Annual Report 1999

Nordic Countries with Adjacent Seas

SoE Arendal |3

SoE Turku |2

miljønytt |1

A new web site called 'Miljønytt' was created to supply dai- ly coverage of environmental news in Norway. The web site is updated every weekday and readership is averaging 2 500 people per week. The Norwegian State Railways sponsored the web site. Daily Norwegian environment news

With training and instructional support provided by GRID- Arendal's CEROI programme, the Finnish City of Turku and the Norwegian City of Arendal officially launched their city state of the environment reports. Cities Environment Reports on the Internet (CEROI)

1| www.ext.grida.no/miljonytt 2| www.ceroi.net/reports/turku 3| www.ceroi.net/reports/arendal 4| www.grida.no/baltic 5| www.ee/baltic21

Enhanced UNEPnet Services in Arendal To enhance UNEPnet's services in Arendal, UIC has installed a Multi-Conference Unit allowing eight parties to partici- pate in the same conference. This serves UNEP-HQ when speaking to UNEP regional offices and UN-HQ. GRID- Arendal benefits from this system in its communication with its outposted offices in Sweden and Geneva, and other partners worldwide. The system contributes significantly to a reduction in travel costs and improves co-operation. By using the latest ISDN technology over satellite links, the conference studios at UNEP-HQ can automatically dial any ISDN video conference connection in the world through the Arendal Mercure station.

UNEPnet video conference

GRID-Arendal participated actively in the Norwegian Pollu- tion Control Authority's production group for MISTIN II (State of the Environment Norway on the Internet), and in the preparation of an international version of the report. The Norwegian State of the Environment Report

1| www.mistin.dep.no

SoE Norway |1