GFOI Side Event at COP-27 "Forests in Africa – How satellites support climate actions"
Location
9 November, 16:45 -18:15 in Room Memphis
09 November 2022 - 09 November 2022
Join the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) side event at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) on 9 November, 16:45 -18:15, in Room Memphis.
The event is organized by the GFOI’s leading partner the European Space Agency in cooperation with other research organizations and will put a spotlight on African forests and on how satellites support climate actions.
DRAFT AGENDA
Opening Remarks, Mariko Harada (JAXA), Frank Martin Seifert (ESA)
Global Observations for Africa
- Systematic Observations from Space, Frank Martin Seifert (ESA), Hiroshi Suto (JAXA)
- Capacity development and improvements for African forest monitoring, Martin Herold (GFZ)
Forests in Africa
- NFMS to support GHG reporting in Mozambique, Joaquim Macuacua (National Directorate of Forestry in Mozambique)
- Assessment and monitoring of forest cover in the Republic of Congo, Carine Saturnine Milandou (Head of CNIAF - National Forest Inventory and Management Centre, Republic of Congo)
- Kenya's Forest Sector National Forest Monitoring System, Ms. Faith Mutwiri (Assistant Conservator of Forests, Kenya Forest Services)
Panel Discussion with all the speakers
Closing Remark