The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Health Community of Practice will hold the Day 1 of the Annual Meeting 2025 on Monday, December 8 from 8:30-11:00AM EST (GMT-5). Our primary goal is to discuss approaches to operationalizing One Health as a cross-cutting theme supporting the GEO Post-2025 Strategy across the GEO Work Programme.
Tentative Agenda
Opening Session (8:30–9:10AM EST/GMT-5)
Welcome Words from Co-Chairs (John Haynes, NASA; Didier Davignon, ECCC)
Welcome Words from the GEO Secretariat (Rui Kotani, GEO Secretariat)
GEO Health CoP Highlights 2025 from Co-Chairs (John Haynes, NASA; Didier Davignon, ECCC)
Communications of GEO Health CoP Activities (Helena Chapman, NASA/BAH; Alice Lau, NOAA; Matt Crook, GEO Secretariat)
Key Regional Health Highlights 2025 (9:10–9:50AM EST/GMT-5)
AOGEO (Panelist to confirm)
EuroGEO (Harris Kontoes, National Observatory of Athens)
AfriGEO (Nale Mudau, South African National Space Agency)
AmeriGEO (Elliott Matthews, NOAA & AmeriGEO Secretariat)
Discussion
Break
Panel on Operationalizing One Health: Connections with Heat (10:00-10:45AM EST/GMT-5)
Moderators: Alejandro Saez Reale (WMO), Cascade Tuholske (Montana State University), Helena Chapman (NASA/BAH), and Alice Lau (NOAA)
GHHIN Overview and Update (Alejandro Saez Reale, WMO)
Heat & Air Quality Connections (Air Quality Work Group Lead: Nathan Pavlovic)
Heat & Infectious Diseases Connections (Infectious Diseases Work Group Leads: Tatiana Loboda & Antarpreet Jutla)
Heat & Health Care Infrastructure Connections (Health Care Infrastructure Work Group Lead: Ajay K. Gupta)
Discussion, Next Steps & Closing (10:45-11:00AM EST/GMT-5)
Discussion on Cross-cutting Engagements with the GEO Secretariat, International Organizations, Regional GEOs, and CoP members (John Haynes, NASA; Didier Davignon, ECCC)