Space for Sustainable Development Program

SPACE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

WGEO’s mission is to “promote the widespread adoption of green economy principles and practices within the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.” It is formed from State Members, Regional Intergovernmental Economic Integration Organisations (RIEIO), and Non-State Members.

WGEO has commissioned Caribou Space to publish this report focused on satellite applications for the green economy, with the objectives:

To clarify the landscape of satellite applications for the green economy.

To provide material that catalyses stakeholder collaboration.

To identify and evaluate future WGEO opportunity areas for future interventions.

UNEP defines a green economy as “low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive”.
This report focuses on the green economy domains of urban, transport, waste, energy, extractives & industry, and tourism.
Satellite applications are digital services and products that serve a number of functions for society, the environment, and the economy, deploying three types of satellite technology: Satellite Earth Observation, Satellite Communications, and Global Navigation Satellite Systems.

Supply-chain stakeholders

The supply-chain includes organisations that can be characterised as private or public sector, including satellite owners and operators, to cloud companies, to software providers, to analytics and solution providers.

Globally and in MENA there are well established players providing satellite applications for the green economy.

Demand-chain stakeholders

There is a diverse community of users of satellite applications for the green economy including government, private sector, development agencies, media, academia, and NGOs.

In MENA countries there are many governmental entities, such as ministries, authorities and public companies that are potential users of satellite applications for a green economy

Satellite application use cases and examples

26 use cases for satellite applications have been identified across urban (nine), transport (three), waste (four), energy, extractives and industry (six), and tourism (four).

15 case studies are provided from global regions and MENA to highlight a range of different satellite applications and their benefits.