The GEO Open House Webinar Series is a cross-learning opportunity to explore how activities in the Post-2025 GEO Work Programme are advancing Earth Intelligence for All. Each session in the series highlights five examples of how Earth observations are being leveraged in the new transformative GEO Work Programme.

This first webinar featured five activities from the Weather, Hazard and Disaster Resilience focus area.

Featured GEO Work Programme activities:

Each activity shared its focus, key products and services, user communities and recent innovations, followed by a moderated discussion. 

All the materials, including the presentations, are now available on the GEO Knowledge Hub work. In addition, we have published a blog series based on the presentations made during the webinar, including a summary and entries covering SlopeRiskGPT, Space and Security, GSNL, NIGHT-LIGHT and GWIS.

13:30–13:35

Welcome and opening remarks

Speaker: Amos Kabobah, Programme Board (PB) co chair

The PB co chair introduces the Open House series and the objectives of this session under the theme “Hazards and disaster resilience”.

13:35–13:40

Introduction to the GWP and the GKH

Speaker: Wenbo Chu, GEO Secretariat GWP Officer

Overview of the Post 2025 GEO Work Programme and the GEO Knowledge Hub, with tangible examples from the weather, hazard and disaster resilience thematic area.

13:40–13:58 

Presentation 1: Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories (GSNL) – Flagship

Speaker: Michelle Maree Parks

13:58–14:16 

Presentation 2: Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) – Flagship

Speaker: Fernando Sedano

14:16–14:34 

Presentation 3: Night Time Light Remote Sensing for SDGs (NIGHT LIGHT) – Initiative

Speaker: Xi Li

14:34–14:52 

Presentation 4: A Decision Making System for Slope Risk Deduction (SLOPE RISK GPT) – Pilot

Speaker: Lingfeng He

14:52–15:10 

Presentation 5: Space and security – Convener / enabler

Speaker: Sergio Albani, supported by Michele Lazzarini and Paula Saameno

15:10–15:25

Moderated discussion

Moderator: Rui Kotani, GEO Secretariat DRR Coordinator

Moderator led discussion highlighting key takeaways, innovations and potential cross cutting insights among the activities. Includes selected audience questions from the chat.

15:25–15:30

Closing remarks

Speaker: Amos Kabobah, PB co chair

Closing reflections, acknowledgements and information on upcoming Open House events.