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What has been done in the region?

UNEP/GRID-Arendal

UNEP/GRID-Geneva

UNEP/GRID-Tbilisi

What has been done in the region?

A. Feasibility Studies & Pilot Activities

B. Institutional building

C. Reporting on environmental issues

D. Communication & Dissemination

A. Feasibility studies

Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgystan Uzbekistan

X (env. information

systems at national level)

X (env. information

systems at national level)

X (env. information

systems at national level)

X (env. information

systems at national level)

X (env. information

systems at national level)

X (env. information

systems at national level -

draft)

X (env. information systems at local

level)

B. Institutional building

• UNEP/GRID-Tbilisi

C. Reporting on environmental issuesArmenia Azerbaijan Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgystan Uzbekistan

X SoE Armenia

X SoE Azerbaijan

X SoE Georgia

X SoE Kazakhstan

X SoE Kyrgystan

X SoE Uzbekistan

XSoE Yerevan

XSoE Tbilisi

XSoE Bishkek

XSoE Tashkent

XBiodiversity

XBiodiversity

XBiodiversity

XBiodiversity

XCaucasus

Environmental Outlook;

Kiev Report.

XCaucasus

Environmental Outlook;

Caspian SoE;

Kiev Report.

XCaucasus

Environmental Outlook;

Kiev Report.

X Aral Sea SoE;

Caspian SoE;

Kiev Report.

X Aral Sea SoE;

Kiev Report.

X Aral Sea SoE;

Kiev Report.

D. Reporting on environmental issues – workshops

1. serving environmental information: users ---> products

2. priority issues, DPSIR structure, selection of information (indicators) etc.

3. tools – Internet, data portals etc.

1. users ---> products

Government

PlannersResearchers and Analysts

NGOsGeneral public

Schools and Universities

--->

--->

--->

Reports, compendiums ...

Posters, cartoons ...

News ...

Text books ...

Campaign ...

ResponsesDriving Forces

Pressures

Statehealth

Impact

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urban growth

sewage

water quality of rivers

various policy instruments

Spatial development

Water consumption

Economic development

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2. priority issues, DPSIR structure, selection of information (indicators) etc.

3. tools – Internet, data portals etc.

D. Communication & Dissemination

• Media activities – ”13 Environmental stories in Central Asia” – Virtual Media Tour to Four Environmental Hot

spots (Serbia, Caucasus pipeline, Carpathians, Fergana Valley)

– Northen Caspian Media Tour (Tengiz field with sulphur mountain, oil industry, sturgeon)

Thank you!