CloseThis event has ended. Buildings, cities and population: for over 20 years, the Joint Research Centre has been mapping the human presence on earth from space. This crucial data has recently been integrated into the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, enabling more effective management and response to emergencies.This new edition of the Atlas of the Human Planet offers an unprecedented 50-year perspective on population growth and urbanisation trends across the world.Join our launch event via webstreaming toUnveil the atlas' main findings. These include new insights on population growth, city development predictions, and the challenges of urbanisation and sustainable developmentExplore how the atlas can inform security, environmental and socio-economic policies. We will explore the spatial dynamics of demography, identify areas of concentration for people and resources, and uncover opportunities and challenges for the EUDownload the Atlas here!Follow the live via web streaming or on LinkedIn. sustainable development | population dynamics | urban habitat | man-made disaster | natural disaster | humanitarian aid | disaster risk reduction | urbanisation Wednesday 30 October 2024, 10:00 - 12:00 (CET)Online onlyLive streaming available Programme 30 Oct 2024, 10:00 - 10:10 (CET)OpeningMatthias Oel, Director of Directorate E - Societal Resilience and Security, Joint Research Centre10:10 - 11:00 (CET)Session 1: Findings from the AtlasModerator: Tom De Groeve, Head of Unit E.1 - Disaster Risk Management, Joint Research Centre10:10-10:25 Why the Atlas and what are the main findings Daniele Ehrlich, Joint Research Centre10:25-10:30 The spatial patterns of citiesThomas Kemper, Joint Research Centre10:30-10:40 Geography mattersDaniele Ehrlich, Joint Research Centre10:40-11:00 Exposure to hazardsThomas Kemper, Joint Research Centre11:00 - 11:50 (CET)Session 2: Policy context for the Atlas of the Human Planet 2024Moderator: Matthias Oel, Director of Directorate E - Societal Resilience and Security, Joint Research CentreEuropean/global urban development agendaPeter Berkowitz, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO)EU Space ProgrammeElisabeth Hamdouch, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS)Disaster risk managementHans Ulrich Goessl, Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)Research and InnovationJoanna Drake, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)International partnershipsSergio Oliete Josa, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)Climate and environmentJohannes Klumpers, Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA)11:50 - 12:00 (CET)Closing remarksTom De Groeve, Head of Unit E.1 - Disaster Risk Management, Joint Research Centre Practical information WhenWednesday 30 October 2024, 10:00 - 12:00 (CET)WhereOnline onlyWho should attendResearchers and academics; data providers; national and international public authorities addressing population, regional and urban policies; NGOs and anyone interested in the analysis of human settlements and its population.LanguagesEnglish Description We live today in an age of fast societal transformation, where humans are having far-reaching impacts on planet earth.At the eve of a new Commission, the launch event of the Atlas of the Human Planet 2024 will be an occasion to discuss the tensions between the need for sustainable development of the Global South while staying within the planetary boundaries.The geography of humans on the planet defines many issues of security, environment, economics and equality. The diversity of cities and rural areas also offers models for the change necessary to adapt to a changing climate and geopolitical landscape.Knowing where people live and work is of key importance for efforts to address major current and future societal challenges. Realising these efforts presupposes that we have access to detailed information on human settlements and population, and that information must be global.This demand for information is addressed by the JRC's Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) spatial database, which includes the key variables of population density, built-up surface, and settlement types, the latter including cities, towns and semi-dense areas, and rural areas.© European Union, 2024
We live today in an age of fast societal transformation, where humans are having far-reaching impacts on planet earth.At the eve of a new Commission, the launch event of the Atlas of the Human Planet 2024 will be an occasion to discuss the tensions between the need for sustainable development of the Global South while staying within the planetary boundaries.The geography of humans on the planet defines many issues of security, environment, economics and equality. The diversity of cities and rural areas also offers models for the change necessary to adapt to a changing climate and geopolitical landscape.Knowing where people live and work is of key importance for efforts to address major current and future societal challenges. Realising these efforts presupposes that we have access to detailed information on human settlements and population, and that information must be global.This demand for information is addressed by the JRC's Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) spatial database, which includes the key variables of population density, built-up surface, and settlement types, the latter including cities, towns and semi-dense areas, and rural areas.© European Union, 2024
