45%) Type 2: Applications Improvements (46%) Type 3: Demonstration Projects (9%)

Proposal Characteristics

Budget Summary Total funds requested is around 45M USD Health: 15.2M, Water: 17.8M, Energy:.3M, Agriculture: 11.7M

TITLE: CBC-UIC Call for Proposals: Earth Observations in Decision Support Projects Target Area: Budget: Organisations: GEAR: Geospatial Research for Environmental Governance and Climate Change Adaptation “ Facilitate monitoring variability and trends in seasonal flooding to estimate exposure to climate related disasters” Lower Mekong and Ganges basins US$ 300,000 (two years)

TITLE: CBC-UIC Call for Proposals: Earth Observations in Decision Support Projects Target Area: Budget: Organisations: Use of Earth Observations to Build Capacity for Air Quality Decision Support in the Middle East and Eastern Europe Middle East and Eastern Europe US$ 2,447,035 (4 years) “Build capacity for air quality decision-making in the Middle East/Eastern European region”

TITLE: CBC-UIC Call for Proposals: Earth Observations in Decision Support Projects Target Area: Budget: Organisations: Capacity Building for Forest Monitoring in Central Africa Congo Basin Region US$ 1,152,853 (3 years) “Train the trainers in advanced satellite methods for forest monitoring and provide outreach to the regional forest managers and decision makers”

TITLE: CBC-UIC Call for Proposals: Earth Observations in Decision Support Projects Target Area: Budget: Organisations: Earth observations in identification and modelling of smart rain water harvesting (SRWH) sites and their productivity at micro level in semi-arid regions India, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia US$ 1,365,000 (3 years) “Advancing water availability for food security and human health ” MGCS

TITLE: CBC-UIC Call for Proposals: Earth Observations in Decision Support Projects Target Area: Budget: Organisations: Implementation & Evaluation of a Comprehensive Hydrological Research System for Mesoamerica & the Caribbean at CATHALAC with extended Technology Transfer Mesoamerica and the Caribbean US$ 1,434,018 (3 years) “ Create the required infrastructure for a flood forecasting system for Mesoamerica and the Caribbean ”

11 Group on Earth Observations CFP for Decision Support Projects Next Phase => Funding: GEO will not directly provide funding for projects identified through this CFP GEO CBC/UIC will put in contact selected project teams with relevant resource-providing organizations GEO's connections and familiarity with multiple resource-providing organizations provides a network for potential project funding YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!!

GEO CFP Support team is compiling a list of the primary national, regional and international funding organizations in their respective fields. Arrange meetings with funding organizations to solicit support for projects. Conduct special sessions at selected fora (e.g., GEO/EGIDA, APN, etc.) to educate the broader GEO community (and potential funding organizations) about this CFP. The Way Forward

Informational presentations and dossiers on sets of proposals – what we are trying to accomplish – the benefit to funding organizations – the benefit to proposing organization Hoping to establish a CFP Donor Coordinator The Way Forward