2nd GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Workshop GEOSS: Supporting Science for the Millennium Development Goals and Beyond Bonn, Germany, August 28—31, 2012

Participation

The workshop brought together more than 80 participants representing many international scientific organizations, United Nations agencies, governmental agencies, funding agencies, and research institutions and universities. The workshop was open to all GEOSS S&T Stakeholders, particularly those who have links to areas relevant for the MDGs. The goal was to bring together representatives of the stakeholder organization in international science and research, funding agencies providing resources for sustainability research, and intergovernmental agencies defining and maintaining frameworks relevant for global sustainability for a dialog on the support provided by GEOSS for sustainability research and monitoring can be better aligned to the needs of the stakeholders.