{"id":2183,"date":"2025-11-06T10:38:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2025\/11\/06\/copernicus-thematic-workshop-on-water\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:38:35","slug":"copernicus-thematic-workshop-on-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2025\/11\/06\/copernicus-thematic-workshop-on-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water<br \/>\n<span><span>ldhoop<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thu, 06\/11\/2025 &#8211; 11:38<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place in Brussels and online, the workshop will highlight how Copernicus services &#8211; from the Copernicus C3S and CEMS to the CLMS and CMEMS -support evidence-based water management across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\"><u>Copernicus and its services for water<\/u><\/a>. <em>The registration will open soon.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>8:30 \u2013 9:30\u00a0\u00a0 Registration and coffee<\/h3>\n<p>Registration and networking for on-site attendees<\/p>\n<h3>09:30 \u2013 09:45\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction and welcome remarks<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Speakers: <\/strong>Mauro Facchini, <em>Head of Unit Earth Observation at DG DEFIS<\/em> and Claudia Olazabal, <em>Head Unit Sustainable Freshwater Management at DG ENV<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>09:45 \u2013 10:15\u00a0\u00a0 Session 1: Setting the scene<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Format: <\/strong>Plenary presentations<br \/><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Tobias Biermann, <em>DG DEFIS<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use of EO tools in support of the WFD | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Jenny Attila, <em>Finnish Environment Institute<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Overview of existing projects | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Bertrand Vallet, <em>DG RTD<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Water-ForCE roadmap | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Carmen Cillero, <em>Estonian University of Life Sciences<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>10:15 \u2013 10:45\u00a0 Coffee break\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h2>10:45 \u2013 12:00\u00a0\u00a0 Session 2: User needs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Goal: <\/strong>Invite stakeholders to talk about the current use of water data.<br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> Presentation and questions\/use cases<br \/><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Mark Dowell, <em>EC JRC<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Policy needs | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Yurena Lorenzo, <em>EEA<\/em><\/li>\n<li>National perspectives | 20 min<br \/><strong>Speakers:<\/strong> (FR \u2013 Aurore Delahayes, DE \u2013 Bjorn Baschek)<\/li>\n<li>Water resource management needs | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> M. Marwan Shamekh, <em>OIEau<\/em><\/li>\n<li>InSitu water data | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Jose Miguel Rubio Iglesias, <em>EEA<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Interactive discussion including potential use case presentations | 25 min<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>12:00 \u2013 13:30\u00a0\u00a0 Lunch break\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h2>13:30 \u2013 14:40\u00a0\u00a0 Session 3: Copernicus water products<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aim: <\/strong>Allow participants to understand the offer from Copernicus Water services.<br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> Presentations<br \/><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Usue Donezar, <em>EEA<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>C3S Climate Services for Water &#8211; climate data for droughts, rainfall, water availability | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Chiara Cagnazzo, <em>ECMWF<\/em><\/li>\n<li>CEMS Water products &#8211; Flood &amp; Drought forecasting, monitoring, and emergency mapping | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Peter Salamon, <em>EC JRC<\/em><\/li>\n<li>CLMS Water Products &#8211; Inland surface water layers and seasonal water dynamics | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker: <\/strong>Lorenzo Solari, <em>EEA<\/em><\/li>\n<li>CMEMS Water Products &#8211; Improving the freshwater river inputs | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Laurence Crosnier, <em>Mercator Ocean International<\/em><\/li>\n<li>ESA Water Products catalogue | 10 min<br \/><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Marc Paganini, <em>ESA<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Q&amp;A | 20 min<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>14:40 \u2013 15:10\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee break\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h2>15:10 \u2013 16:10\u00a0\u00a0 Session 4: Creating opportunities<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aim: <\/strong>Drive a collective dialogue on how Earth Observation can be integrated into real-world water management, identifying practical opportunities.<br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> Interactive ideas generation session<br \/><strong>Moderators:<\/strong> Noemi Marsico, <em>Evenflow<\/em> and Eduard Escalona Zorita, <em>EUSPA<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>16:10 \u2013 16:30\u00a0\u00a0 Closing remarks<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Aim:<\/strong> Wrap up and next steps<br \/><strong>Speakers:<\/strong> Tobias Biermann, <em>DG DEFIS<\/em> and Joachim Maes, <em>DG ENV<\/em><\/p>\n<p>      Mon, 01\/12\/2025 &#8211; 12:00<\/p>\n<p>            Mon, 01\/12\/2025 &#8211; 12:00<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_img_fluid\/public\/2025-11\/EUSPA-THEMATIC-WORKSHOP-WATER-Save-the-date_02a.png?itok=qbZtoBrf\" alt=\"Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water\" title=\"Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"address\"><span class=\"country\">Belgium<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euspa.europa.eu\/eu-space-programme\/copernicus\/copernicus-thematic-workshops\/water\">More info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/events\/category\/workshop\">Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Online event<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-muted mb-0\">\n      <strong>Time:<\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n<p>          8:30-16:30<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water ldhoop Thu, 06\/11\/2025 &#8211; 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. 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