GRID-Arendal: 30 Years of Making a Difference

The climate change challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean have been laid out in graphic detail in a new publication prepared by GRID-Arendal for UNEP. Using charts, graphs and maps, Vital Climate Change Graphics for Latin America and the Caribbean depicts the major signs of climate change in the region, its physical impacts (such as environmental damage and a rise in diseases), as well as calculating current levels of greenhouse gas emissions and possibilities for mitigation. The Rapid Response Assessment report Sick Water? The Central Role of Wastewater Management in Sustainable Development was one of 10 finalists in the Digital Magazine Awards 2010 for News & Business Magazine of the Year. The Digital Magazine Awards 2010 are a global awards to showcase the best digital magazines and recognize the most influential people in digital publishing today. The Portraits of Resilience exhibition opens at the Field Museum of Natural History. The images and stories are compelling. High school students in four Arctic communities have photographed and written about the changes they are seeing in their regions due to rapid climate change. Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit visited GRID-Arendal on1 September 2010, during their official tour of Aust-Agder County. “We’re very happy to be here. It’s quite impressive to see the work that you do and how focused you are in communicating all the important science that is done out there and to make it understandable and accessible to people that need the knowledge in order to make the right decisions,” said the Crown Prince.

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