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GEO Capacity Building Strategy: Cultivating Awareness, Building Competencies, and Promoting Innovation

This symposium in Geneva, Switzerland on May 4th, 2016 discussed the GEO Capacity Building Strategy, focusing on infrastructure, individual and institutional capacity building. The strategy aims to enhance understanding and effective use of Earth observation data for sustainable development.

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GEO Capacity Building Strategy: Cultivating Awareness, Building Competencies, and Promoting Innovation

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  1. Capacity building coordinationMark NoortHCP InternationalAndiswa MlisaGEO secretariatGEO WP SymposiumGeneva, Switzerland May 4th, 2016

  2. GEO Capacity Building Strategy (GEOIII, 2006) An approach based in three complementary and needed elements: • InfrastructureCB:hardware, software and other technology required to develop, access and use EO… • Individuals (Human) CB:education and training of individuals to be aware of, access, use and develop EO… • Institutional CB:building policies, programs & organizational structures in governments and organizations to enhance the understanding of the value of EO… …data and products. I³

  3. Capacity Building: GEO Strategic Plan 2016 – 2025 • GEO Core Function - Cultivating awareness, building capacity and promoting innovation • Building capacity, as well as sustaining and enhancing existing capacity, is essential for developing competencies in the effective use of Earth observations for responding to societal challenges and addressing sustainable development issues. • Promote the engagement of institutional users worldwide; • Assist countries and regions in increasing their capacity to acquire, share, store, maintain, and utilize Earth observation data and information; • Engage with the international development and donor organizations to identify country-specific opportunities for demonstrating the value of Earth observations; • Pursuing opportunities to work with the appropriate national and sub-national entities to develop activities towards improving decision-making; and • Promote cooperation through national and regional GEO mechanisms.

  4. GEO Work Programme 2016 Criteria: CB to be a component of all GEO Initiatives & Flagships

  5. Foundational Task CD-01 Capacity Building Coordination • Facilitate coordination among GEO Members and Participating Organizations as they undertake CB activities. • Identify, coordinate and build synergies between existing and future efforts. • Encourage information and infrastructure sharing. • Encourage & enable countries (esp. developing) to identify and address their CB needs. • Develop and maintain a database of resource providers, ongoing programmes and activities • Undertake brokering activities - match needs with capabilities • Periodic review and update of the resource facility (relevance, maintenance and marketing) • Strengthen links with the Permanent Framework Network (PNF) for improved stakeholder interaction • Impact assessment -  M&E – guidelines

  6. http://www.geocab.org/

  7. Lessons Learnt Convening power of GEO … opportunity for dialogue, partnerships, start of action Prerequisite. Dialogue with stakeholders (needs time and expertise) Relationships are important, both institutional and personal Only works with dedicated individuals tasked to support activities Need to adjust Tools & Methods to local / national processes Transfer Research to relevant Ministry e.g. Min. Agriculture Huge needs in Training / Capacity building in new technologies Need for leadership: member countries to lead the capacity building programmes Shared funding and technical support helps

  8. Capacity building questionnaire

  9. Response Distinction between scientific capacity building, technical capacity building and stakeholder engagement (and other) Distinction between capacity building that is scheduled and funded and capacity building that is needed, but not scheduled or funded yet Tested with ‘BON in a box’ Response from CA-33 Forest biodiversity Asia-Pacific, GI-02 GEOBON, GI-06 AfriGEOSS, GI-19 AmeriGEOSS, GI-20 GEOGLOWS Very valuable information! Goal: complete picture and coordination action plan ready before GEO plenary

  10. Thank you!www.earthobservations.orgm.noort@hcpinternational.comamlisa@geosec.org

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