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GEO and the other GEO:

GEO and the other GEO: UNEP-Live at the science/policy interface: a Progressing Tale of Discovery and Practical Convergence. Mick Wilson, Division of Early Warning and Assessment United Nations Environment Programme. UNEP participating in GEOSS AIP-5.

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GEO and the other GEO:

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  1. GEO and the other GEO: UNEP-Live at the science/policy interface:a Progressing Tale of Discoveryand Practical Convergence Mick Wilson, Division of Early Warning and AssessmentUnited Nations Environment Programme

  2. UNEP participating in GEOSS AIP-5 Attempting to integrate broker technology into UNEP-Live Goals are numerous but primarily to expand semantic space to incorporate concepts of environmental treaties (MEAs) alongside environmental and science data. Spanning data and knowledge

  3. Why?

  4. United Nations Environment Programme (1972) UN General Assembly resolution 2997 “...to keep under review the world environmental situation in order to ensure that emerging environmental problems of wide international significance receive appropriate and adequate consideration by Governments...”

  5. United Nations Environment Programme (1972) “...to keep under review the world environmental situation...” UNEP's flagship product Our GEO – Global Environment Outlook

  6. By design UNEP GEO is: • Consultative – wide range of stakeholders • Participatory - all regions • Integrative – multi-sectoral 1997 2000 2003 GEO-5 emphasis on appraisal of policies that help countries reach internationally-agreed goals

  7. UNEP GEO is unique, as much a political process as a scientific analysis High-level text negotiated duringinter-governmental/ multi- stakeholder meetings Hundreds of topic specialistscontribute (some Government nominated)

  8. UNEP at the science/policy interface Formulate the questions to request relevant scientificinformation Analysis of policy needs for scientific information Demand Science Community Policy Community Provide alerts and early warnings Supply Assess information responding to identified needs Communicateassessment findings Conduct policy-relevantresearch and review of information

  9. UNEP-Live to be UNEP's platform for supporting all future environmental assessments (not just GEO) Evidence-basedMore timely informationMore accessibleMore effective with greater impact Prototype at www.uneplive.org

  10. Topic Questions: How to enrich UNEP assessment products with scientific context? How to increase discoverability of UNEP assessment products in scientific contexts? How to contribute to improving the scientific basis of UNEP assessment products?

  11. UNEP-Liveby design • must operate at the science/policy interface • must span many communities of practice both within sciences and in social and political domains • must be inclusive and therefore technologically agnostic Brokerage services offer a means to addressing these goals in practice Eye-on-Earth provided my opportunity for discovering this possibility

  12. About Eye on Earth: Not the EEA platform nor any other infrastructure Partnership between UNEP and Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) Addresses the crucial importance of environmental and societal information to decision making Summit in 2011 spawned 8 Special Initiatives inc. “Eye on Global Network of Networks” (GNoN)

  13. Current UNEP-Live prototype limited by • fragmented, silo-based discovery • not integrating all UNEP assets • not utilizing partners' contextual resources Using involvement in AIP-5 to attempt to correct these AIP-5 activity also part contributes to EoE GNoN Global Network of Networks

  14. Eye on Earth working groupbrought together participants from … and they begat.... GNoN

  15. Eye on Earth working groupbrought together participants from … and they begat.... GNoN NOT just data and engineering,but also institutional, information, knowledge, skills etc.

  16. ...and GNON proponents were enthused by... The Broker AIP-5

  17. About AIP-5 The GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot (AIP) develops and deploys new process and infrastructure components for the GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI) and the broader GEOSS architecture.

  18. The Milestones for UNEP in AIP-5 • Demonstrate 'joined up' discovery acrossdiverse UNEP information sources • Demonstrate 'joined up' contextual discovery across UNEP and GEOSS assets • Demonstrate enhanced searches – semantic expansion and multi-lingual discovery • Integrate broker into UNEP-Live prototype • Demonstrate integration of UNEP-ishsemantics/ontologies - InforMEA

  19. A vision (hallucination?) for end 2012 CITES, the treaty CITES, the conference of parties (COP) The decisions of the CITES COP Data relevant to decisions do exist!! WDPA CITESred list GEOBON sources

