Dear Colleagues,

We hope you consider submitting an abstract to AGU-2022 Session GC035, Earth Science for Advancing National Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Submission deadline is Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 23.569 EDT.  We expect broad multi-disciplinary participation to address this vitally important research/applications area of national and international relevance.  Your abstract would contribute substantially to the understanding and showcasing of the applications of EO to advance national and international efforts towards achieving sustainability.

On behalf of the Conveners—-Best Regards

Sushel Unninayar, NASA/GSFC & KBR/MSU

Argyro Kavvada, NASA Headquarters

Danielle Wood, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jared Entin, NASA Headquarters

Session GC035: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm22/prelim.cgi/Session/161799

GC035 – Earth Science for Advancing National Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

Submit an Abstract to this Session

Quantifying progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires an unbiased monitoring of the indicators and targets of the 17 SDGs.  Many of the SDG indicators can be effectively and efficiently observed with Remote Sensing Earth Observation (EO) platforms and associated data assimilation systems.  For example, SDG-2 (Zero hunger—agriculture/food production); SDG-3 (Health—environmental parameters and habitats); SDG-6 (Water–surface and ground); SDG-7 (Clean energy—renewable); SDG-11 (Sustainable cities); SDG-13 (Climate); SDG-14 (Life under water—coastal/marine), SDG 15 (Life on land). This session showcases the application of integrated EO together with complementary in-situ and model information to quantitatively assess the SDG indicators (baseline states and change) as a guide to policy level decision making and the strategic operational management of natural resources. The session also considers environmental and climate justice issues and invites examples of public – non-public partnerships to accelerate efforts for advancing sustainable development within the context of climate change.

Primary Convener

• • Sushel Unninayar

• • • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center & KBR/MSU

Conveners

• • Argyro Kavvada

• • • • NASA Headquarters, Booz Allen Hamilton

• Danielle Wood

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

o    Jared Keith Entin

• NASA HQ – SMD

NASA recently launched the Earth Sciences Application Guidebook to help share the wealth of knowledge our community has collectively learned about effective ways and smart practices to enable uses of Earth science information.  GEO AquaWatch has enabled a link to this document under our Knowledge Hub website tab.

NASA Student Internship: Water Quality Data Synthesis!

Apply here: https://nasacentral.force.com/s/course-offering/a0Bt000000A3iJl/water-quality-data-synthesis

NASA currently operates a fleet of over 20 earth-observing satellites, and a few of these satellites are capable of monitoring water quality for inland and coastal waters. These areas are important for human life and livelihood, providing water for drinking and irrigation, habitats for fish and wildlife, avenues for transportation and shipping, and multiple forms of recreation for nearby communities. Satellites measure the color and intensity of reflected sunlight which can be related the presence of algae, toxins, and other indicators of water quality. However, satellite observations must be compared to field and in-water measurements to evaluate their performance and utility for monitoring water quality remotely from space, and several databases containing this data exist both within the US and across the world. We seek an intern to help inventory these multiple databases, collecting information about each for a centralized listing to make satellite water quality monitoring more efficient and accessible to multiple communities of satellite operators, resource managers, and researchers. An important part of these efforts will be to work with the international Group on Earth Observations (GEO) AquaWatch (https://www.geoaquawatch.org/) team to build and curate a web site to index these databases and serve as a single point to discover water quality databases for the US and international communities. The intern will also help prepare databases and establish guidelines for new data contributions to support hyperspectral and high frequency data sets, in collaboration with NASA scientists, as well as the agency’s federal and academic partners. An ideal candidate would have an ocean science or resource management background and possess strong organizational, information gathering, and computer skills, alongside the ability and motivation to learn new topics and skills.

Exceptional undergraduate seniors or graduate students are encouraged to apply!

Save the Date for the Annual RCMRD International Conference  #RIC2022 happening on 6th -8th September, 2022 at RCMRD-Nairobi, Kenya.

The Theme is : Earth Observation Services for Resilient Social Systems

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