Earth Observations for the Sustainable Development Goals_NEW

Earth observations have the ability to be integrated into national information systems and monitoring frameworks to mitigate environmental risk and create more sustainable and resilient societies. The global community must rely on different methods of Earth observations and geospatial information to achieve the outcomes presented in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Earth observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) initiative serves a fundamental role in advancing global knowledge on the effective ways that Earth observations and geospatial information can support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). EO4SDG uses Earth observation data and geospatial information to aid in the progress toward improved social, economic, and environmental sustainability for countries and stakeholders worldwide and are recognized for their contributions. The EO4SDG Initiative provides value-added benefits maintains four elements (Projects, Capacity Building, Data and Information Products, and Outreach and Engagement) that they work around.

The EO4SDG initiative is a growing global network of leaders from national and local governments, research networks, multilateral organizations and nonprofit organizations who work to promote the use of Earth observations in support of the SDGs.

The EO4SDGs also support open data access and the development of methods, tools, use cases and capacity-development activities in the following thematic areas: