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**** NEW LOCATION: Alisa Hotel North Ridge
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| Registration 07:30 - 09:30 |
High-level opening (09:30 - 10:30)Master of Ceremony: Mr. Solomon PANFORD Esq., University of Energy and Natural Resources |
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09:30 |
Welcome remarks |
Prof Elvis Asare BEDIAKO, Vice Chancellor, University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana |
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09:40 |
Statement |
Prof. Samuel Boakye DAMPARE, Director General, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission |
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09:45 |
Statement |
Hon. Shirley Ayorkor BOTCHWAY, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration |
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09:50 |
Video statement |
H.E. the President, Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO ADDO promoting Ghana |
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09:53 |
Statement |
Niklas HEDMAN, Acting Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) |
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10:00 |
Statement |
Dr. Abdulmalek A. Al-ALSHAIKH, Director General, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) |
| 10:10 | Short video: The water sector in Ghana | |
| 10:15 | Keynote Address |
Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei ADUTWUM, Minister of Education, Ghana |
| Group picture and coffee break (10:30 - 11:00) |
Opening session (11:00 - 12:30)Chair/Moderator: Fred McBAGONLURI, President, Academic city University College |
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| 11:00 |
Water Resources Management and Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Emmanuel NKURUNZIZA , Director General, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), Kenya |
| 11:15 |
African Earth Observation community for advanced research on water scarcity and food security - The EO AFRICA R&D Facility |
Zoltán VEKERDY, Coordinator of the EO AFRICA R&D Facility of the European Space Agency, University of Twente |
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11:30 |
Unlocking the potentials of tomorrow from the patterns of the past |
Omar SEIDU, Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) |
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11:45 |
ESA Earth Observation (EO) Initiatives |
Giuseppe OTTAVIANELLI, European Space Agency (ESA) |
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12:00 |
The Space4Water Project |
Nina KICKINGER, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) |
| Lunch break (12:30 - 13:30) |
Session L1. Lightning Talks on space technology and water-realted extremes: Floods (13:30 - 13:45) |
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| Future Changes in Extreme Precipitation Events and Flood Risk Implication over Kenya: Projection Based on a High-Resolution Satellite-Station Blended Observational Dataset | Martial AMOU, Intern at the General Directorate of Environment and Climate (DGEC), Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Development (MCVDD | |
| Space-Enabled Modeling of the Niger River to Enhance Regional Water Resources Management | Margherita BRUSCOLINI, Geospatial Scientist | Drone Pilot at RSS-Hydro | |
| Estimation of Flood Depth and its Extent on Road Networks Using Satellite Remote Sensing for Kumasi Metro in Ghana | Jeff Dacosta OSEI, Snr. Technician at University of Energy and Natural Resources | |
| Effective Use of Space Technologies in Disaster (Flood) Risk Reduction: Possibility and Challenges for Developing Nations like Bangladesh | Most. Farjana SHARMIN, Ph.D. student at South Asian University | |
Session 1a: Space technologies and water related extremes: Floods (14:00-15:30)Chair/Moderator: Giuseppe OTTAVIANELLI, Head of the Earth Observation Applications Section, European Space Agency (ESA) |
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| 14:00 |
Protecting the vulnerable from floods - the role of research |
Samuel Ni ODAI, Vice Chancellor, Accra Technical University |
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WMO Space Programme: Overview of global satellite products and uses |
William C. STRAKA |
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14:30 |
Integrated Approach to Flood Management |
Angela CORINA |
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14:45 |
The usage of Space Technologies for modeling flood hazards in Rwanda |
Valentine MUKANYANDWI |
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15:00 |
Integration of GEOGloWS Streamflow Monitoring and Forecasting into Telemetric Community Based Flood Early Warning System |
Calvince Wara AKELLO |
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15:15 |
Utilization of Earth Observation Data in Flood Monitoring and Assessment: GMES - CSSTE Consortium Capacity Building Efforts |
Olakunle Rufus OLADOSU |
| Coffee break (15:30 - 16:00) |
Session 1b: Space technologies and water related extremes: Floods (16:00-17:30)Chair/Moderator: Juan Carlos VILLAGRAN DE LEON, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
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| 16:00 |
The role of national agencies to prevent flooding and drought - the case of NADMO |
Eric Nana AGYEMANG PREMPEH, Director General, National Disaster Management Organization |
| 16:15 |
Flood damage assessment on crop lands using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imageries in Khuzestan |
Sara SHESHANGOSHT |
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16:30 |
Flood Hazard Modelling using Hydraulic Simulation Model and Satellite Images: A case study of Volta River at Ghana |
