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DEWA/GRID-Europe is one of UNEP's major centres for data and information management, with a unique, "value-adding" mandate in the handling of global and regional environmental data, which in turn support the environment assessment and early warning activities of UNEP and its partners. At the same time, GRID-Europe occupies the niche of francophone centre for the global GRID network. DEWA/GRID-Europe is supported by a "Partnership Agreement" between UNEP, the Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL) and the University of Geneva.

New Glacier Report
Supported by UNEP and other agencies, the World Glacier Monitoring Service has launched the next edition of the Fluctuations of Glaciers report (1995-2000). Website... Report....

Atlas "One planet, many people"
Provides a comprehensive, visual presentation of scientifically variable information, on changes in the global environment, acquired and assessed through state-of-the-art remote sensing technology. Read more... Website...

Iraq Marshlands Observation System (IMOS)
GRID-Europe has developed an IMOS in order to monitor the distribution of the present reflooding... Read more... Website... Report...

Cities from Space
Following DEWA efforts to document environmental changes during the last 30 years in selected sites around the world, satellite images of some cities were studied at GRID-Europe. Read more...

UNEP Launches 2004/5 GEO Year book
GEO Year book 2004/5, is the second in the annual GEO series. The report highlights significant environmental events and achievements during the year. Read more...

Asian Tsunami Disaster
GRID-Europe created a suite of maps for the newly released UNEP report: "After the Tsumani - Rapid Environmental Assessment Report". Read more... Maps... Report...

ENVSEC Initiative launches its new report
The ENVSEC Ferghana Valley report is available from the new ENVSEC website prepared by GRID-Europe. Website... Report...

Tourism & Environment
Tourism generates 11% of global GDP, employs 200 million people but produces 4.8 million tonnes of waste yearly. The number of tourists is expected to double by the year 2020...New publication...

e-Learning
A new, innovative e-Learning product has been developed for the GEO Data Portal, with support from the Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN) and in cooperation with the University of Geneva. Read more... Website...

The Environment & Poverty Times No.3
This edition features a collection of articles covering a wide range of disaster-related issues ranging from prevention early warning and preparedness to relief and reconstruction. Read more...

GEO-Cities - Gaining Momentum

Carpathians Environment Outlook (KEO)


	- Population Dynamics and Climate Change - European Atlas of Environmental Change and Climate Communities - Assessing high altitude glacier volume change and remaining thickness using cost-efficient scientific techniques: the case of Nevado Coropuna (Peru) - RiVAMP project - Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction Link to other publications


	- Feb 07-10: IAEG / MDG Indicators meetings, UN Statistical Division, New-York, USA. - Feb 08-10: enviroGRIDS grid-enabled SDI meeting, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Link to past events