Citizen science to support progress of the SDGs and Cos4Cloud's contribution through its services and tools. Policy Brief. Cos4Cloud project

This policy brief has been produced in the context of the Cos4Cloud project. It describes some of the capabilities and benefits of citizen science which can support progress towards the SDGs. These include increasing availability, analysis and exchange of data, and provision of opportunities for science education, increasing public engagement, and collaboration across society. It also explains how the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project Cos4Cloud has contributed to improving citizen science data quantity and quality. The document also highlights some case studies and recommends actions to promote and utilise citizen science as well as the integration of citizen science data in this context.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. 863463.