Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water
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Thu, 06/11/2025 – 11:38
As Europe faces growing challenges from droughts, floods, and changing water quality, the Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water will bring together policy-makers, decision-makers, and service providers to explore how EO can help us better manage this vital resource.
Taking place in Brussels and online, the workshop will highlight how Copernicus services – from the Copernicus C3S and CEMS to the CLMS and CMEMS -support evidence-based water management across Europe.
Learn more about Copernicus and its services for water. The registration will open soon.
8:30 – 9:30 Registration and coffee
Registration and networking for on-site attendees
09:30 – 09:45 Introduction and welcome remarks
Speakers: Mauro Facchini, Head of Unit Earth Observation at DG DEFIS and Claudia Olazabal, Head Unit Sustainable Freshwater Management at DG ENV
09:45 – 10:15 Session 1: Setting the scene
Format: Plenary presentations
Moderator: Tobias Biermann, DG DEFIS
- Use of EO tools in support of the WFD | 10 min
Speaker: Jenny Attila, Finnish Environment Institute - Overview of existing projects | 10 min
Speaker: Bertrand Vallet, DG RTD - Water-ForCE roadmap | 10 min
Speaker: Carmen Cillero, Estonian University of Life Sciences
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 12:00 Session 2: User needs
Goal: Invite stakeholders to talk about the current use of water data.
Format: Presentation and questions/use cases
Moderator: Mark Dowell, EC JRC
- Policy needs | 10 min
Speaker: Yurena Lorenzo, EEA - National perspectives | 20 min
Speakers: (FR – Aurore Delahayes, DE – Bjorn Baschek) - Water resource management needs | 10 min
Speaker: M. Marwan Shamekh, OIEau - InSitu water data | 10 min
Speaker: Jose Miguel Rubio Iglesias, EEA - Interactive discussion including potential use case presentations | 25 min
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 14:40 Session 3: Copernicus water products
Aim: Allow participants to understand the offer from Copernicus Water services.
Format: Presentations
Moderator: Usue Donezar, EEA
- C3S Climate Services for Water – climate data for droughts, rainfall, water availability | 10 min
Speaker: Chiara Cagnazzo, ECMWF - CEMS Water products – Flood & Drought forecasting, monitoring, and emergency mapping | 10 min
Speaker: Peter Salamon, EC JRC - CLMS Water Products – Inland surface water layers and seasonal water dynamics | 10 min
Speaker: Lorenzo Solari, EEA - CMEMS Water Products – Improving the freshwater river inputs | 10 min
Speaker: Laurence Crosnier, Mercator Ocean International - ESA Water Products catalogue | 10 min
Speaker: Marc Paganini, ESA - Q&A | 20 min
14:40 – 15:10 Coffee break
15:10 – 16:10 Session 4: Creating opportunities
Aim: Drive a collective dialogue on how Earth Observation can be integrated into real-world water management, identifying practical opportunities.
Format: Interactive ideas generation session
Moderators: Noemi Marsico, Evenflow and Eduard Escalona Zorita, EUSPA
16:10 – 16:30 Closing remarks
Aim: Wrap up and next steps
Speakers: Tobias Biermann, DG DEFIS and Joachim Maes, DG ENV
Mon, 01/12/2025 – 12:00
Mon, 01/12/2025 – 12:00
Belgium
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Online event
Time:
8:30-16:30