PRELIMINARY AGENDA OF PANEL MEETING
COASTAL MODULE OF THE GLOBAL TERRESTRIAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (CGTOS)
ISPRA, ITALY
Bob Christian (2/25/03)
Web page for CGTOS: Information about the first and second panel meetings may now
be found at http://www.fao.org/gtos/C-GTOS.html
Main objectives for the second panel meeting.
1. To reassess and confirm the lists of key issues and states of global change
affecting the terrestrial coastal interface and their associated variables. These
were identified at the first workshop and evaluated during the inter-session.
Special attention needs to be given to scale (i.e., what is appropriate to a global
system).
2. To identify organizations and agencies that make regular observations of the
variables and to register the organizations in the Terrestrial Ecosystem
Monitoring Sites database (TEMS) and those that may serve as users.
3. To continue to incorporate the Driver, Pressure, State, Impact and Response
(DPSIR) framework into the observing system strategy.
4. To evaluate and contribute to the proposal for an Integrated Global Observing
Strategy (IGOS) theme for the coast.
5. To continue to prepare an implementation plan for the Coastal Module of GTOS.
This includes identification of one or a few specific goals for short-term
demonstration of the capabilities of the coastal module.
Monday, March 3, 2003
0830 Welcoming Remarks (Tschirley, Christian, Murray)
 Introductions
 Agenda overview (Christian)
o Global ecology class summary (Christian)
 Update of IGOS Coastal Theme (DiGiacomo)
 Update of other Observing System activities and specific charge to the panel
(Tschirley)
 Perspective from other GTOS programmes (Belward)
1030 Break
1100 Brief presentations on programmes of collaborators and users
o Ramsar (Jimenez)
o GPA (Adriaanse)
o UNEP Coastal Vulnerability Index (Kineman)
o READ (Kineman)
o NOAA strategic plan with emphasis on coastal ecosystems (Clark)
 Setting goals for activities concerning states and observations (Christian)
 Opportunity for comments by working group participants on process
 Working groups on states and their observation
1. Land use and population change (Jimenez, Baird, Clark)
2. Water cycle and Matrix quality (DeMora, Viaroli)
3. Coastal habitat (Kineman, Baird)
4. Sediment delivery (DiGiacomo, Christian)
5. Sea level change (Christian ???)
 Others may join appropriate working group
1230 Lunch
1330-Working groups
OBJECTIVE
1. To reassess and confirm the lists of key issues and states of global change
affecting the terrestrial coastal interface and their associated variables. These
were identified at the first workshop and evaluated during the inter-session.
Special attention needs to be given to scale (i.e., what is appropriate to a global
system).

Each working group should use the opportunity to
 Incorporate new participants into process
 Assess agreement over indicators and report
 Identify variables as to remote or in situ sampling
 Consider scale issues of indicators and sampling requirements.
 Prepare an oral report to panel.
1530 Break
1600 Oral reports by working groups.
1800 Finalize day’s work.
Tuesday, 4 March 2003
0830 General discussion on states and Indicators. Based on overnight thoughts and
discussions. Agreement of how to proceed with states/indicators process.

Overview of TEMS and its use (Servin)
OBJECTIVE
2. To identify organizations and agencies that make regular observations of the
variables and to register the organizations in the Terrestrial Ecosystem
Monitoring Sites database (TEMS) and those that may serve as users.
 General discussion for identifying organizations
1000 Break
1030 Working groups to identify organizations. [Access to computers and web sites
would be helpful.]
1230 Lunch
1330 Lagunet as an example programme that would be part of CGTOS (Viaroli)
1400 Trip to Institute of Hydrobiology and presentation of its programmes and longterm data sets.
1800 Return from field trip
Wednesday, 5 March 2003
0830 General discussion on plan for accommodating CGTOS and TEMS, organized by
working groups initially, and agreement on how to proceed on this objective.
OBJECTIVE
3. To continue to incorporate the Driver, Pressure, State, Impact and Response
(DPSIR) framework into the observing system strategy.

General discussion as to next needs for DPSIR framework with working
groups as needed. As Bowen will not be at the meeting, this objective may
not be met with the rigor necessary.
1000 BREAK
1030 Discussion of IGOS theme
OBJECTIVE
4. To evaluate and contribute to the proposal for an Integrated Global Observing
Strategy (IGOS) theme for the coast.

General discussion of how CGTOS activities interface with IGOS coastal
theme with crafting of text if needed (DiGiacomo)
1230 Lunch
1330 Continue discussion of IGOS
OBJECTIVE
5. To continue to prepare an implementation plan for the Coastal Module of GTOS.
This includes identification of one or a few specific goals for short-term
demonstration of the capabilities of the coastal module.


General discussion and charge to working groups
Working groups develop one or two specific goals for consideration.
1530 Break
1600 Working group oral reports
 General discussion on developing specific goals
1730 Finalize day’s work
Thursday, 6 March 2003
Morning
OBJECTIVE
5. To continue to prepare an implementation plan for the Coastal Module of GTOS.
 Discussion of proposals for “short-term” products by CGTOS

Assessment of status of CGTOS and progress made during second panel
meeting
1030 Break
1100 Plans for future activities and assignments
1200 End of workshop