Agenda

CLMS General Assembly 2026

Day 1

Kickstart your CLMS General Assembly experience with engaging presentations and networking opportunities.


    08:30

    Registration

    09:00

    Welcome Words

    Tim Lemmens, Policy Officer, Earth Observation Unit, DG DEFIS

    09:10

    Welcome session

    Elisa Rivera Mendoza, General Director of Planning, Coordination and Knowledge Transfer Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities of Spain

    Karl Hamilton, Head of Digital Department, EEA

    Ivan Kulis, Head of Unit Nature Conservation and Observation, DG JRC

    09:30

    Setting the scene for the CLMS: what happened since last time?

    Tim Lemmens, Policy Officer, Earth Observation Unit, DG DEFIS 

    Usue Donezar, Project Lead for CLMS, EEA

    Andreas Brink, Project Lead for CLMS, JRC

    10:15

    From climate drivers to land impacts: A Copernicus StoryMap

    10:30

    Coffee Break

    11:00

    Poster pitches

    11:45

    CLMS User Session

    Nektarios Chrysoulakis, Director of Research, Foundation for Research and Technology- Hellas (FORTH)

    Cheikh Mbow, General Director of CENTRE DE SUIVI ECOLOGIQUE        

    Thioro Codou Niang, Communications specialist, CENTRE DE SUIVI ECOLOGIQUE

    Ndeye Fatou Sane, researcher at Centre De Suivi Écologique, Dakar, Senegal

    12:30


    Spanish CLMS User Session

    Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, AEE

    Elia Quiróds Rosado, Associate Professor, Universidad de Extremadura

    Isabel Gonzalez, Representative of Agresta S. Coop

    Juan Jose Fernandez Ortiz, Técnico de Incendios Forestales, INFOCAM


    13:30

    Lunch

    14:30

    Keynote speaker

    Daniel Tsegai, Programme Officer at the Global Policy, Advocacy and Regional Cooperation Unit, UNCCD                      

    15:00

    Poster Pitch

    15:30

    Coffee Break

    16:00

    Barcelona Convention

    Christos Ioakeimidis, Programme Management Officer - QSR, UNEP/MAP

    16:30

    CLC35 Celebration

    Ana de Sousa, CLMS Expert, EEA
    Christoph Schröder, GIS analysist and project manager, University of Malaga

    Daniel Raven-Ellison, CEO and Founder of Slow Ways

    17:00

    Marketplace

    Your chance to meet and engage with a wide range of CLMS experts

    18:00

    Reception/networking dinner with posters

    Day 2

    Day two of the General Assembly dives deeper with expert panels, interactive sessions, and insights into global and regional applications.

    Stay tuned for further updates as we continue to finalise the agenda!

    08:30

    Registration

    09:00

    Welcome words

    Tim Lemmens, Policy Officer, Earth Observation Unit, DG DEFIS

    09:10

    Panel discussion by Copernicus Entrusted Entities: Tackling climate challenges across the Copernicus services

    Nektarios Chrysoulakis, Director of Research, Foundation for Research and Technology- Hellas (FORTH) (moderator)

    Laurence Rouil, Director of CAMS, ECMWF
    Corinne Derval, Head of the Portfolio & Stakeholder Engagement team, Mercator Ocean
    Guido Fioravanti, Statistician at Drought Team of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, JRC
    Jose Miguel Rubio Iglesias, Responsible for the Cross-Cutting Coordination of Copernicus Access to In Situ data, EEA

    Peter Stroebl, Principal Scientist, JRC

    09:55

    Breakout session 1: The role of Copernicus Services in tackling climate-driven risks in coastal areas

    Massimiliano Rossi, CLMS Expert, EEA

    Corinne Derval, Head of the Portfolio & Stakeholder Engagement team, Mercator Ocean

    09:55

    Breakout session 2: The Role of Copernicus Services in the Emergency Cycle as contributors to alert systems

    Guido Fioravanti, Statistician at Drought Team of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, JRC

