GEOAquaWatch is pleased to invite you to two upcoming webinars: Join us on Thursday, September 27th at 14:00 UTC for the next GEO AquaWatch webinar. Co-authored by Philipp Saile (Hydrologist, Coordinator of GEMS/Water Data Centre) and Dmytro Lisniak - presenter (Hydrologist, Data Analyst at GEMS/Water Data Centre), the webinar is entitled GEMS/Water - Evolving a global long-term water quality data repository. The Global Environment Monitoring System for freshwater (GEMS/WATER) was the first programme of its kind to address global issues of water quality through a network of monitoring stations in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and groundwater on a global scale. Technical cooperation with developing countries was the main focus of GEMS/WATER during its first phase. The program has contributed to the establishment and expansion of national water quality monitoring systems in many countries. Current engagements focus on increasing the availability and promoting the shared access to quality assured data that serves as a base for evidence informed decision making, the facilitation of quality assessments to inform policy makers and the support of work on indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals. In order to provide the information and knowledge base for the development and implementation of policies and sustainable management of freshwater ecosystems worldwide, the GEMS/WATER programme is evolving into an open, collaborative water quality data, information and knowledge hub.
You do not need to register for this webinar, but you will need to use the following Zoom Meeting ID and password to join us: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/294569676?pwd=Ym9YeTVzRzExZmVnSG0vcXY3M2dndz09 Meeting ID: 294 569 676 Password: aquawatch Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16465588656,,294569676# or +16699006833,,294569676# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 6833 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/eo0X2d9dF ****** And Join us Wednesday 24 October 2018, 3pm GMT+1 for MONOCLE WEBINAR: Sustainability of future environmental observation networks The third MONOCLE webinar in the series addresses sustainability of environmental monitoring networks, in particular hybrid services of in situ and satellite observation networks. How do we safeguard long-term measurement series while sensor technology continues to improve? How should data collection be funded to be sustainable? How should a multi-scale observation network feed into regional and global reporting strategies? For this seminar, invited speakers/panellists will include MONOCLE Expert Advisory Board members Debbie Chapman (University College Cork and UN Environment GEMS/Water), Henrik Steen Andersen (European Environment Agency) and Steve Greb (GEO Aquawatch, University of Wisconsin-Madison) and MONOCLE contributors Kathrin Poser (Water Insight, WP5 lead) and Oliver Clements (PML). Join us for an overview on current water quality monitoring policy and challenges and a discussion on how MONOCLE research may contribute to reaching the European and global monitoring goals. Register here: http://www.monocle-h2020.eu/Webinars ***** Future GEOAquaWatch webinars are tentatively scheduled for 14:00 UTC on November 27, 2018, January 31, March 28, and May 30, in 2019. You may view archived videos of past webinars at the following link: https://www.earthobservations.org/webinar_wq.php We encourage you to visit our website (www.geoaquawatch.org) for news, upcoming events, materials for download, etc
