The mission of GRID-Arendal is to provide environmental information, communications and capacity building services for information management and assessment. Established to strengthen the United Nations through its Environment Programme (UNEP), the focus of GRID-Arendal is to make credible, science-based knowledge understandable to the public and to decision-making for sustainable development.

UNEP/GRID-Arendal is coordinating the Many Strong Voices Programme which brings together a unique group of partners from the Arctic and the SIDS. The vision of the Many Strong Voices programme is to ensure the well-being, security and sustainability of coastal communities in the Arctic and SIDS in response to ongoing and anticipated climate change. The long-term goal of the Many Strong Voices programme is to bring together local, national and regional stakeholders in these regions to share and enhance knowledge and expertise about, and to collaboratively devise strategic solutions to, the challenges confronting coastal communities in these regions as a result of climate change.

This pledge relates to the area of work on Methods and Tools.

Action Pledge (57 kB)

In September 2008, UNEP/GRID-Arendal provided a progress report (62 kB) on this Action Pledge.

Polar View is part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security system of earth observation. It is supported by the European Space Agency and the European Commission with participation from the Canadian Space Agency. UNEP/GRID-Arendal is part of the Polar View Strategic Services Group.

Polar View promotes the use of satellites for the public good and in support of public policy in the area of sustainable development, marine safety and environment. 

This pledge relates to the area of work on Data and Observations.

Action Pledge (64 kB)