Annual Report 2000

UNEP/GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2000

Global

GRID-Arendal's Global Programme supports UNEP's global monitoring and assessment activities. CEROI (Cities Environ- ment Reports on the Internet) has developed to include additional cities, and the concept has been expanded and used for other ap- plications.

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CEROI extension

The CEROI concept of template-based reporting was further developed during 2000. The concept was extended to apply to areas other than urban reporting. A county template was devel- oped for the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT). All counties in Norway are now in the process of producing county SoE reports based on this template.

Cities Environment Reports on the Internet (CEROI) Pro- gramme extends its services

CEROI launched an on-line Gateway to urban environmental information and resources to member cities (www.ceroi.net). The Gateway services were strengthened by the establishment of discussion forums for the exchange of experiences, as well as the continual addition of urban State of the Environment reports from around the world. Special emphases were given to the use of environmental indica- tors and to the presentation of data. CEROI launched an Indi- cators Encyclopaedia that provides resources and inspiration to cities making use of indicators in environmental reporting. A core set of indicators was also established, and an on-line data- base was developed for facilitating data entry and presentation.

GRID-Arendal and the Nordic World Heritage Office are de- veloping a reporting system for the World Heritage Periodic Re- porting. Special templates were made to assist the World Heri- tage Centre in streamlined reporting.

Global support to UNEP

During 2000 support was given to China resulting in the launch of an updated edition of SoE China. The establishment of a National Centre for Environmental Information and Statistics in South Africa was also facilitated. In addition, GRID-Arendal supported the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) with GIS work, web development, and reporting obligations.

CEROI in Europe

CEROI agreed to co-operate with the European Environment Agency (EEA) in adapting the CEROI Programme to European reporting needs. A group of Western European cities have been invited to produce urban environmental reports focusing on the European Common Indicators, measuring progress towards sus- tainability.