Annual Report 2001

36 UNEP/GRID-Arendal | Annual Report 2001 | | Section 3 | Behind GRID-Arendal

From Rio to Johannesburg Ten significant years have passed from the groundbreaking Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 to the pending World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannes- burg in 2002.

Rio de Janeiro 1992

The outcome of Rio 1992 was the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21, which were adopted by more than 178 nations. GRID-Arendal's work relates to many of the areas outlined in the two documents. We have progressed from creating the first electronic State of the Environment report for Norway to supporting 41 countries in making their own reports. We have helped 14 cities all over the world to produce their own environ- mental reports on the Internet. We are now working on reports for counties and provinces. We have produced extensive web sites, reports, and graphics and provided our workshop expertise to help communicate about the environment in the Arctic area, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Baltic region. We are also presenting new initiatives for Africa and South America in Johannesburg.

Rio Declaration Agenda 21

Electronic State of the Environment report Norway 1992

All along we have worked closely with our international and invaluable partners in UNEP, governments, regions, scientists, NGOs and other organisations.

Information for decision-makers Organising the cyberspace Strengthening networks of institutions

GRID-Arendal will present new and better services at the summit in Johannesburg. Here the focus will be on turning plans into action. GRID-Arendal is looking forward to doing our bit in the future.