Posts by Paramount Technetwork
Advancing the Environmental Agenda
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GRID-Arendal at UNEA-2
Read More“Gender inequality hampers sustainable development”
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Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP)
Read More“Green civilization”
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Nomadic herders and sustainable pastoralism discussed at UNEA-2
Read MoreMESOPHOTIC CORAL ECOSYSTEMS
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Lifeboats for coral reefs?
Read MoreExtracting For Progress
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Yannick Beaudoin, Chief Scientist
Read MoreTelling a Story (Map): Indigenous Peoples and the Arctic Council
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Showing human experience in maps has always been a cartographic challenge. Mainly because it is so complex that it calls for simplification, especially when displaying the story of not one but millions of individuals. That’s the challenge with a new Story Map project GRID-Arendal is developing for the 20th anniversary of the Arctic Council. Called…
Read MoreSolheim blir ny sjef for FNs miljøprogram
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Nyheten om at Norges tidligere miljø- og utviklingsminister blir leder for FNs miljøprogram (UNEP), kommer på et meget viktig tidspunkt i fø
Read MoreSolheim appointment to UNEP continues “legacy of support” to UN
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The announcement that Norway’s former environment minister as new head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) comes at an important moment, according to Peter Harris, Managing Director of GRID-Arendal. “Erik Solheim has a reputation for progressive leadership, and his appointment will continue Norway’s legacy of progressive support to the UN and other international organizations,”…
Read MoreClimate change in the Tropical Andes needs regional action
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Lima, Peru 28 April 2016 – A new report recommends that adapting to climate change in the Tropical Andes requires a regional strategy that must include the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and women. The Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Tropical Andes mountains was launched today at a meeting of national experts from Andean countries…
Read MorePersonal reflections from a visit to Guinea-Bissau
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Kari Synnøve Johansen, Project Assistant
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