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Front Cover

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Contents

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1 Foreword

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2 Executive summary

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3 Introduction

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4 Scope and context

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5 Attribution of results

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6 Methodology and structure

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7 Marine environment

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7.1 SHELF PRoGRAMME

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7.2 MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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7.3 GREEN ECONOMY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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7.4 NATURAL RESOURCES

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8 Polar and cryosphere

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8.1 NOMADIC HERDERS AND LAND USE CHANGE

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8.2 LINKING LOCAL AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SIDS

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9 Capacity building and assessment

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9.1 AFRICA

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9.2 EURASIA

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9.3 GREEN ECONOMY

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10 Communication and outreach

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10.1 ENHANCE THE IMPACT OF UNEP WORK THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH PRODUCTS; ORGANISE OUTREACH EVENTS; FACILITATE LECTURES; PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND PUBLICATION SERVICES

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11 Financial report

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11.1 SUMMARY

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11.2 PROGRAMME FUNDING 2012-2013

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11.3 BUDGET 2014

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12 Deviations from, and adjustments to the annual work plan

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13 Assessment of effectiveness

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14 Summary of lessons learned

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Acronyms

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ANNEX

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Annex 1 - Letter UNEP’s Executive Director to Chair Board GRID-Arendal

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Annex 2 - GA strategy directions 2014 – 2017

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Annex 3 - Audited financial statements

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Annex 4 - Flyer ‘Environmental strategic outlook’

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Back Cover

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