Introduction to the 2nd Special Session
onEarth Observations and SDGs
from the Perspective of Asia Pacific Region
13th January 2017
Satoru OHTAKEJapan Science and Technology Agency/Economic and Social Research Institute,Cabinet Office

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Panelists on 2nd Special Session
Mr. Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO: WG1 Co-Chair
Dr. Tetsukazu Yahara, Kyushu University: WG2 Co-Chair
Dr. Nobuko Saegusa, NIES: WG3 Co-Chair
Dr. Somikiat Khokiattiwong, Phuket Marine Biological Center:
WG4 Co-Chair
Dr. Seishi Ninomiya, University of Tokyo: WG5 Co-Chair
Dr. Barbara J. Ryan, GEO Secretariat
Mr. Kenichi Sishido, JICA
Mr. Satoru Ohtake, JST: Moderator
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Session Scheme• Moderator’s address and introduction• WG discussion outcome or activity examples• What are the common issues across the WGs?
• What are the roles of GEO, each country, anddonor agencies and How should we cooperatewith UN in order to solve global issues andachieve SDGs?
• Implementation of GEO's Engagement Strategyand finalization of Tokyo Statement, and future
actions
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Our Surroundings• Global Issues– Borderless, Common, Nexus and Urgent• Policy– Requiring Evidence• Society– Variety of Stakeholders and Public Engagement• Science, Technology and Innovation– Open Science, Open Data and Big Data, Option orSolution Provider, Interdisciplinary toTransdisciplinary
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The Sustainable Development Goals

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SDGs
• Developed in open manner– Summarized from demand side view point– Thus goals are interconnected and complicated• Coverage– Emerging issues which every country faces or will face

• Feature– Leaving no one left behind• Key– High expectation to STI, including SSH, transdisciplinary• Linking with Sendai Framework and COP21
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ICSU Report

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Example: Goal 1 ‘No Poverty

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9Organizational Structure on STI for SDGs

United Nations
Economic and Social Council|High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)
UN Conference on Tradeand Development(UNCTAD)• UN Forum onSustainability Standards(UNFSS)TFM (Technical Facilitation Mechanism)• UN Inter-Agency Task Team on STI for SDGs(IATT)(UNESCO, World Bank, etc) ; 10-Member Group• Online Platform• STI Forum for SDGs

Next HLPF: 17-19 July
Next STI Forum for SDGs: 15-16 May 2017
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10International Circumstances around STI for SDGs
Governmentｓ
JA：JICA, SCJ, JST
USA：NSF, USAID,
NAS/NAE/NAM
GB：DFID, RCUK
Sweden：Sida
Australia：Aus. Academy ofScience, Aus. Councilof Int’l Dev.
etc.
NGOs and NPOs
AAAS, NYAS,
Sustainable Development
Solution Network (SDSN),
Rockefeller Foundation,
Carnegie Cooperation,
Gates Foundation,
Wellcome Trust,British Council, Bertelmann
Stiftung, IGES Japan etc.

International Organizations
ICSU, ISSC, IAP, TWAS, INGSA,
Future Earth, Belmont
Forum, GEO/GEOSS etc.
and Institutes
United Nations Universities
Columbia University,Economic and Social Council|High-level Political Forum|IATT - 10-Member Group（WB, ADB, UNU etc.）
STI Forum for SDGs
Online Platform

Private Sectors
Global Compact,
World Business Council for
Sustainable Development,
Global Federation ofCompetitive Councils etc.

Stockholm University,
University of Tokyo, Keio
University, etc.

Science Forums
World Economic Forum,
World Science Forum, AAAS
Annual Meeting, ESOF,
Science Forum South Africa,
Latin American andCaribbean Open ScienceForum, Science Agora Japan,
Gender Summit, ScienceCentre World Summit(SCWS) etc.
11SDGs, Asia Pacific and GEO/GEOSS• Asia Pacific Region has diversity in nature, culture,economy, etc. and is a significant part of the world today.
• Options and solutions to SDGs in Asia Pacific Region will
be applicable to the rest of the world.
• GEO/GEOSS is a unique network to deal with data
inevitable to create solutions to SDGs, but providing data
may be least requirement to GEO/GEOSS• GEO/GEOSS has a enormous potential to contribute toSDGs; to be more holistic, beyond borders both spacialand disciplinary, from network to platform to stimulate
further STI activities toward solution of SDGs.
• Adding more value to GEO/GEOSS is required.
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What we discuss in this session
Topic 1

• What are the common issues across the WGs?
– Ex: climate change, capacity building, integration of insitu and satellite observation, etc.
Topic 2

• What are the roles of GEO, each country anddonor agency?
• How should we cooperate with UN in order tosolve global issues and achieve SDGs?
Discussion on Tokyo Declaration
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Good Discussion!

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