Aqil TARIQ |
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16:45 |
Flood Extent Mapping Using Integration of Google Earth Engine and Statistical Thresholding - A Case Study of Lare District, Gambella Region, Ethiopia |
Tsegaye Demsis LEMMA |
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17:00 |
DISCUSSION on Space technologies for water-related extremes: Floods |
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Session 2: Space technology and water quality (09:00-10:15)Chair/Moderator: Esi AWUAH, Foundation Vice Chancellor, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana |
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09:00 |
Satellite Remote Sensing in Support of African Water Quality Management |
Steven GREB, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) AquaWatch |
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09:15 |
Appraising the Water Quality using Google Earth Engine for Generating Sentinel-2 Time Series: First Experiments Over Inland Lakes in Thailand |
Syeda Saleha Fatim ALI |
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09:30 |
Estimation of chlorophyll-a on Lake Victoria using satellite based multi-linear regression models |
Jesse BUYUNGO |
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09:45 |
Leveraging on open source data and platforms to monitor water quality |
Peter Kephers OKELLO |
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10:00 |
Discussion on space technology and water quality |
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| Coffee break (10:30 - 11:00) |
Session 3: Space technology, water and health (11:00 - 12:30)Chair/Moderator: Steven GREB, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) AquaWatch |
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| 11:00 |
Assessment of Dust Propagation on the spread of Bacterial Meningitis Epidemics over Northern Ghana |
Amamata TANKO ABUBAKAR |
| 11:15 |
Intelligent Observation of Illegal Mining to Mitigate Pollution of Air and Water Resources in Ghana |
Francis KUDJOE |
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11:30 |
Use of Space Technology to Map Malaria-Prone Regions |
Claire MUHUNGI |
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11:45 |
Satellite Applications for Enhancing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene towards Sustainable Health in Lake Chad Region |
Samuel Olumide AKANDE |
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12:00 |
EYWA: A key tool to the epidemics arsenal for Mosquito Borne Diseases |
Konstantinos TSAPRAILIS |
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12:15 |
Discussion on space technology and water and health |
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| Lunch Break (12:30 - 13:00) |
Session L2. Lightning Talks Space technology, water quality and health (13:30 - 14:00) |
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| Land-Water (L-W) Nexus Project: Impacts of Land-Use & Climate Change on Water Quality and Quantity in Botswana's Limpopo River Basin (BLRB) |
Yashon Ombado OUMA, Professor, University of Botswana |
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| Flood Modelling and Water Pollution Analysis of Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines | Fe OCIONES, Researcher, Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau | |
| Wireless Sensor Network Monitoring System for Tracking post COVID-19 Water Bodies Condition | Joseph OWUSU, Lecturer, University of Energy and Natural Resources | |
| Satellite based Water Quality Assessments of Indian Rivers | Pranav Kishore PASARI, Technical Director , Satsense Solutions Limited | |
| Water-ForCe: Water Scenarios for Copernicus Exploitation | Tiit KUTSER, Professor, Head of Department, Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu | |
| GIS-based Mapping and Multivariate Statistical Assessment of the Quality of Groundwater for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes in the Bono East Region, Ghana |
Emmanuel Daanoba SUNKARI, Lecturer at University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana |
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| Water Quality Management Using Hybrid Machine Learning and Data Mining Algorithm: An Indexing Approach |
Ali Hassan CHEEMA, Graduate Student at COMSATS University Islamabad |
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| UNESCO World Water Quality Portal: Water Quality Monitoring from Space |
Sarantuyaa ZANDARYAA, Programme Specialist at UNESCO |
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Session 4a: Space technology and groundwater (14:00 - 15:30)Chair/Moderator: Ms Claire MUHUNGI, Kenya Space Agency |
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The Global Gravity-based Groundwater Product (G3P) |
Claudia RUZ VARGAS |
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Satellite based spatio-temporal variation of groundwater storage using spatial regression model (GTWR) |
Khalid MAHMOOD |
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14:30 |
Spot images remote sensing study of the fractured tabular Middle Atlas aquifer (Morocco) |
Mohamed ROUAI |
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14:45 |
Satellite-Based Remote Sensing and GIS for Monitoring Energy use for Groundwater in the Arab Region |
Tracy ZAAROUR |
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15:00 |
Inter-continental cooperation and synergies on geospatial applications to support water resources management and water sustainability in Africa |
Manuel NTUMBA |
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15:15 |
The use of space technology for water resources management in Syria |
