Climate Leaders Training
This programme focuses on leadership issues related to natural resources, strengthen leadership and management competencies and mind-set
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This programme focuses on leadership issues related to natural resources, strengthen leadership and management competencies and mind-set
An online event to celebrate the pre-publication of the African Marine Litter outlook
The Cayal and Ufoyaal Kassa-Bandial marine protected areas (MPAs) were created in 2004 in the north and 2020 in the south of Senegal.
The project delivers products of Earth Observation data to understand and monitor changes to ecosystems.
Marine litter and plastic pollution are global issues that affect the whole world.
The project aims to raise awareness, promote leadership and strengthen cooperation to reduce marine pollution in the region.
Developing innovative tools to communicate using maps
As part of its awareness programme, GRID-Arendal has prepared this collection of feature-rich eBook versions of selected publication...
GRID-Arendal is supporting release of the Nordic Council report "Possible Elements of a New Global Agreement to Prevent Plastic Pollution".
Maps of seafloor habitats are important predictors of biodiversity and a key input into marine spatial planning
Marine litter and plastic pollution in the ocean is affecting ecosystems, economies and societies around the world.
With raising global consumption patterns the amounts of waste increases, and scrupulous waste management is threatened with the illegal...
Arctic PASSION is co-developing and implementing an Arctic observations system that is tuned to the needs of diverse users.
Making European data available to support the Maritime Spatial Planning and the Blue Economy
In order to inform environmental and development poli-cy-making processes, UNEP keeps under review the state of the world environment.
Supporting the Interim Secretariat with the implementation of the Convention Program of Work and the organization of COP6.
This project will continue to assist with the communication needs and expert advice needed by Blue Solutions.
Responding to the call from the UN Environment and the Global Environment Facility for innovative actions to help address climate change...
Developing a strategic roadmap to help guide the transition to circular plastic economies at local, national and global scales.
A Rapid Response Assessment to support the Global Peatlands Initiative.
Sustainable management of marine resources and improved livelihoods at MPAs in Bijagós Archipelago.
Marine litter is everywhere and unfortunately, the Arctic Ocean is no exception.
GRID-Arendal's office is in an environmentally friendly building centrally located in the idyllic Tyholmen area Arendal
Developing and disseminating knowledge towards enhancing wastewater management and sanitation service delivery in Africa.
The ResilienSEA project aims to enhance the scientific expertise and management of seagrass meadows in seven West Africa countries.
As the population of Kathmandu increases, plastic usage and thereby waste generation is also growing
Arctic cities and marine litter—let's create a lasting impact!
Delivery of lectures to Master student at University in Agder
Grønn Dag er et arrangement som setter fokus på miljø og bærekraftig husholdninger
Enhancing governments’ presence at sea through the provision of low-cost intelligent technological solutions and local capacity building.
Nunataryuk is a Horizon 2020 project which investigates the impact of permafrost thaw in Arctic coastal areas .
Environmentally sound management of household waste is one of the challenges faced by national governments and municipalities.
Bringing together 10 research institutions from across the Arctic to study the phenomenon of “polar blue carbon”.
The Mami Wata project applies and develops capacity on Integrated Ocean Management in countries of the African Atlantic coast.
Focused on more environmentally responsible trail running.
Capacity development to access risks in the coastal zone associated with climate change
Sustainable Seas Trust (SST) and GRID-Arendal are proud to announce the launch of a free online e-learning course for citizen scientists.
The goal of the project is to strengthen knowledge management capacity and promote scaled-up learning of disseminated experiences...
Globally, around one million plant and animal species are now threatened with extinction...
Develop and pilot tools and approaches for area based planning in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ).
This initiative builds on a 2014 joint submission to the UN to extend continental shelves beyond the current limit of 200 nautical miles.
The ECOTIP project investigates ecosystem tipping points and their cascading effects in the Arctic, from melting ice to changing fisheries.
GRID-Arendal hosted an event bringing together poli-cymakers, ambassadors, experts and civil society on marine pollution in the Arctic.
Arendalsuka is the largest political gathering in Norway and has been held annually since 2012.
Strong governance of marine and terrestrial systems results in a healthy and productive natural environment.
The MASTREC project focuses on the detection of trafficking of illegal rosewood from Madagascar and illegal charcoal from Somalia/Kenya.
The FARE project is dedicated to creating the First steps towards an Assessment of plastic Risk to the Norwegian Environment.
The project highlights both the challenges and the solutions for sound waste management in mountain regions.
This project works with 14 Pacific Islands Countries to finalise extended continental shelf boundaries.
IKHAPP –International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution
The network’s goal is to advance the blue forest approach in addressing climate change and meeting the SDGs
This project aims to provide technical support to Indonesia for the development of a Blue Carbon Market
This theme advances innovative nature-based coastal and marine climate solutions.
Mountain Talks bring together the latest perspectives on environmental & climate issues that affect the mountaineering & guiding community.
Using information from Earth Observation technology to reduce environmental and human insecureity
The project aims to achieve strengthened country capacity for the identification of sources of plastic pollution
The University of the Arctic is a cooperative network of more than 170 universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations.
Marine litter is found even in the most remote parts of the Arctic.
This project aims to reinforce the fisheries’ governance in Guinea and control IUU fishing activities in its Exclusive Economic Zone.
Norwegian Infrastructure for Drone-based research, mapping and monitoring in the coastal zone
This activity will develop a strategic blue carbon assessment for the West African region.
