GROUP I RBIS Concept and Plan for Development Chair: Dave Rapporteur: Sam Group: Charles, Sindre, Ke

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GROUP IRBIS Concept and Plan for
DevelopmentChair DaveRapporteur
SamGroup Charles, Sindre, Ken, Pamela and
Carolein
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RBIS Key Issues

• RBIS Prototype Africa
• Continental
• River Basin
• New Data
• Distinguishing Features
• timely information
• ecosystems / environment focus vs water
  (enriching thematic holdings)

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Key issues to Demonstrate

• African river basin perspective
• identify variables for Africa
• create uniqueness
• identify key environmental challenges
• create hotspot maps (a diagnostic tool, e.g.
  Kenya Forests)
• connections to experts, data harmonizing and
  linking between systems

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Challenge Areas

• Biodiversity
• Issues of Ecosystem function
• Land use
• Population
• Diseases
• Economic Perspective
• Land coastal connection

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Key Questions

• Sewage pollution in coastal zone
• Sediment and sea and impact on coastal zone
• Flow to sea and impact on coastal zone
• Water use changes linked to population and land
  use
• Links to global models e.g. image for prediction
  (caution).