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UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Annual Report
2000
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GRID-Arendal's Global Programme supports UNEP's global
monitoring and assessment activities. CEROI (Cities Environ-
ment Reports on the Internet) has developed to include additional
cities, and the concept has been expanded and used for other ap-
plications.
Cities Environment Reports on the Internet (CEROI) Pro-
gramme extends its services
CEROI launched an on-line Gateway to urban environmental
information and resources to member cities
( www.ceroi.net ).
The Gateway services were strengthened by the establishment of
discussion forums for the exchange of experiences, as well as the
continual addition of urban State of the Environment reports
from around the world.
Special emphases were given to the use of environmental indica-
tors and to the presentation of data. CEROI launched an Indi-
cators Encyclopaedia that provides resources and inspiration to
cities making use of indicators in environmental reporting. A
core set of indicators was also established, and an on-line data-
base was developed for facilitating data entry and presentation.
CEROI in Europe
CEROI agreed to co-operate with the European Environment
Agency (EEA) in adapting the CEROI Programme to European
reporting needs. A group of Western European cities have been
invited to produce urban environmental reports focusing on the
European Common Indicators, measuring progress towards sus-
tainability.
CEROI extension
The CEROI concept of template-based reporting was further
developed during 2000. The concept was extended to apply to
areas other than urban reporting. A county template was devel-
oped for the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT). All
counties in Norway are now in the process of producing county
SoE reports based on this template.
GRID-Arendal and the Nordic World Heritage Office are de-
veloping a reporting system for the World Heritage Periodic Re-
porting. Special templates were made to assist the World Heri-
tage Centre in streamlined reporting.
Global support to UNEP
During 2000 support was given to China resulting in the launch
of an updated edition of SoE China. The establishment of a
National Centre for Environmental Information and Statistics
in South Africa was also facilitated. In addition, GRID-Arendal
supported the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA)
with GIS work, web development, and reporting obligations.
Global