Latest update of AOGEO and related activities (13:30-14:30 UTC+9:00)

Session moderator

• Dr. Muraoka, Hiroyuki (Professor, Gifu University; Group Leader, National Institute for Environmental Studies)

Speaker

• Summary report of EOCSI hackathon
• Summary report of AOGEO workshop and online international training workshop
  Prof. Zhou, Xiang (Professor, AIR-CAS)
• Summary report of IPS Himalayan region
  Prof. LU, Shanlong (Associate Professor, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), AIRCAS)
• Summary report of IPS PICT

Special Session 5 (14:30-16:00 UTC+9:00)
Enhancing resilience for water-related disaster risks: Seeking opportunities for further collaboration

The negative impact of climate change has been painfully evident, e.g. in the catastrophe in Pakistan. Climate change continues to generate and further aggravate the cascading multi-hazards of water-related extreme events such as flood and drought in Asia-Oceania (AO) region. The need for providing context-specific innovations for resolving water problems was one of the key points agreed by 30 heads of state from the region and representatives of international organizations, during the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit (4APWS) held in April this year. AOGEO has a critical role to play to respond to the societal and political needs, as it has been providing Earth observations-based information and solutions for tackling the water related disasters. This session aims to identify the gaps and opportunities for collaboration in enhancing resilience for water-related disaster risks in the region by building on and scaling-up successes made by relevant activities in AOGEO/GEO. The session is designed to promote a dialogue between “providers” and “users” of EO data and solutions to identify concrete next steps for actions in enhancing regional resilience for water risks toward post-2025 and beyond.

Moderator

• Ms. Bajwa, Madeeha (GEO Chief Work Programme Coordinator)

EO users

• International policy-makers
  Mr. Furuichi Hidenori (Director, International Affairs Office, River Planning Division, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan)
• Development Bank
  Ms. Pokhrel, Neeta (Chief of Water Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB)
• National Government
  Dr. Selvarajah, Hemakanth (Chief Engineer, Hydrology and Disaster Management Division, Irrigation Department, Sri Lanka.)

EO providers

• Dr. Oki Riko (Director of Earth Observation Research Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA))
• Dr. Liew, Ju Neng (Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
• Dr. Jia, Li (Co-lead, AOGEO Task Group 6: Drought Monitoring and Evaluation (DME))
• Dr. Koike Toshio (Co-lead, AOGEO Task Group 1: Asia Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI))

Closing session (16:00-16:30 UTC+9:00)

Wrap-up and way forward

• Ms. Harada, Mariko (AOGEO Coordination Board Co-Chair; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA))
• Dr. Gu, Xingfa (AOGEO Coordination Board Co-Chair; Professor, AIR-CAS)
• Dr. Kim, Yongseung (AOGEO Coordination Board Co-Chair; Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI))
• Dr. Lewis, Megan (AOGEO Coordination Board Co-Chair; Acting President, Earth Observation Australia; Adjunct Professor in Environmental Remote Sensing, University of Adelaide)

Adoption of the 2022 AOGEO statement

• Dr. Lewis, Megan (AOGEO Coordination Board Co-Chair; Acting President, Earth Observation Australia; Adjunct Professor in Environmental Remote Sensing, University of Adelaide)

Closing remarks

• Mr. Hayashi, Takahiro (Deputy Director-General of the Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT))