Programme Cooperation Agreement 2010 – 2011

3. Support national and regional environ- mental reporting systems in ODA coun- tries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, Northern Africa and Middle East. Sub-programme 5: Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste 5(b)2

• Number of countries supported 6 • Number of regions supported 2 • An ecological strategy for Yerevan in support of integrated urban environ- ment assessment for Armenia is devel- oped and used by city authorities.

• Integrated Environmental Assessment of Lake Sevan (Armenia) carried out. Two work- ing meetings with experts were organized. A two-stage expedition organized. Samples collected and analysed in the report published (in Russian) on the web.* _______ * undertaken instead of the Ecological strategy for Yerevan at the request of the Armenian partners

Collaborating with partners: ZOI Countries/regions assisted: Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe, Central Asia, North Africa and Middle East

4. Develop information systems and poli- cies supporting the transboundary gov- ernance of shared water bodies in ODA countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. Sub-programme 4: Environmental Gov- ernance 4(c)3

• Confidence- and peace building initia- tives / projects developed and imple- mented: 3

• Participatory assessment of the environmental stress points in the Amu Darya basin with existing or potential security repercussions and suggested solutions (Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) Environment and Security in the Amu Darya River Basin (http://ww.grida.no/publications/security/book/4881.aspx). • Ongoing support to GIS-based information exchange and transboundary monitoring in the Dniester river basin (Moldova including the Transnistrian region of ‘frozen conflict’, Ukraine) • Ongoing support to GIS-based information exchange and basin management in the Druksiai/ Drisvyaty Lake basin (Belarus) • Ongoing support to joint environmental analysis and monitoring in the Danube Delta (Moldova and Ukraine) • Regional seminar on the “Status assessment of lake ecosystems in Central and Eastern Europe and experience from development of Lake Management Programmes in EU- countries” co-organized with partners in Belarus and held in Minsk, last quarter of 2011.

Collaborating with partners: REC-Budapest Countries/regions assisted: Afghanistan, Belarus, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

C. Green Economy

Description

Indicators

2011 Activities/Outputs

1. Support UNEPs Green Economy Initia- tive with communication tools and prod- ucts targeted at ODA countries. Sub-programme 6: Resource Efficiency 6(a)2, 6(a)3, 6(a)7

• Number of communication tools and outreach packages developed and dis- seminated

• Biofuels Vital Graphics (printed and e-book versions) http://www.grida.no/publica- tions/vg/biofuels/ • Overall layout and graphics of UNEP’s green economy report, Towards a Green Econo- my: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, prepared. Low- and high- resolution and press ready PDF versions of all 16 chapters of the report produced. • http://www.grida.no/publications/green-economy/

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