    Simone Balbo, CLMS Expert, JRC

    09:55

    Breakout session 3: User needs and uptake

    Michel Massart, CLMS Expert, JRC

    Joanna Balasis-Levinsen, CLMS Expert, EEA

    09:55

    Breakout session 4: The future of Copernicus in a changing climate

    Laurence Rouil, Director of CAMS, ECMWF

    Nadine Gobron, CLMS Expert, JRC

    11:30

    Coffee Break

    12:00

    Outro Presentations - next steps towards Copernicus 3.0. Feedback from audience

    Tim Lemmens, Policy Officer, Earth Observation Unit, DG DEFIS 

    Karl Hamilton, Head of Digital Department, EEA

    Ivan Kulis, Head of Unit Nature Conservation and Observation, DG JRC

    Usue Donezar, Project Lead for CLMS, EEA

    Andreas Brink, Project Lead for CLMS, JRC

    12:50

    Closing CLMS GA

    Tim Lemmens, Policy Officer, Earth Observation Unit, DG DEFIS                                                                                         

    13:00

    Lunch

    Global Network of Users Meeting 2026 

    in the 2nd floor sala Mar after lunch on the 24th and the morning of the 25th

    Day 2

    Land Degradation, Wetlands and Coastal Ecosystems, Connecting Mediterranean and Global Perspectives

    The objective is to explore how Earth Observation, Copernicus services and ESA initiatives support wetland protection, coastal resilience and land restoration across the Mediterranean and beyond.

    The session brings together scientists, policymakers and environmental practitioners to discuss:

    • Wetland monitoring and restoration
    • Coastal resilience and blue carbon
    • Land degradation and climate adaptation
    • International cooperation and global EO applications

    14:00

    Session I — Wetlands and Ecosystem Monitoring                      

    CLMS Water Extent Monitoring, Marco Clerici / Andrea Lupi, European Commission, Italy
    Mediterranean Wetlands Mapping, Anis Guelmani, Tour Du Valat, France
    Global Wetland Initiative, Torsten Bondo, DHI, Danemark

    Global Evapo-Transpiration product supporting countries from global reporting to basin water management, Livia Peiser, FAO

    15:15

    Session II — Coastal Ecosystems and Mediterranean Challenges

    ESA Research Projects on Coastal Ecosystems
    PEOPLE-EA and WEED projects, Marc Paganini, ESA, Italy
    Coastal Blue Carbon, Virginie Lafon, I-Sea, France
    Ulyssses, Daniela Iasillo, Planetek, Italy

    16:00

    Session III - Round Table / Mediterranean Coastal Environmental Cooperation / Barcelona Convention

    Discussion Topics
    • Coastal vulnerability and land degradation
    • Climate adaptation in Mediterranean coastal regions
    • Ecosystem restoration, Good Environmental Status (GES) and Blue carbon
    • Integration of Copernicus and ESA services into governance frameworks
    Introduction talk: Barcelona Convention’s IMAP, Martina Baucic, University of Split, Croatia
    Round table

    • Eng. Salwa Adel-Fattah, SPA-MWRI, Egypt
    • Rajaa Ait Ali, PAC/RAC, SEMPA project, Morocco
    • Paolo De Fioravante, ISPRA, Italy
    • Isabel Flores Montoya, MITECO, Spain

      18:00

      Reception / networking dinner and social event

      Day 3

        09:00


        Session IV — Global Perspectives Beyond the Mediterranean


        Regional perspectives on ecosystem monitoring, resilience and sustainable coastal development.

        Copernicus Chile Center, Jaime Ortega, Univ. Chile, Chile
        Connecting Land and Sea, Earth Observation for Ecosystem Resilience Across Coastal, Marine, Terrestrial Systems in Africa, Vivianne Meta, LocateIt, Kenya
        West African Coastal Dynamics and Environmental Monitoring, Cheikh Mbow, CSE, Senegal
        Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction in Central America, Grace Gonzalez, Cop. Center, Panama

        11:00

        Session V – Discussion and Closing Remarks

        Towards an Integrated EO Community for Wetlands, Coastal Ecosystems and Land Restoration

        12:30

        Lunch and farewell