Marwan KOUDMANI |
| Coffee Break (15:30 - 16:00) |
Session 4b: Space technology and groundwater (16:00 - 17:15)Chair/Moderator:Prof. Berche Asiedu, Head of the Center for Climate and Gender Studies, University of Energy and Natural Resources
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| 16:00 |
Monitoring Groundwater Storage Depletion Using Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Data in Northern Region Ghana |
Michael Saah HAYFORD |
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16:15 |
Replacing Pseudoscience with Space based Technologies - A Case for Groundwater Prospecting in Semi-Arid Tropical Areas |
Kavya KAMEPALLI |
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16:30 |
DISCUSSION on Space technologies and groundwater |
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Statement of Dr. Mahaman Bachir SALEY, GMES Africa, African Union (17:15 - 17:30) |
Session 5a: Space technology, water scarcity and drought - Drought, Precipitation, Vegetation (09:00 - 10:30)Chair/Moderator: Clara Christabel CHEW, University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) |
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09:00 |
Simulation of climate indices for water resource management |
Nana KLUTSE, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
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09:15 |
WMO Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS) |
Sulagna MISHRA |
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09:30 |
Assessment of meteorological drought using satellite-derived CHIRPS precipitation product over Tamil Nadu, India |
Venkadesh SAMKYANNU |
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09:45 |
Multi-criteria modelling of drought: A study of Brandenburg Federal State, Germany |
Taiwo Seun OGUNWUMI |
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10:00 |
Satellite rainfall bias assessment for crop growth simulation - a case study of maize growth in Kenya |
Calisto Kennedy OMONDI |
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10:15 |
High-resolution rainfall mapping from sparse quasi-point rain gauge data and satellite products |
Frank Badu OSEI |
| Coffee break (10:30 - 11:00) |
Session 5b: Space technology, water scarcity and drought - Basins (11:00 - 12:30)Chair/Moderator: Jan WEISS, COSMIC-2 Programme, University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research |
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| 11:00 |
Addressing the challenges of floods and droughts using space technology applications |
Juan Carlos VILLAGRAN DE LEON |
| 11:15 |
Global Surface Water Explorer and its applications - Concrete examples of how Earth observations can efficiently serve water resource management |
Luca DE FELICE |
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11:30 |
Observing Zambezi Basin from Space: Implications for water resources management |
Webster GUMINDOGA |
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11:45 |
Application of Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model to Support Water Resources Management in Rufiji and Wami-Ruvu Basin, Tanzania |
Felix KASITI ISUNDWA |
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12:00 |
Drought Monitoring with Landsat-8 |
Leon OROTTA |
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12:15 |
Large-scale spatio-temporal variability of drought events in the Congo Basin observed from space |
Benjamin KITAMBO |
| Lunch Break (12:30 - 13:30) |
Session L3. Lightning talks on space technology and water-related extremes: Water scarcity and drought (13:30 - 14:00) |
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| Operational Monitoring of Water Resources Using Satellite Observations | Mark William THOMPSON, Director, GEOTerraImage | |
| ZOE: Water Network Leak Detection System Based on Terrestrial and Satellite Data | Emanuele GUGLIELMINO, CEO, Advanced Microturbines Srl | |
| Drought Hazard Assessment of Potohar Plateau (2020-2021) Punjab, Pakistan using Geo-Informatics Techniques |
Muhammad Farhan SALEEM, GIS Engineer, Ousmani & Company (Pvt.) Ltd |
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| Monitoring vigor of olive groves change in Zarzis |
Achraf KATAR, Engineer, Institute of Arid Regions of Medenine |
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Session 5c: Space technology, water scarcity and drought - Vegetation and agriculture (14:00 - 15:30)Chair/Moderator: Daniel OBENG-OFORI, Vice-Chancellor, Catholic University College |
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| 14:00 |
The role of GSSTI in Water Resources Management in Ghana |
Shiloh OSAE, Director General, Ghana Space Science Technology Institute |
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Satellite-based Monitoring of Evapotranspiration, Vegetation and Precipitation Trends of the Shrinking within the Catchment of Lake Kainji, Nigeria |
Olamide Oluwatosin ONI |
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14:30 |
Google Earth Engine platform for drought monitoring using soil moisture and vegetation datasets |
Rabia TABASSUM |
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14:45 |
Earth Observations and Targeted Water Security Needs |
Richard George LAWFORD |
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15:00 |
Digital Earth Africa helps assess changes in water levels in Lake Ngami, Botswana |
Edward BOAMAH |
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Discussion on space technology, water scarcity and drought - Vegetation and agriculture |
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| Coffee break (15:30 - 16:00) |
