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Earth observations in SDG water monitoring
GEO Plenary XII SDGs: Earth Observations in Service of Global Development
Mexico City, Mexico10 November 2015
Rifat HossainWorld Health OrganizationGeneva, Switzerland
Global goals…
• Tool of global governance• Measuring progress for the global community• Informing global investments
• Objective: mobilize political support for neglected priorities
• MDG experience: mobilized support for development, focused on poverty and human well being
• SDG calls for: sustainability (economic, social and environmental) in development under good governance
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Lessons from MDG monitoring
• High focus on development: silent on sustainability etc.
• Piggy backing on household surveys
• Cost effective
• Limit different aspects and timely reporting
• Info on access to water sources, but not its quality
• Earth observations:
• Data available for cost effective monitoring
• Huge investments in EO: developed countries contribution to monitoring next goals and targets?
• Data revolution: integrate EO, Big Data, traditional data
Independent Expert Advisory Group on Data revolution for SDGs• Recognizes use of various data, including
novel, geospatial and Big Data, in an integrated manner
• An urgent call for action for • global consensus on principles,• Share technology/innovation for common
good• New resources for capacity development
• Data revolution is a joint responsibility of Governments, international and regional organizations, the private sector and civil society.
• Underscores importance of CRVS: denominator issue
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EO in SDG water monitoring: a UN initiative
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WASH(WHO/UNICEF
JMP)
WWM & WQ
water quality and reuse
industrial waste water and reuse
domestic waste water and reuse
WRM
water withdrawals and productivity
water withdrawals and ecosystems
Integrated water resources
management
Global indicators for SDG water monitoring
• 6.1.1 % of population using safely managed drinking water services:
• 6.2.1 % of pop using safely managed sanitation services
• 6.3.1 % of waste water safely treated• 6.3.2 % of water bodies with good ambient water
quality• 6.4.1 % of change in water use efficiency over time• 6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal in
percentage of available freshwater resources• 6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources
management (IWRM) implementation (0-100)• 6.6.1 % change over time in water related
ecosystems
Task Team Contributors
• International: WHO, GEO, WMO, UNU-FLORES, WCRP (GEWEX), WMO-CHY, CIESIN, World Bank, UN Global Pulse
• Countries: Australia (CSIRO), Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Japan (MEXT), Germany, Pakistan, USA (USEPA, USGS, NSF, USACE, US GEO),
• Space Agencies: ESA, JAXA, NASA, NOAA
• Academia and institutes: Chouaib Doukkali University (Morocco), U of Tokyo, Chinese Academy of Sciences, U of Bonn, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Twente, CUNY, U of Texas, GMU, Delatres, Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, WRI
• Two members from SG IEAG on data revolution for SD
Application of EO in wastewater monitoring
IAEG indicator: Proportion of wastewater safely treated
EO support for the indicators (pop density, landuse, landcover, etc.) integrated with other geospatial, survey and admin data
1)
High resolution satellite images can document the location of treatment facilities.
2)
EO integrated with other geospatial data to estimate waste water generation potential, releases and their impacts.
EO applicability for SDG water monitoring
Indicator/EO applicability
EO + EO-Based Data Assimilation Model Relevance
Other Socio-Economic, and Census/Statistical Data Relevance
Direct Measurability
Analytical Soundness
Limitations
6.1+6.2 WASH Computed as a residual product using EO
6.3 Wastewater and Water Quality
For Nitrates, Phosphates and Algae, Phytoplankton Blooms and Sediment
6.4 Water Efficiency
Accurate Quantification of Water Use and Type Required
6.5 Water Resource Management
Associated “management” inputs combined with EO on Water availability/change variables
6.6 water ecosystems
Resolution and accuracy is dependent on type of parameter, data availability and application
EO data integration: more than filling gaps…• Indicator framework will place many demands
on national statistical systems • Lack of capacity for additional monitoring is
acute• Huge cost to support more demanding
indicators • Cost effective gains can be made when
EO data are considered• WHO/UNICEF JMP-SDSN work on cost effective
monitoring of the water sector will be informative for SDG monitoring in general Can help discussions on (some) grey indicators?
Food for thought…• EO community support for SDGs is critical
• How do we include this?
• What should be the role and value add of GEO?
• Is GEO initiative sufficient?
• An integral element for GEO workplan: GEO flagship, dedicated funding and support
• Significant engagements between (G)EO and SDG monitoring to make this work
• How do we national government actors supporting SDGs and GEO/GEOSS
Rifat HOSSAIN
Email: hossainr@who.int
THANK YOU
Use of all available and relevant data is the real data revolution and integrating them into the monitoring framework will be transformational…
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