Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories
GSNLFlagshipMonitors geohazards to reduce risks and enhance preparedness.
Weather, Hazard and Disaster Resilience
Weather, Hazard and Disaster Resilience is a key priority, as hazards such as severe weather, pandemics, and security threats hinder economic and social progress. Building systems to anticipate, respond to, and recover from such events is essential for sustainable development.
GEO supports this by coordinating data from satellites, radars, and other sources when manual collection is difficult, providing critical insights for prediction, impact reduction, and recovery, and strengthening decision-making and resilience.
Enhancing Disaster Resilience
Using Earth Intelligence, GEO activities such as GEOGLOWS, Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories and Global Wildfire Information System support:
- Early warning systems to forecast and monitor extreme weather and hazardous events to protect lives and infrastructure.
- Enhanced understanding of disaster risks to help identify trends and patterns of hazard-prone areas and vulnerability of populations to prioritise interventions.
- Post-disaster needs assessment to guide efforts to build-back-better for enhanced resilience.
- Providing streamflow forecasts for flood and drought management.
- Earth Intelligence-based innovations essential for advancing the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative.
Key GEO Activities
Global Wildfire Information System
GWISFlagshipEnhances wildfire monitoring and risk assessment using Earth observations.
Earth Observations for Disaster Risk Management
EO4DRMInitiativeEnhances disaster resilience through Earth observations.
Night-Time Light Remote Sensing for Sustainable Development Goals
NIGHT-LIGHTInitiativeMonitors night-time light to assess socio-economic activities.
A Decision-Making System for Slope Risk Deduction
SLOPE-RISK-GPTPilotAn autonomous decision-making system for slope risk assessment and landslide mitigation based on multimodal large models.
Supporting Global Priorities
This work advances:
Sendai Framework:
Reducing disaster risk through data-driven planning and response.
SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities):
Strengthening urban resilience.
Looking Ahead
GEO will continue to strengthen partnerships, expand community engagement, and enhance the application of Earth Intelligence in building disaster-resilient societies worldwide.
Related GEO Activities
Global Vegetation Pest and Disease Dynamic Remote Sensing Monitoring and Forecasting
GEO-PDRSInitiativeMonitors vegetation health for early pest and disease detection.
GEO Cold Regions Initiative
GEOCRIInitiativeFocuses on Earth observations for cryosphere monitoring and research.
GEO Human Planet
HUMAN-PLANETInitiativeMaps human presence to inform sustainable development strategies.
Global Heat Resilience Service
GHRSPilotInnovative service using Earth Intelligence to identify heat risks, support cooling strategies and enhance resilience in urban areas.
In Situ Observations and Modeling for Weather, Water, Environment, and Climate Services in Africa
TEMBOPilotHydrometeorological data in Africa should be publicly available, open, and free, but there is a lack of resources to realize this.
Arctic GEOSS
ARCTIC-GEOSSConvenerAddresses environmental challenges unique to the Arctic.
Urban Heritage Climate Observatory
UHCOConvenerMonitors impacts of climate on urban heritage sites.
Global Network for Observations and Information in Mountain Environments
GEO-MOUNTAINSInitiativeAdvances Earth observations for monitoring mountain ecosystems.
GEO Global Water Sustainability
GEOGLOWSFlagshipAddresses global water sustainability through Earth observation-based solutions.
AquaWatch
AQUAWATCHConvenerFocuses on global water quality monitoring and management.
GEO Blue Planet
GEO-BLUE-PLANETConvenerFocuses on ocean and coastal observations to support sustainable use.
GEO Capacity Building in the Balkans, Black Sea, Middle East, Africa, and Pacific Asia Regions
GEO-CRADLEEnabling MechanismStrengthens Earth observation capacities across the region.
GEO Indigenous Alliance
GEO-IAEnabling MechanismGEO-IA contributes to a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable approach to Earth observation initiatives that benefit Indigenous communities, the scientific community, and global efforts to harmoniously coexist with our planet.
GEO Youth Community of Practice
GEO-YOUTHEnabling MechanismAn step toward realizing the massive untapped potential for GEO and GEO Youth to mutually benefit from critical, deliberate engagement with one another.
Linking and Connecting Women in Earth Observation and Earth Intelligence
GEO-WOMENEnabling MechanismFostering collaboration and strengthening the networks of women’s participation in marginalized communities within these fields is essential for building a collaborative, accessible Earth data ecosystem
Understanding the Impacts and Value of Earth Observations
GEOVALUEEnabling MechanismAn international community focused on the value and socioeconomic impacts of geospatial information for decision-making
Digital Earth Africa
DE AFRICAEnabling MechanismProvides accessible Earth observation data to support sustainable development in Africa.
Digital Earth Approaches for GEO
GEO-DECOPEnabling MechanismAdvancing and operationalizing Digital Earth, at an initial stage, through the Earth Observation (EO) Data Cubes efforts, with a focus on implementing global principles in local contexts
Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation Working Group
DRRA-WGEnabling MechanismBrings together the GEO Work Proragmme, DRR and climate change experts to promote the integration of Earth Intelligence into disaster management and climate adaptation and mitigation strategies.
Earth Observations for the Sustainable Development Goals
EO4SDGEnabling MechanismLeverages Earth observations to support achievement of the SDGs.