[SDI-AsiaPacific] 2nd announcement of 2nd GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium

[Kate Lance]

2nd announcement of the 2nd GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium: The role of Earth observations in tackling
14-16 April 2008
Tokyo, Japan
By monitoring and predicting changes to climate patterns, the hydrological cycle and ecosystems, governments can identify adaptation priorities and secure the needed funding. They can use Earth observations to craft policies and regulations that encourage the private sector and civil society to minimize their vulnerability to climate change. And by strengthening the capacity of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to monitor global change, the Asia-Pacific region can use Earth observations to further minimize emissions, for exampley identifying new bopportunities for clean energy or for forest conservation. Climate change will feature at the top of the agenda of the upcoming G-8 Summit, which Japan will host in Hokkaido Toyako. The report of the Second GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium will be submitted to the G-8 as an input to their discussions on how to advance global action on climate change. 


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