Overview of Capacity Building Committee Activities

1. Overview of Capacity Building Committee Activities GEO Capacity Building Committee Meeting Brussels – 14 September 2006 Errol Levy DG Research – European Commission

2. Contents • Membership • Terms of Reference • Activities • Issues

3. CBC Members • Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, EC, France, India, Iran, Italy, Germany, Greece, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Portugal, Russia, S. Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan • AARSE, APN, CEOS, EEA, EUMETSAT, Eurogeosurveys, FDSN, GCOS, IAG, IEEE, IGBP, IOC, ISCGM, ISPRS, POGO, START, UNEP, UNESCO, UNOOSA, WCRP, WMO • Observers and task participants (e.g ACP Sec)

4. Terms of Reference • To build the capacity of all GEO Members [global capacity]to access, retrieve, analyze, include into appropriate models, and interpret relevant data from global data systems. • To build the capacity of all GEO Members [global capacity] to integrate Earth observation data and information with data and information from other sources, improving understanding of problems in order to identify sustainable solutions. • Support the GEO in developing [To develop]a coordinated GEOSS capacity building strategy among GEO Members and Participating Organizations based on the principles articulated in the GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan Reference Document.

5. CBC Activity Summary • CB Committee Meeting - 6-7 March 2006, Paris • CB Workshop – 29-31 May 2006, Sao José • Discussed development of a CB Strategy, based on preliminary survey and analysis • Results at: http://www.dsr.inpe.br/workshopgeo • CB Committee Meeting – 14-15 Sept, Brussels • Implementation of 2006 WP tasks • Development of GEO CB Strategy • Review for endorsement at GEO-III Plenary meeting – Nov 2006 • Communication of strategy in early 2007 at CB Symposium (in Spain - tbc) to donors and decision-makers

6. CBC Issues • CB Committee participation (increasing membership and engagement, especially developing countries) • Liaison and co-ordination with other committees (to develop strategy and fulfil tasks, avoiding overlap, duplication etc) • GEO Work Plan tasks • definition of responsibilities and expectations: Co-chairs, lead organisations, contributing organisations, contributing users • CBC guidance for outreach tasks • Liaison / co-ordination between tasks (under and outside CBC committee responsibility)

7. CBC Issues (continued) • CBC role in GEONetcast • Development ofGEO CB Strategy • Development of GEO 2007-9 Work Plan • Executive Committee guidance • Identification of early success stories • Outreach contributions • No. of workshops, funding priorities

8. Capacity Building Committee Participation GEO Capacity Building Committee Meeting Brussels – 14 September 2006 Errol Levy DG Research – European Commission

9. CBC Members • Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, EC, France, India, Iran, Italy, Germany, Greece, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Portugal, Russia, S. Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan • AARSE, APN, CEOS, EEA, EUMETSAT, Eurogeosurveys, FDSN, GCOS, IAG, IEEE, IGBP, IOC, ISCGM, ISPRS, POGO, START, UNEP, UNESCO, UNOOSA, WCRP, WMO • Observers and task participants (e.g ACP Sec)

10. Issues • Lack of developing country perspectives • Especially Africa, Asia and Latin America • Additional co-chairs required • Active leadership and participation only • Countries and organisations from developing and developed regions

11. Proposed Solutions • Engage in continuous outreach activities • To be done routinely at meetings and conferences etc • Use GEO Secretariat publicity materials • Develop specific CB materials • Address concerns of developing countries • Adopt targets and monitor progress • CBC and individual targets (e.g. from your region) • Keep GEO Sec and CBC co-chairs informed • Permanent feature of CBC meeting agendas • Support for travel • Any other ideas?