session 6

Title

50 years of Earth observation: The contribution to sustainable development goals and plans for the future

type

oral

Description

Focus on the role of EO in the development approaches and monitoring of the use of planet earth resources and the impacts to sustainability of the planet. Covering climate, environment, urban, water, land, ocean and cryosphere, concentrating on how humanity has addressed sustainability issues and how EO has helped, and how EO plans to contribute further in the future.

Date

2019-10-25

Time

09:45

Room

144C

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Mr. Harry A. Cikanek, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States;

• Co-Chair: Ms. Elizabeth Seward, British Interplanetary Society, United Kingdom;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Brent Smith, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States;