GEO Work Plan Symposium 2014

Rifat HossainWorld Health Organization

Task Coordinator HE-01Co-chair Societal Benefits IB

C1: Air-borne Diseases,

Air Quality and Aeroallergens

C2:Water-borne Diseases,

Water Quality and Risk

C1: A Holistic Approach to Health:

Transmission, Urban Health,

Linkages, New Tech

C3: Vector-borne Diseases

Also linked to other tasks and SBAs

Some key achievements of HE01

• Berg-en-Dal group on cholera led by CSIR.• A very successful HE CoP meeting in

Washington DC, July 2013:– Chairs: Rifat Hossain, WHO, Kym Watson,

Fraunhofer Institute Germany, Ramesh Dhiman, India, Cecile Vignole, France

• Cholera Early System at the GEO X Plenary and Summit (World Bank interest) and at the trade fair CeBIT 2014 in Hanover (at the Fraunhofer stand).

• Disseminated EO2HEAVEN results to the OGC Domain Working Group Health: target to develop requirements for geospatial standards relevant to health and the environment.

Global risk assessment: GEO, GFCS etc.

Cholera outbreaks in areas where WASH coverage is poor, and more likely with higher precipitation anomalies

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Cholera: a case for Mali

GIMS: Integrating WASH, Health and Environment

Health (& socio-economic) outcomes

Environmental perturbations: CC/CV etc.

Project lead: Rifat HOSSAIN (hossainr@who.int)

Cross-Task Activities (pls propose 2-3 activities along with practical actions)

• Links with water task: – GEO Water strategy EO in Water SDG– Stay tuned for the Wednesday talk

Evidence of the Use of Task-related Systems, Datasets, Information Products, and Services

(by which communities? use statistics? role of users in implementation?)

• Strong link to development programmes, like MDGs, SDGs.

Policy Linkages (e.g. Conventions, Protocols, International Programmes)

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Challenges, Issues, and Gaps Hindering Progress

• Insufficient knowledge for assessment • Strengthen linkage with other SBA • Establish best practices to use data to assess impact

and optimize anthropogenic processes• Exchange knowledge on models,

– uncertainties & assumptions, degree of validation• Continued focus on capacity building, in LDCs

– Go beyond data

Intervention needed from GEO Members and POs to Achieve 2015 Strategic Targets (pls make this actionable)

• Lack of coordination: at all levels• Insufficient reporting • And FUNDING…

In-situ Issues Faced in Implementing GEOSS: In-situ Priorities beyond 2015 • Some key data sources beyond the GEO remit