European Space Agency (ESA) Remote Sensing, Earth Observation & Climate Science
Inge Jonckheere is Head of the Green Solutions Division at the European Space Agency (ESA), based at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy. With an MSc and PhD from KU Leuven, Belgium, she is an expert in Remote sensing, Earth Observation, and Climate Science.
She leads ESA’s efforts to study, develop and deploy innovative Earth observation solutions to support climate action, environmental sustainability, and societal resilience. Her work focuses on translating satellite data and technologies based on scientific insights into practical actionable information & applications that help address some of the most pressing environmental and societal challenges.
About
Inge Jonckheere brings more than 25 years of international experience in Remote sensing, Earth Observation, Climate Science, Natural resource management, and Sustainable development.
Before joining ESA in 2024, for 15 years she led the Satellite Land Monitoring Systems team in the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), supporting countries worldwide in the use of Earth observation for climate, land- and forest monitoring. Inge Jonckheere is an IPCC Lead Author since 2019, she serves as a UNFCCC greenhouse-gas expert reviewer for Belgium since 2013.
Actual roles & functions
GFOI Leads group Chair & AFOLU Chair
CEOS Working group on Land Validation and Calibration
UNFCCC Reviewer of GHG-I, BTRs, and REDD+ results
IPCC Lead Author in AR6, WG III, published in 2022
FWO Strategic Basic Research Board (SBO) Steering Committee Member
