Space Climate Observatory

As an informal group of space agencies and international organizations, the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) International Initiative addresses the need to step up international coordination for accurate assessment and monitoring of the consequences of climate change from observations and numerical models. By conceiving methodologies that combine various data sources to provide scenarios for action, the SCO aims to become an important tool for decision-making on preparedness, adaptation and resilience to the impacts of climate change at the local level. The SCO aims to study, monitor and adapt to the impacts of climate change especially at local scales, using satellite-based Earth-observation tools in combination with field data and models.

Summit/ Mobilisation process: One Planet Summit, Paris, France (2017).

Activity period	2017–2024
Last CoAct update	n/a
Web URL	http://www.spaceclimateobservatory.org
Output effectiveness	0.38
Accountability Index	0.17
Inclusiveness Index	0.28
Capacity Index	0.80
Num. actors	25
Functions	Knowledge dissemination, Technical implementation, Institutional capacity building, Participatory management
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Themes
Policy focus	Equal focus
Sectors	Professional, scientific and technical activities
Implementation countries	Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Cuba, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, Guyana, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Madagascar, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Caledonia, Niger (the), Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the), Viet Nam