GEO Cold Regions Initiative for Post 2025 Earth Intelligence

Date: 14:00~17:30 (UTC+8), 10th Jun., 2025 Venue: Double Tree Hotel, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

Description

The GEO Cold Regions Initiative (GEOCRI) aims to address the challenges posed by climate change in the world's cold regions, affecting water resources, ecosystems, infrastructure, and sustainable development, where effective responses have long been constrained by a lack of observations and data services, and through international collaboration. This session focuses on the GEOCRI post-2025 (2025-2030) strategic plan, which centers on the deep integration of Earth Observation (EO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to dramatically improve scientific understanding, management, and operational efficiency in the cold regions. Key initiatives include: developing AI-driven online computing capabilities for data processing, predictive modeling, and filling temporal and spatial gaps; developing standards for high-quality data products on essential cold-region variables (ECRVs) to meet resource management and hazard prediction needs; and optimizing information services to provide easier-to-use visualization and analytical tools to support multi-stakeholder decision-making. In addition, GEOCRI will expand user participation, strengthen collaboration with international agencies and scientific programs, and plan to establish an international scientific committee to provide high-level scientific guidance. Through these efforts, GEOCRI is committed to providing critical geo-smart solutions for cold regions, enhancing climate change resilience, and serving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Conveners

Massimo Menenti

Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

SHI Jiancheng

National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

QIU Yubao

Areospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Draft Agenda

14:00 - 14:50
Opening

14:00-14:10
Amos T. Kabo-Bah or Evangelos Gerasopoulos (TBC), Co-Chair to GEO Programme Board (Online)
Gensuo JIA, Chair of the GEO Climate Change Working Group

14:10-14:20
GEO Cold Regions Initiative Work Programme for Post 2025
Yubao QIU, Massimo Menenti , PoC to Co-Lead Group

14:40-14:50
Question

14:50 - 16:00
Theme 1: Earth Observations and Intelligence of information service for Cold Regions

14:50-15:00
TBD
Jiancheng SHI, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

15:00-15:10
Global SnowPack and IceLines – two operational Cryosphere products provided by DLR based on remote sensing data
Andreas J. Dietz, Aerospace Center (DLR), German

15:10-15:20
Monitoring snow mass in mountain regions based on radar remote sensing
Hans Lievens , Ghent University, Belgium

15:20-15:30
Title(TBD)
Hiroyuki Enomoto, National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Japan

15:30-15:40
Title(TBD)
Tonghua WU, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

15:40-15:50
Daily snow fraction and snow water equivalent dataset over China
LingMei JIANG, Beijing Normal University, China

15:50-16:00
Question

16:10 - 17:10
Theme 2: System and Requirement for Cold Regions Operations

16:10-16:20
An earth observation system to monitor energy and water fluxes in the Tibetan Plateau
Massimo Menenti, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

16:20-16:30
The Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science Co-Operations (AASCO) White Paper: Summary of the AASCO event on February 4–5, 2025 in Monaco & next steps (online)
Hanna K. Lappalainen, University of Helsinki, Finland

16:30-16:40
Data center and energy in cold regions
DUAN Fengjun, The Canon Institute for Global Studies, Japan

16:40-16:50
Snow Avalanche Monitoring in the High Mountain Asia
LI Lanhai, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy

16:50-17:00
A Threefold Approach for Acceleration of SDGs in Himalayan (online)
Pradhan Prajal, University of Groningen, Netherlands

17:00-17:10
Quertion

17:10 - 17:30
Discussion

Discussion:
Chaired by QIU Yubao, SHI Jiancheng , Massimo Menenti

Contacts

For more information and participations, please contact:
Ms. Xiaoting Li
Email: lixt@aircas.ac.cn
Ms. Shuwen Yu
Email: yushuwen23@mails.ucas.ac.cn