Implementing the GEOSS water strategy: from observations to decisions

Autor: Richard Lawford, Sushel Unninayar, George J. Huffman, Wolfgang Grabs, Angélica Gutiérrez, Chu Ishida-Watanabe, Toshio Koike
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Digital Earth, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1439-1468 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1753-8947
1753-8955
17538947
DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2023.2202420
Popis: In 2014, The GEOSS Water Strategy – From Observations to Decisions was published and steps were taken to implement the Strategy’s recommendations. The Strategy highlighted priority areas where the application of Earth observations to water research and water management decisions would have significant scientific and societal benefits. This article reviews the implementation of the Strategy’s recommendations over the past eight years. After a review of the Strategy’s assessment of the needs for water observations and their applications, it then reviews actions taken in response to the Strategy’s recommendations in its four major themes: improved data acquisition for Essential Water Variables, research and product development, interoperability, and capacity development. It highlights significant achievements in the implementation of the Strategy including some motivated by factors beyond this Strategy, reviews actions taken by participating agencies and programs for each of the main themes and summarizes the remaining challenges in achieving the Strategy’s full implementation. The article not only is an update for the Water Community regarding the GEOSS Water Strategy, but it is also an example of how other communities could develop and promulgate a set of strategic recommendations, monitor progress, and carry out assessments of their effectiveness.
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