  20. Earth Observation Community Earth Observation Science stuff GIS Assessment Observation Measurement Monitoring Models

  21. Earth Observation Community Treat/ Law/ Policy Community Treaty Earth Observation Motivation Science stuff Policy Societal impacts GIS Assessment Legislation Observation Incentive Measurement Compliance Regulation Monitoring Models

  22. Earth Observation Community Treat/ Law/ Policy Community – two communities with common ground ..... Treaty Earth Observation Motivation Science stuff Policy Societal impacts GIS Assessment Legislation Observation Incentive Measurement Compliance Regulation Monitoring Models science policy

  23. Earth Observation Community Treat/ Law/ Policy Community – two communities with common ground but different vocabularies Treaty Earth Observation Motivation Science stuff Policy Societal impacts GIS Assessment Legislation Observation Incentive Measurement Compliance Regulation Monitoring Models Vocabularies, semantics and ontologies describe describe GEMET, GEO/GEOSS, INSPIRE etc. InforMEA, FAOLEX etc.

  24. Earth Observation Community Treat/ Law/ Policy Community – two communities with common ground but different vocabularies which possibly can be made to work together Treaty Earth Observation Motivation Science stuff Policy Societal impacts GIS Assessment Legislation Observation Incentive Measurement Compliance Regulation Monitoring Models Vocabularies, semantics and ontologies GEMET, GEO/GEOSS, INSPIRE etc. InforMEA, FAOLEX etc. ←brokerage service now on trial→ In conjunction with GEO/GEOSS and CSIRO

  25. Earth Observation Community Treat/ Law/ Policy Community – two communities with common ground but different vocabularies which possibly can be made to work together Treaty Earth Observation Motivation Science stuff Policy Societal impacts GIS Data Assessment Knowledge Legislation Observation Incentive Measurement Compliance Regulation Monitoring Models Vocabularies, semantics and ontologies GEMET, GEO/GEOSS, INSPIRE etc. InforMEA, FAOLEX etc. ←brokerage service now on trial→ In conjunction with GEO/GEOSS and CSIRO

  26. Biodiversity as case study Links to GEOSS SBA Links to GFW 2.0 Aichi goals Needs future capacity for regeneration

  27. InforMEA database of Environmental Treaties (MEAs)

  28. InforMEA database of Environmental Treaties (MEAs) 'knows' all about decisions, compliance etc. ….

  29. … but nothing about the data that underpin and validate those decisions

  30. GEOSS Portal also 'knows' something about data associated with Environmental Treaties (MEAs)

  31. ...and the SBAs know even more....

  32. … but nothing about where those data might have been applied to underpin and validate MEA decisions

  33. InforMEA pilot Vocabulary Service

  34. The Milestones for UNEP in AIP-5 • Demonstrate 'joined up' discovery acrossdiverse UNEP information sources • Demonstrate 'joined up' contextual discovery across UNEP and GEOSS assets • Demonstrate enhanced searches – semantic expansion and multi-lingual discovery • Integrate broker into UNEP-Live prototype • Demonstrate integration of UNEP-ishsemantics/ontologies - InforMEA    

  35. Next Steps: Get the InforMEA vocabulary service stabilized Detach GI-portal client and have UNEP-Live interrogate broker directly a la GEO geoportal Develop and deploy UNEP broker profiles i.e. climate change, ecosystem services etc. Establish more vocab/ ontology servicese.g. environmental law, geopolitical entities, assessment methodologies, analytical methods for water quality etc.

  36. GEO-5 appraised 90 international environmental goals and objectives Significant progress 4 goals Insufficient data / too soon to assess 14 goals Further deterioration 8 goals Some progress 40 goals Little or no progress 24 goals

  37. Summary—areas with the least progress • Access to food • Climate change • Corals • Desertification and drought • Ecosystem services • Extinction risk of species • Extreme events • Fish stocks • Groundwater depletion • Indoor air pollution • Invasive alien species • Marine pollution • Natural habitats • Species harvested for food and medicine • Sustainably managed production areas • Traditional knowledge • Wetlands

  38. What is not measuredis not managed!Specific, measurable targets appear to increase chances of success in meeting goals They can also spur efforts to address data gaps

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