Virtual United Nations/Austria World Space Forum
'Space 4 Climate Action'
Organized jointly by
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs,
The Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK),
The Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA)
7 - 9 December 2021
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Presentations
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
| Unified approach to address Climate Change: Key Role of Space Agencies
Moderator: Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo, UNOOSA |
|
ESA supporting Climate Action - Mr. Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency |
| Mr. Hiroshi Yamakawa, President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| Mr. Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator |
| Ms. Gay Jane Perez, Deputy Director General, Philippine Space Agency |
| Powering Climate Action with Space Technology, Data and People - Ms. Beth Greenway, Head of Earth Observations and Climate, UK Space Agency |
| Session One: Partnership, Coordination and Cooperation
Moderator: Ms. Margit Mischkulnig, Space Affairs, Austria |
| Value of collaboration on Earth observations for climate action - Ms. Sara Venturini, Climate Coordinator, Group on Earth Observations |
| Public Private Partnerships & Advancing Climate Action - Ms. Barbara Ryan, Executive Director, World Geospatial Industry Counci |
| Space-based observation supporting the systematic observation of the climate system - Mr. Albrecht von Bargen, Chair Joint CEOS, German Space Agency at DLR |
| What do countries need from satellites? - Mr. Michael Staudinger, ZAMG - Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik |
| Youth Perspective on space-based Climate Action
Moderator: Ms. Miriam Egger, UN Youth Delegate Austria |
| Youth-Lead Space-Based Initiatives for Climate Action from SGAC - Mr. Anthony Yuen, Co-Chair, Space Generation Advisory Council, SGAC |
| Satellite data for connecting environments and societies and addressing climate action - Ms. Karina Berbert Bruno, GIS Analyst & Master's student, University of Campinas |
| Ms. Victoria Alonsoperez, Founder Chipsafer, UN Secretary General Youth Advisory Group |
| Ms. Roberta Ianna, Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition, Directorate for Climate Change, Energy and Air Quality |
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
| Session Two: Space-based solutions for Climate Action - the providers perspective
Moderator: Ms. Astrid Koch, European Commission, DG - Defence Industry and Space, International relations & Communications |
| International Methane Emissions Observatory - Ms. Meghan Demeter, International Methane Emissions Observatory, UN Environment Programme, UNEP |
| Space-based solutions for Climate Action - Mr. Ochiai Osamu, Manager of Satellite Applications and Operations Center, JAXA |
| How observing the Earth from space supports our quest to tackle climate change - Ms. Susanne Mecklenburg, Climate Office, European Space Agency, ESA |
| ClimCam Project - Mr. Ayman Mahmoud, Space Imaging Team Leader, Egyptian Space Agency |
| Session Three: Space-based solutions for Climate Action - where are the needs and what is the user perspective
Moderator: Ms. Susanne Katzler-Fuchs, BRIMATECH Services GmbH, Bridging Markets and Technologies |
| UN-SPIDER Confronting hydrometeorological hazards exacerbated by climate change: Perspectives from the Disaster Management Community - Mr. Juan Carlos Villagran de Leon, Head of UN-SPIDER Bonn, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Earth observations in support of the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement - Ms. Joanna Post, Intergovernmental Support and Collective Progress Division, UN Climate Change Secretariat |
| Space Opportunities for Climate Challenges: How space applications power green transition - Ms. Annalisa Donati, Secretary General, EURISY |
| GIS is the future of development - Mr. Bertrand Frot & Ms Reina Ostuka, UN Development Programme |
| Session
Four: Examples and successful Initiatives
Moderator: Ms. Sharafat Gadimova, Programme Officer, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Climate TRACE - Climate action starts with a clearer picture - Mr. Aaron Davitt, ClimateTrace |
| Towards the establishment of a global e-Biodiversity network for Sustainable Development Goals accomplishment and Ecosystem Services provision - Mr. Juan Miguel González-Aranda, LifeWatch ERIC |
| Certification for Regenerative Farmers - Mr. Tomaž Scavincar, Refarmo |
| Ms. Susmita Mohanty, Director General, Spaceport SARABHAI |
Thursday, 9 December 2021
| Session Four: Examples and successful Initiatives
Moderator: Ms. Veronica Cesco, UNOOSA |
| Keeping an eye on Surface Water. From Space. - Mr. Andreas Salentinig, Ubicube |
| Global Insights for a Global Atmosphere - Mr. Michael Aspetsberger, Cloudflight |
| Adventures on the edge: ML in orbit, hybrid observation and digital twinning planet earth - Mr. James Parr, Trillium Technologies |
| Session Five: Recommendations, innovative and new approaches
Moderator: Mr. Markus Mooslechner, Terra Mater |
| Mr. Alexander Macdonald, Earth System Observatory. NASA |
| Global Development Assistance - Mr. Christoph Aubrecht, Programme Coordinator, ESA |
| ESA-ESPI Study on Space for Climate - Ms. Clemence Poirier & Ms. Michelle Hermes, ESPI |
| Monitoring emissions from space: Rationale and way forward - Ms. Evgeniia Drozhashchikh, Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Russia |
| Summary and Outlook
Moderator: Mr. Markus Woltran, UNOOSA |
| Mr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University |
| Ms. Henriette Spyra, Director General Innovation & Technology, Austria |
| Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo, Director, UNOOSA |
Contact Information
For more information about the Forum please contact:
UNOOSA - World Space Forum Organizing Team
E-Mail: worldspaceforum[@]un.org