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Who We Are
GRID-Arendal was established by the Norwegian Ministry of
Environment in 1989 as an official collaborating centre of the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Men
Women
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Gender composition
GRID-Arendal
gender
composition
Estonian, Latvian, Swahili, Shona, Macedionian,
Croatian, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Cuyonon, Cebuano,
Hiligaynon, Runyakitar, Ndebele.
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Norwegian
French
Spanish
Russian
German
Italian
Danish
Swedish
Serbian
Dutch
Catalan
Spoken languages in addition to English
Other language spoken by at least one person
Fluent speakers
Moderate skills
The foundation’s programme of work is focused on the
changing global environment and the challenges these
changes present to people everywhere.
Our team is made up of 33 permanent staff members,
several interns, and a network of consultants.