Publication Name

Vital Caspian Graphics 2: Opportunities, Aspirations and Challenges

The publication aims to provide understanding of the latest develop-

ments in the Caspian Sea Region and to support the decision-making

processes in addressing critical environmental concerns.

Available in English and Russian.

Sign and the art of Tracking: a guide to support law enforcement track-

ing and anti-poaching operations

A joint publication of INTERPOL and GRID-Arendal. The manual is

intended to provide law enforcement officers, special forces operators,

search and rescue teams, and national park rangers with an additional

tool in learning how to track poachers, criminals and lost subjects and

to gather intelligence on criminal activity. It is also intended to teach

law enforcement officers and rangers the importance and existence of

evidence related to both tracks and sign on and in surrounding crime

scenes, especially related to anti-poaching operations. Furthermore, it

is designed not only to enable them to follow, locate and apprehend

suspects, but also to a secure required evidence for prosecution and

especially avoiding destroying or contaminating evidence in the pro-

cess.

Women at the Frontline of Climate Change: Gender Hopes and Risks

A Rapid Response Assessment report that was launched on 6 Decem-

ber at a side event during the UNFCCC COP 17 in Durban. The re-

port illustrates that women are often in the frontline of climate change

changing climate. Globally the world is seeing increasingly frequent

droughts and floods, which have economic but also profound social

consequences. The women and people of Asia are currently at greatest

risk with over 100 million people affected in this region annually. The

report also shows that women play a much stronger role than men

in the management of ecosystem services and food security. Hence,

sustainable adaptation must focus on gender and the role of women if

it is to become successful.