News
Driven by the need to protect the cultures and livelihoods of countries and regions most affected by climate change, representatives of Arctic communities and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have joined in calling for action before it is too late.
Wednesday 25 Jun 2008
New Arctic climate report, prepared by WWF with inputs from the UNEP Key Polar Centre at UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Friday 25 Apr 2008
GRID-Arendal is working at the UNFCCC meetings in Bali with many partners from different parts of the world. Activities include coordinating activities under Many Strong Voices; holding consultations on a draft of UNEP's Indigenous People's policy; and working with CICERO to promote the messages from the UNEP Global Outlook on Ice and Snow.
Monday 03 Dec 2007
Nairobi/New York, 25 October: The United Nations Environment Programme says that major threats to the planet such as climate change, the rate of extinction of species, and the challenge of feeding a growing population are among the many that remain unresolved, and all of them put humanity at risk.
Thursday 25 Oct 2007
The extent of sea ice in the Arctic is an important indicator for climate change, and the 2007 season has presented a record low in the extent. Map and trends have been updated from Global Outlook for Ice and Snow
Tuesday 23 Oct 2007
The first International Polar Day is launched on Friday, 21 September 2007
Friday 21 Sep 2007
Five thematic posters will be prepared for the IPY, with funding from the Norwegian Research Council
Thursday 13 Sep 2007
The proceedings from the Many Strong Voices Stakeholder Workshop, held in Belize from May 27-30 2007, are now available online.
Tuesday 11 Sep 2007
The Right to be Cool: Celebrating International Day of the World's Indigenous People
Tuesday 14 Aug 2007
This 200-page report covers issures related to fuels extraction in the circum-polar Arctic. Four case studies present experiences and outlook related to integrated ecosystem management (IEM), local communities and indigenous peoples and the situation in Canada, Alaska and Sakhalin.
Tuesday 07 Aug 2007
Lives and Livelihoods of Hundreds of Millions if Not Billions in Many Parts of the World Influenced by Ice and Snow Losses Linked to Climate Change.
Monday 04 Jun 2007
New UNEP report released to mark World Environment Day: Tourism in the Polar Regions - The Sustainability Challenge
Monday 04 Jun 2007
Driven by the need to protect the cultures and economies of countries and regions most affected by climate change, representatives of Arctic communities and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) from the Caribbean, and Pacific have formed an alliance called Many Strong Voices to press for significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Wednesday 30 May 2007
Meeting in Belize will develop adaptation strategies for Arctic and Small Island Developing States.
Wednesday 23 May 2007
Climate Change is impacting biodiversity at a global and unprecedented scale. The Arctic region is hit particularly hard. It is already warming 2 – 2,5 times faster than the global average, due to a thinner atmosphere and several positive feedback responses. Changes in the Arctic will have major repercussions for all other global regions through changes in the hydrological cycle, the weather cycle, the carbon cycle or atmospheric changes, but also by impacting its unique biodiversity.
Tuesday 22 May 2007
Thawing permafrost, melting sea ice and significant changes in natural resources demand a comprehensive sustainable development plan.
Wednesday 11 Apr 2007
Message from UNEP on the polar regions, the polar year and the role of UNEP
Thursday 22 Mar 2007
As part of its continuing efforts to raise global awareness about the effects of climate change, UNEP will release Global Outlook for Ice & Snow at the outset of the International Polar Year 2007-2008. This new analysis will focus on the changes in ice-and snow-covered regions and highlight the consequences of those changes for the global community.
Monday 12 Feb 2007
Global Environment Outlook Year Book 2007 Launched at UNEP’s 24th Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum
Monday 05 Feb 2007
New data for 2005 published by the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) confirm the trend of accelerated ice loss during the past two and a half decades.
Tuesday 30 Jan 2007