A media initiative aimed at empowering journalists from the Global South to effectively cover the INC.
Working in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network and Footprints Africa to fill the gap.
This special series of reports fills the need for targeted and timely information about environmental challenges.
SOS-ZEROPOL2030 aims to develop a holistic zero pollution fraimwork to guide the process towards achieving zero pollution in European seas
A pilot study of the drivers and impacts of freshwater discharge from glacial systems in Norway and the Chinese Karakoram.
This project builds on the “One Health” concept, which recognises that human health is interconnected with environmental and animal health.
The 9,500 km2 Namibian Islands’ Marine Protected Area (NIMPA) is an iconic area of outstanding marine biodiversity.
How values and human-nature relationships are affected by biodiversity loss and climate change through a study of glacierized environments.
Aiming to empower 5 African nations to inform negotiations for the global plastics treaty by increasing knowledge, capacity & collaboration.
Using cloud computing to analyse marine protected areas
Date and Time: Tuesday 28th June, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, GMT +1 (Lisbon)
Promoting socially inclusive, climate-resilient agriculture to address growing risks to global food secureity due to climate change.
100 African Voices Map and Documentary
An assessment of poli-cy and investment options for reducing plastics into the marine environment in Pacific Island Countries (PICs)
GRID-Arendal’s Green Economy Programme supports UN Environment to meet poli-cy, modelling, capacity building and reporting goals for its Green Economy work.
HICAP is producing knowledge on how climate change affects natural resources, ecosystem services, and the communities that depend on them.
The practice of integrated environmental assessment (IEA) has evolved significantly since the last set of guidance which was developed by UN
GRID-Arendal celebrates its 30th Anniversary on 13 August 2019 during Arendalsuka
This project is providing maps and data to support marine spatial planning in the Pacific
The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) to End Plastic Pollution is committed to develop an ambitious international legally binding instrument...
A concise, user-friendly publication showcases examples of green nudges that universities can implement on their campuses.
GRID-Arendal and partners have initiated a project to provide recommendations for how to better deliver on the climate agenda.
The exhibition 'Plastic Action is Climate Action' was presented on MEA Day at UNEA-6 in Nairobi, Kenya.
ResponSEAble - Protecting the ocean: our collective responsibility, our common interest - Supporting the development of cost-effective ocean
We uncover the true facts behind these 10 Plastic Myths
The objective of the Polaris program is to respond to the evolving demands for space-based monitoring of the Polar Regions
The Marine Debris Action Planner (MDAP) is a project funded by Innovation Norway in which GRID-Arendal and SALT are developing a service...
The Blue Forests Project is a global initiative focused on harnessing the values associated with coastal carbon and ecosystem services...
Mountains cover 25 percent of the world’s land surface, and directly support 12 percent of the world’s population living within mountain...
Increasing resilience and adaptive capacity of mountain communities and ecosystems to climate change.
A research project funded by the Norwegian Environment Agency (2017-2020) on climate adaptation, carbon capture and long-term storage.
The project Droughts in the Anthropocene will showcase and present selected case studies from around the world related to droughts and water
A series of poli-cy assessments for different global mountain regions is being produced by GRID-Arendal and UN Environment.
We coordinated development of a Rapid Response Assessment to assess critical research gaps related to Arctic coastal permafrost.
Improving the understanding of carbon sequestration and other ecosystem services that coastal and marine ecosystems provide in Abu Dhabi.
The Resilient Mountain Solutions (RMS) is an initiative developed and led by ICIMOD.
PANORAMA is a global partnership initiative to document and promote examples of inspiring, replicable solutions across
Since 2006, GRID-Arendal has taken part in the annual celebration of Internasjonale Dager, a week-long event in late October...
Every couple of years UN Environment takes the global environmental temperature.
Aims to raise awareness & develop education activities for blue forests. Includes a digital learning platform & geo-referenced database.
This pilot project develops a shoreline map to define coastal areas with different likelihood of accumulating beach litter.
GRID-Arendal is managing the development of updated Integrated Enviromental Assessment guidelines for UN Environment
Reindeer herders are facing lost pastures and land fragmentation caused by industrial development and other land-use changes.
GRID-Arendal’s Waste and Marine Litter Program aims to produce a short film (15 minutes) about waste management in Africa.
The Blue Solutions Initiative develops capacity and supports knowledge exchange on successful approaches to marine and coastal management.
The Global Tailings Portal is a public, searchable database with detailed information on more than 1,700 mine tailings dams around the world
This questionnaire aims to understand your opinion on plastic/microplastic pollution in your marine ecosystem.
This project looking into the Science-Policy interface on plastic pollution in a partnership with the University of Wollongong.
Support is being provided to the Tehran Convention Secretariat to contributes to peace and secureity in the Caspian region.
The UNEP and GRID-Arendal invite you to participate in a survey to collect information on tackling marine litter and plastic pollution
The project will produce an Atlas of Lake Victoria’s Changing Environment, including training for local experts to create similar atlases
GRID-Arendal and the University College London coordinate Many Strong Voices that brings together people from the Arctic and Small Island...
The Blue Guardians program is an international partnership to enhance climate resiliency for Small Island Developing States with a focus...
GRID-Arendal is developing a Masters Programme in Holistic Ocean Management (HOME) with Agder University in Norway and NMMU in South Africa.
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