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GEO Work Plan Symposium 2014 Rifat Hossain World Health Organization Task Coordinator HE-01 Co-chair Societal Benefits IB. C3: Vector-borne Diseases. C1: Air-borne Diseases, Air Quality and Aeroallergens. C2:Water-borne Diseases, Water Quality and Risk. C1: A Holistic
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GEO Work Plan Symposium 2014 Rifat HossainWorld Health OrganizationTask Coordinator HE-01Co-chair Societal Benefits IB
C3: Vector-borne Diseases 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 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. http://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/atlas/report/en/index.html Cholera outbreaks in areas where WASH coverage is poor, and more likely with higher precipitation anomalies
GIMS: Integrating WASH, Health and Environment Environmental perturbations: CC/CV etc. Health (& socio-economic) outcomes 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) • …
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