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EuroGRID-meeting
GRID-Arendal facilitated the establishment of a number of
GRID centres in the region (Warsaw, Budapest, Tbilisi,
Moscow). In September 1999, the 2nd EuroGRID meeting
was held in Budapest to boost networking and co-opera-
tion among the GRID centres in Europe.
Central and Eastern Europe
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New State of the Environment Reports
released in Central Asia
Following training workshops and institutional sup-
port, SoE reports for Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan were released on the Internet.
SoE Ukraine CD-ROM
Ukraine State of the
Environment Report released
A CD with an updated SoE Report
for Ukraine was published with
the UN/ECE's Environmental Per-
formance Review of Ukraine.
Phare Site CD-ROM
ENRIN
A number of UNEP's environmental information and as-
sessment activities in Central and Eastern Europe and the
NIS were implemented by GRID-Arendal. All the 27 coun-
tries of the region are participating in the ENRIN (Environ-
ment and Natural Resources Information Network) pro-
gramme to strengthen the capacities in environmental
information management at the national, regional and city
level.
State of the Environment Reports updated in 13 East
European Countries
GRID-Arendal provided support to updating national SoE reports
for 13 East European countries, and to the production of a CD-
ROM. The products on this CD are the result of co-operation
between the EU Phare, EEA, UNEP, and national environmental
authorities of the Phare countries. The CD was distributed to
national focal points, donors and partners.
SoE Kazakhstan|1 SoE Turkmenistan|2 SoE Uzbekistan|3
Almaty satellite station
The Almaty satellite station, which was installed in 1996 as
part of the UNEPnet network, was visited for maintenance
and repair purposes. The station is now fully operational.
The host institution is the Ministry of Environment in Ka-
zakhstan. The station offers a direct link to other UNEPnet
sites and UNEP HQ. It is operated and maintained by the
NEAP/SD Centre of the Environment Ministry in Almaty.
Newtec, Belgium