Session 5d: Space technology, water scarcity and drought (16:00 - 17:30)Chair/Moderator: Nana KLUTSE, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
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| 16:00 |
Integrated Drought Monitoring |
Valentin AICH |
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16:15 |
Risk and vulnerability assessment to human-induced compound hydrological extremes over Africa |
Mastawesha Misganaw ENGDAW |
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16:30 |
Use of Standard Precipitation Index(SPI) in anticipating for Water Scarcity |
Betty MAKENA |
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16:45 |
The Use of Satellite Geospatial database in preserving and managing Wetlands |
Isaac Tariro CHIKWANHA |
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17:00 |
Discussion on Space technology, water scarcity and drought |
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Closing ceremony (09:00 - 09:50)Chair / Moderator: Ms. Mavis KUSORGBOR, Director, Multilateral, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration |
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Remarks |
Prof. Kwasi Nsiah GYABAAH, Council Chairman, University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana |
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Remarks |
Dr. Kwaku AFRIYIE, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation |
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Remarks |
His Excellency Philbert JOHNSON, Ambassador of Ghana to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Offices in Vienna |
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Remarks |
Dr. Yaw Osei ADUTWUM, Minister of Education, Ghana |
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Interlude |
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Special address |
H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana |
| Coffee break (09:50 - 10:20) |
Presentation and panel discussion on capacity building needs (10:20-11:30)Chair: Juan Carlos VILLAGRAN DE LEON, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
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09:00 |
The role of science and technology for space technologies adoption for developing countries |
Charles Anum ADAMS, President, Ghana Institution of Engineering (GHiE) |
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09:15 |
Panel Discussion |
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Presentations and panel discussion on user needs assessment (11:30 - 13:00)Chair/Moderator: Nina Kickinger, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
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11:30 |
Identifying user needs for water resources management |
Claire NAKABUGO, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) |
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11:45 |
Defining the future of water related services inside of Copernicus, the Earth Observation component of the EU Space Programme |
Maria Carmen CILLERO CASTRO, Water-ForCE |
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12:00 |
Panel discussion |
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| Lunch break (13:00 - 14:00) |
Session L4. Lightning talks: Space technologies and water resource management (14:00 - 14:15) |
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| ISME-HYDRO - An e-Infrastructure for Monitoring of Groundwater Resources Based on Earth Observation and AI | Mariana DAMOVA, CEO, Mozaika Ltd. | |
| Rapid Prototyping as a Tool for Curating Space Technology Applications, the Case of Water Challenges in the Rural Americas | Luis Diego MONGE SOLANO, Consultant/Tech Evangelista, Interamerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture | |
| Space Technology: A Valuable Tech for Water Sector | Funmilola Adebisi OLUWAFEMI,Principal Scientific Officer, National Space Research and Development
Agency (NASRDA), Abuja, Nigeria |
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| Women Rally of Geospatial Technology | Maria Jose MOLINA MONTERO, Lecturer and Researcher, University
of Costa Rica |
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| Management of Brazil's Water Resources from Space | Aluisio VIVEIROS CAMARGO, Director for Planning, Budget and Administration, Brazilian Space Agency;
Erik BUSNELLO IMBUZEIRO, Assistant at the Directorate for Planning, Budget and Administration, Brazilian Space Agency. |
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| Coffee break (14:15 - 14:30) |
Conclusions and observations (14:30 - 16:00)Chair/Moderator: Nina KICKINGER, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
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| 14:35 | Space technology for water-related extremes: Floods | Giuseppe Ottavianelli, European Space Agecny |
| 14:45 | Space technology for water-related extremes: Water scarcity and drought | Nana KLUSTSE, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| 14:55 | Space technology, water quality and health | Steven GREB, GEO AquaWatch |
| 15:05 | Space technology and groundwater | Claudia RUZ VARGAS, International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre |
| 15:15 | Capacity building and user needs | Juan Carlos VILLAGRAN DE LEON, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| 15:25 | Panel discussion | |
Closing remarks (16:00 - 16:20)Chair/Moderator: Amos KABO-BAH, University of Energy and Natural Resources |
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| 16:00 | Closing remarks | Luc ST-PIERRE, Chief, Space Applications Section, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| 16:10 | Closing remarks | Elvis Asare BEDIAKO, Vice Chancellor, University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana |