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UNEP/GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2000
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Climate Change Issues
A special web site highlighting the causes and impacts of cli-
mate change was created to showcase the best available electron-
ic information on this critical topic. The new site features a
spinning 'Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Meter', access to
UNEP's 'Vital Climate Graphics package', a series of Green-
house Gas Emission Graphics from annex 1 countries (made in
conjunction with UNFCCC), and the full text and graphics of
five special reports from the IPCC's Working Groups.
GRID-Arendal, in conjunction with the entire DEWA division
and the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), had
extensive meetings to kick off the production of UNEP's new
web portal to environmental information. was laun-
ched at the UNEP's 21st Governing Council 2001 and is a de-
centralized and distributed system that allows Internet-based
applications to query and generate reports from remote envi-
ronmental databases and servers. The portal adds
value to UNEP's existing network of environmental web sites
and complements them in informing world citizens about how
their actions impact the environment, and what practices
should be emulated. It also provides a snapshot of current and
anticipated environmental challenges.
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