Programme Cooperation Agreement 2010 – 2011

Annex 4 – GRID-Arendal publications 2011

A total of eighteen (18) publications were produced by GRID-Arendal in 2011, spanning well-known branded series, such as ‘state of the environment’, ‘rapid response assessments’, and ‘vital graphics’, but also UNEP flagship & milestone reports, such as the Africa Environmental Outlook and the Green Economy Report. Specialised assessments and feasi- bility studies related to emerging issues, such as Blue Carbon, were also undertaken. When combined with the ten (10) publications generated in 2010, the biennium represents one of the most productive periods in GRID-Arendal’s history.

State of Environment - Information Networking in Rwanda http://www.grida.no/publications/rwanda-ein/

Prepared by GRID-Arendal and the Rwanda Environment Management Authority. The report presents the findings of an assessment of the status of environmental information management undertaken by the Government of Rwanda in 2009. It provides a number of recommen- dations for consideration in setting up the Rwanda Environment Infor- mation Network

Working for the Environment http://www.grida.no/publications/working-for-the-environment/

Prepared by GRID-Arendal for the Department of Environmental Affairs (former Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism) of South Africa. The publication focuses on five ongoing programmes under the umbrella of the government’s Expanded Public Works Programme and aims to inform and educate the general public in South Africa on the vital work currently being done by the government to protect the envi- ronment and alleviate poverty.

Coalland: Faces of Donetsk http://www.grida.no/publications/security/book/4547.aspx

Jointly published by Zoï Environment Network and GA and launched at an ENVSEC regional meeting for Eastern Europe in Lviv, Ukraine, 16-17 Feb- ruary 2011. The report was produced within the framework of Assessment and Capacity-Building for Managing Environment and Security Risks in Donbas and Salihorsk regions, a UNEP-led ENVSEC project implement- ed in Ukraine and Belarus to address environmental risk from hazardous activities, and improve environmental management and awareness.

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