environmental information networks, climate change indicators, best practice case studies on
national processes, assessment training sessions, and publications);
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Provide assistance in disaster risk reduction, mitigation of potential impacts of extractive
industries and prevention of potential environmental conflicts (for Africa, Latin America Caribbean,
West Asia);
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Support the exchange of information among global communities, including coordination of a
network to develop effective, responsive community-driven methodologies;
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Establish
exchange programmes to strengthen North-South and South-South cooperation in
environmental information management;
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Produce a series of vital graphics publications on priority global and regional environmental
issues;
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Produce and publish electronic environmental information resources, UNEP communication and
outreach materials and programme information, accessible and promoted through GA’s website;
and,
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Provide outreach, publication and media support services to UNEP, such as development of
visualization materials, organization of outreach events on findings of assessments, exhibitions
for conferences, facilitation of lectures and media events, and technical publication services.
Contribution to UNEP’s Medium Term Strategy:
All activities under this Work Programme contributed to the outputs of individual activities in UNEP’s
Programme of Work (PoW) and were performed in collaboration with UNEP staff members. GA’s work
within its Regional Field Programme contributed in particular to the following UNEP Medium-Term
Strategy priorities:
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Ecosystem management;
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Environmental governance;
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Disaster and conflict;
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Climate change.
Contribution to the UNEP Programme of Work
Contributions were made to the UNEP Programme of Work for:
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Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) on implementation of the Bali Strategic Plan
through environmental assessment reports on biodiversity, ecosystems and cross-cutting
thematic issues (A4) and environmental challenges and emerging issues for decision makers
(A5); outreach and communication materials on findings of environmental assessments (A6);
consultations on assessments (A8), meetings of environmental data and information working
groups (B10); strengthening networks and partnerships (B4); advisory services (C2) and technical
assistance (C3) to Governments; training of experts (C4); training of trainers (C410) and
producing training and outreach materials (C6);
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Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI): on environmental assessment and
progress reports for post-conflict countries and countries affected by disasters (A1);
•
Division of Communication and Public Information (DCPI) on dissemination of the environmental
message of UNEP (A5); audio-visual exhibitions and presentations (A7); celebrations and public
events (B5); campaigns and public events (B7).
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Division of Regional Cooperation and Representation (DRC) on DRC A1: Substantive servicing of
intergovernmental meeting - Support to EECCA / SEE countries in the framework of the
Environment and Security initiative (ENVSEC).
See also Annex 1.
Partners and leveraged resources:
Besides the recipient countries (central and local government authorities) and UNEP, main project
partners included the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the
Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), the European Environment Agency (EEA), the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Educational Organization (UNESCO), the World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Wide
Fund for Nature Germany (WWF), Rainforest Foundation, Norway and FK Norway. In addition to Norway,
donor countries included: Austria, Canada, Finland, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. In the recipient
countries of the focal regions South Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Central Asia,
Southern Mediterranean and Africa, the activities were implemented in collaboration with focal points
appointed by the relevant government ministries.
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