Conference Objectives:

1. Disasters: Reducing the loss of lives and properties from either natural or human-induced disasters by enhanced         preparation policies and early warning systems.

2. Health: Assessing how environmental elements affect human health.

3. Energy: Improving the management of energy policies as well as the development of renewable energy and                 sustainable resources.

4. Climate: To monitor, understand, and assess various factors for climate variability as well as to assist in making         efficient policies of climate change adaptation.

5. Water/Ocean: Investigating the influence of water resources distribution and variability of hydrological cycle on         the world’s sustainable development. 

6. Weather: Integrating weather observation database and projection models to enhance the application of weather     informatics in various research fields.

7. Ecosystems: Establishing an integrated monitoring framework of land, coast, and marine to benefit the                         environment and societal development.

8. Agriculture/Forestry/Fishery: Using the earth observations to achieve the effective management and                             sustainability in agriculture, forestry and fishery.

9. Biodiversity: Improving measuring and analysis techniques of biodiversity for protection, reproduction and                 balance of global bio-resources.

10. Industry and Policy: Providing Earth observation-related products, business models, and a platform for                        information exchange to increase mutual benefits of industry, academics, and government.