Unleashing the power of GEOSS for every child

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Unleashing the power of GEOSS for every child

Unleashing the power of GEOSS for every child

Data for Children: Our approach Investing in data demand, supply, use & leadership Data

Data for Children: Our approach Investing in data demand, supply, use & leadership Data Demand Data Use Data supply Data leadership 2

Data for Children: Our priorities 1 Make data for children a team sport @UNICEF

Data for Children: Our priorities 1 Make data for children a team sport @UNICEF 2 Strategic investments in data for children 3 Push the boundaries of data for children

The fit with GEOSS We are on the verge of a perfect storm of

The fit with GEOSS We are on the verge of a perfect storm of data for children, where possibilities and needs are expanding simultaneously. This is the time to seize that potential and turn it into results for children. GEOSS “ticks all the boxes”: An exciting opportunity to build partnerships and use existing data in new ways, especially in areas hard to access.

UNICEF as a… User: Significant appetite within UNICEF to use remotely sensed data, particularly

UNICEF as a… User: Significant appetite within UNICEF to use remotely sensed data, particularly in the areas of WASH, humanitarian preparedness and response, to support better informed operational decision making for children. Contributor: Internal discussion on how best for UNICEF data to be brokered by the GCI – either direct or via another platform – e. g. HDX. Member of the community: Delighted to have been endorsed as a participating organization of GEO in March.

Research prospects (Innocenti, Florence) New data: New modules in the next round of Multiple

Research prospects (Innocenti, Florence) New data: New modules in the next round of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys: child discipline, child labour, learning outcomes, social protection, migration + georeferenced data. New partnership opportunities: Children, climate and resilience project New research areas: 1. How do weather shocks impact potentially harmful household coping strategies such as child labour, school drop out and early marriage? 2. Do social protection interventions mitigate the impact of weather shocks? 3. Using geospatial data on contextual factors besides weather, can we better understand which mechanisms are at play?

Building momentum For more information, please contact: Global partnerships & coordination Country & regional

Building momentum For more information, please contact: Global partnerships & coordination Country & regional office support Office of Research, Florence Toby Wicks Emily Garin Goran Holmqvist twicks@unicef. org egarin@unicef. org gholmqvist@unicef. o rg 7