GRID-Geneva generates various types of resources such as data, data platforms, publications, visuals (maps, graphs, posters), storymaps or multimedia contents. These various resources are all accessible through this website.
The sand side event at the UN Water Conference 2023, titled "Concrete threat to water security: Sustainable sand mining solutions to build resilience" took place on Friday 24 March 2023. The video is accessible from this page
UNEP/GRID-Geneva is leading the Global Marine Sand Watch, a platform to help countries and stakeholders monitor dredging activities in near real-time towards the goal of capacity building, development of guidelines and best practices for sand extraction.
GRID-Geneva's director has been invited to answer questions from kids about sand in the RTS broadcast "Brouhaha".
As a follow-up of the UNEP publication "Sand and Sustainability: 10 strategic recommandations to avert a crisis", UNEP/GRID-Geneva's director, Prof. Pascal Peduzzi, was interviewed by Radio-Canada (in French) on 29th of April 2022 about sand shortage.
“Sand and Sustainability: 10 Strategic Recommendations to Avert a Crisis” UNEP report authors presentation: Arnaud Vander Velpen
“Sand and Sustainability: 10 Strategic Recommendations to Avert a Crisis” UNEP report authors presentation: Josefine Reimer Lynggaard
“Sand and Sustainability: 10 Strategic Recommendations to Avert a Crisis” UNEP report authors presentation: Stephanie Chuah
“Sand and Sustainability: 10 Strategic Recommendations to Avert a Crisis” UNEP report authors presentation: Pascal Peduzzi
An hybrid event took place on 26th April 2022 for the launch of the new publication “Sand and Sustainability: 10 Strategic Recommendations to Avert a Crisis”. This was organized by UNEP/GRID-Geneva and the Geneva Environment Network.
The UNEP publication “Sand and Sustainability : 10 Strategic Recommendations to Avert A Crisis” has been published.
It is important for users, services providers and policy makers to understand the impacts of “dematerialized technologies” and to learn how we can move towards greener digital technologies.