Data that Delivers: Why investments in Systematic Observation Matter?

Sustained observations underpin climate models, early warning and policy decisions — yet systematic observation remain critically underfunded. This session will present the latest trends in the global observing system and highlight how initiatives like GCOS and SOFF are translating science into impact.

Agenda

11:00 – 11:05 UTC-3
Welcome & Moderation

• Albert Fischer, Director, WIGOS Division, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• Maximiliano Proaño, Undersecretary of the Environment, Chile

11:05 – 11:25 UTC-3
Emerging Trends in the Global Observing System

Moderated by Thelma Krug, Chair, GCOS Steering Committee

Reflections:

• Karina Von Schuckmann, Researcher, Mercator Ocean International
• Martin Herold, Professor, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
• Clement Albergel, Head of Actionable Climate Information Section, European Space Agency

11:25 – 11:45 UTC-3
Fireside Chat: How Systematic Observation Strengthens National Resilience

Moderated by Osvaldo Moraes, Director of Department of Climate and Sustainability at Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil (tbc)

• Adriano Santhiago de Oliveira, Deputy Secretary at the Secretariat for Coordination and Monitoring, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Brazil (tbc)
• Saki Ohkubo, Senior Scientific Officer for Climate Risk, Japan Meteorological Agency (tbc)
• Aïda Diongue-Niang, Director, National Agency for Civil Aviation and Meteorology, Senegal
• Aimable Gahigi, Director General, Meteo Rwanda (tbc)
• Blatter Gabriela, Principal Policy Adviser at the Federal Office of Environment, Switzerland (tbc)

11:45 – 12:00 UTC-3
GCOS and SOFF Advancing Global Observation Systems

• Florence Rabier, Director-General, ECMWF
• Markus Repnik, Director, SOFF
• Albert Fischer, Director, WMO