Since its establishment as an office in UN Environment Programme's Early Warning and Assessment Division, GRID-Geneva has received considerable support from Swiss and local authorities and institutions. This support and collaboration was significantly reinforced with the signing of a "Partnership Agreement" between UN Environment Programme, the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the University of Geneva in June 1998. The Partnership Agreement has since been renewed six times (in 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2019 and 2024). The current partnership runs until end of 2028.

An extract of the partnership is available here below:

An advisory board meets regularly to provide strategic guidance and advices on the role and activities of UNEP/GRID-Geneva.

Current members of the UNEP/GRID-Geneva partnership Advisory Board

UNEP: 

• Jian Liu, Director, Early Warning and Assessment Division
• Alexandre Caldas, Director, Early Warning and Data Analytics Branch 
• Arnold Kreilhuber, Regional Director and Representative, Regional Office for Europe
• Pascal Peduzzi, Director, UNEP/GRID-Geneva, Early Warning and Assessment Division
  
  

Swiss FOEN:

• Michel Tschirren, Head of section Global Affairs
• Markus Böhm, Scientific Officer, Environmental Monitoring Section, Economics and Environmental Observation Division
  
  

University of Geneva:

• Anthony Lehmann, Professor, Head of enviroSPACE Lab, Vice-director Institute of Environmental Sciences
• Jörg Balsiger, Professor, Department of Geography and Environment and GEDT/ Institute of Environmental Sciences
• Hy Dao, Professor, Deputy Director, GRID-Geneva