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Join the GEOSS Evaluation team in Geneva for a comprehensive review of the workplan progress, analysis of interviews and document reviews, and identification of gaps in the evaluation process.
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GEOSS Third EvaluationEvaluation team Meeting March 19 – 20, 2012Geneva
Agenda March 19 • 9:00 – Welcome • 9:15 – Review of Workplan Progress & Identification of Gaps • 9:30 – Roundtable of results so far (interviews and document review) • 10:30 – Health Break • 11:00 – Interview Analysis Protocol • 12:00 – Lunch • 13:00 – Interview Analysis Protocol Con’t • 14:30 – Health Break • 15:00 - Case Study – review results so far, identification of gaps • 16:30 - Literature Review Results & Discussion • 17:00 – Adjourn
Agenda March 20 2012 • 8:30 – Target Task Matching – Discussion of Results and Completion of Matrix • 10:00 – Health Break • 10:30 – Target Task Matching – Discussion of Results and Completion of Matrix (con’t) • 12:00 – Lunch • 13:00 – Draft Outline of Final Report • 14:30 – Health Break • 15:00 – Drafting of Final Report • 16:00 – Adjourn
Status interviews * Two persons in one interview
Status Case Studies • GEO BON • Additional questions interviews: 9 • EC-09-02 • Additional questions interviews: ?
Q1. What has been your involvement with GEOSS AG/BI/EC societal benefit areas? • General: 6. Two in forestry related tasks, two general and two no direct involvement • Agriculture: 12. Seven involved in monitoring (GEO-GLAM or JECAM), one with famine early warning, four are general agriculture. No fisheries • Biodiversity: 16. All have been involved in GEO BON • Ecosystems: 6. One forestry related, one ocean related, one mountain regions, one with climatedata relevant to GEOSS (GEWEX/CEOP), three general
Q2: To what extent do you think that GEOSS targets and outcomes for AG/BI/EC will enable increased use of Earth observations and models to provide information to support these societal benefit areas? • Many interviewees avoided a direct answer • The GEO-GLAM objectives will be important for global agricultural monitoring • Otherwise some spread • Definitely will increase use • I have no idea • I am not sure the targets and outcomes will provide increase use of EO but collaborations ….will be significant • The general impression is supportive that target and outcomes will enable increased use of EO but not in 2015 and not without better funding model • GEO BON people appear clearest on this
Q3: What, based on your experience, are the three most important accomplishments of GEOSS AG/BI/EC to date? • Establishment of initiatives like GEO BON, GEO-GLAM, JECAM • Implementation plans for initiatives, particulrly GEO BON • Establishment of Communities of Practice • Recognition by G20 (Agriculture), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD, report on gaps and Essential Biodiversity Variables), GBIF, IUCN, UNEP-WCMC and IPBES • Opened for increased data sharing • Increased national focus with possibilities of funding • Large space agency think more comprehensively • Progress in standards
Q3: What, based on your experience, are the three most important accomplishments of GEOSS AG/BI/EC to date? (2) • We are not aware of any accomplishments except there has been a number of workshops in third-world countries • It is premature to speak about real accomplishments. However, GEOSS has brought awareness to policy makers and bureacrats, particularly in emerging economies
Q4: Based on the strategic targets and outcomes outlined in Appendix A, which of the AG/BI/EC Targets and Outcomes to you think will be achieved by 2015? • General • Many state outcomes may be reached if more funding etc • Several references to GEO-GLAM, GEO BON etc • Many statements like • Outcomes are rather vague, vision statements, ambitions etc • Most outcomes likely to be reached simply because others are already doing or have done this • Given vagueness and lack of bjective criteria success may be reported anyhow • May be reached but not by 2015 • Agriculture • Outcomes 1 and 7 most likely to be reached • Outcome 5 (desertification) will not be reached • Other outcomes receive variable feedback
Q4: Based on the strategic targets and outcomes outlined in Appendix A, which of the AG/BI/EC Targets and Outcomes to you think will be achieved by 2015? • Biodiversity • Many, but generally less than half, key informants find that all outcomes seem likely to be reached • Only outcome 3 receives more than 50% for achievement (Increased information sharing on biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity resources) • One states, though, that the largest gaps will be seen in biodiversity • And one states there is need for change in GEO/GEOSS dynamics • Success depends to large extent on GEO BON, its funding and implementation • Ecosystems • Two key informants say outright that target will not be met • None of the outcomes are expected to be achieved by more than one third of interviewees
Case Studies • GEO BON • EC-09-02
Synthesis Document ReviewTotal number of documents reviewed: