1. slide 1 GEO-GLAM The GEO led Initiative for GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL MONITORING GEO Agriculture Community of Practice 1

2. slide 2 1. Background : The G20 Agriculture Priority (2011) “ We, the G20 Agriculture Ministers, meet today to address the issue of food price volatility with the ultimate objective to improve food security and agree on an “Action Plan on food price volatility and agriculture” that will be submitted to our Leaders at their Summit in November 2011.” (introduction of the “G20 Agriculture Action Plan”, June 2011) At risk : - Access to food for populations - Investment in the agricultural sector ( increase production by +70% over 2010- 2050 ) 2

3. slide 3 G20 Final Declaration 44. We commit to improve market information and transparency in order to make international markets for agricultural commodities more effective. To that end, we launched: The "Agricultural Market Information System" (AMIS) in Rome on September 15, 2011, to improve information on markets...; The "Global Agricultural Geo-monitoring Initiative" (GEO-GLAM) in Geneva on September 22-23, 2011. This initiative will coordinate satellite monitoring observation systems in different regions of the world in order to enhance crop production projections and weather forecasting data. 1. Background : The G20 Agriculture Priority (2011) 3

4. slide 4 Action 1. National capacities for agricultural monitoring Strengthening, capacity building, experience sharing, research + focus on countries at risk. Action 2. Global and regional agricultural monitoring systems Harmonizing, connecting and strengthening of existing systems, inter-comparing and disseminating their information. Action 3. Global Earth observation system for agricultural monitoring : Developing an operational system : coordinated satellite and in-situ Earth Observation and weather forecasting; Long term commitment. Full and open data policy. 2. The GEO-GLAM Initiative : actions 4

5. slide 5 Deliverable 1 : Access to Earth Observation data for agriculture monitoring Deliverable 2 : Access to Meteorological data and forecasts Deliverable 3 : Cultivated areas, crop-type distribution, crop yield forecasts Deliverable 4 : Improved monitoring methods Deliverable 5 : Strengthened national agricultural monitoring capacities Deliverable 6 : Dissemination of data to stakeholders; Deliverable 7 : A sustained Earth observation system of systems for agricultural monitoring, 2. The GEO-GLAM Initiative : Deliverables 5

6. slide 6 Specific GEO-GLAM funding requirements (2012-2017) ~7,5 M$/y Data access General improvements of global/national crop monit. progr. Capacity Development program. Coordination Building on : existing programmes that are part of the GEO Agriculture Community of Practice (EU MARS, USDA-FAS CropExplorer, China CropWatch, FAO GIEWS, …) in-kind contributions by partners. 3. GEO-GLAM next steps : Funding requirements 6

7. slide 7 Jan.-March 2011 :Initial design in the framework of G20 priorities May 2011 : Curitiba, 1rst GEO AgCoP+ meeting on GEO-GLAM May 2011 :Paris, presentation to G20 Agriculture representatives June 2011 :Adoption of GEO-GLAM by G20 Agriculture Action Plan Sept. 2011 :International GEO-GLAM meeting at GEO Geneva Nov. 2011 :G20 Final Declaration (GEO-GLAM art. 44) Nov. 2011 :GEO-GLAM at GEO VIII Plenary Nov.11 – Jan. 2012 : Detailed action plan and budget Governance proposal Feb. – June 2012 :Governance approval Securing funds for GEO-GLAM implementation Informing national and international actors 3. GEO-GLAM next steps 7

8. slide 8 AG-01 Global Agricultural Monitoring and Early Warning The strategic target (GEO VI Document 12 Rev 1) Increased us of EO to produce timely, objective, reliable and transparent AG and Forest statistics and info at Nat/Reg levels Improved AG risk assessment with weather forecat system Early warning of famine Agriculture versus Land use change Capacity building thr target wkshops

9. slide 9 Components C1 – A Global Operational Monitoring systems of systems or Agricultural production, Famine early-warning, Food Security and Land-Use Change (CAN, USA, CHINA, EC, INDIA, JAPAN) –Foster GEOGLAM, GEO-JECAM, PAY, CDIGAM, develop rangeland monitoring component, implement Global Thematic workshops series (models, best practices, inter comparison), support AGRIMET, launch new activities such as AG DROUGHT, agricultural and water use…

10. slide 10 Cross-cutting SB-02 Global Land Cover SB-03 Global Forest Information EN-01 Energy and geo-resources management CL-01 Climate Information for Adaptation WA-01 Integrated Water Information WE-01 High Impact Weather Prediction EC-01 Global Ecosystem Monitoring All “Infrastructure” and “Institutions and Development” Tasks

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