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Multimedia Nov. 25 2021

Digital at the service of the environment

Interview of Prof. Peduzzi, UNEP/GRID-Geneva director, about digital for environment on the Geneva local TV channel "Léman Bleu"

Publications Nov. 25 2021

The growing footprint of digitalisation

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.

Publications Nov. 8 2021

The Swiss data cube, analysis ready data archive using earth observations of Switzerland

This article presents the Swiss Data Cube (SDC), unleashing the information power of Big Earth Data for monitoring the environment, providing Analysis Ready Data over the geographic extent of Switzerland since 1984, which is updated on a daily basis.

Publications Aug. 16 2021

Foresight brief - Working with plants, soils and water to cool the climate and rehydrate Earth’s landscapes

Disruption of the movement of water (through forests and soils alteration) in and through the atmosphere causes major shifts in precipitation that in turn exacerbates climate change regionally and beyond. Understanding the interwoven relationships can help mitigate climate change and create more resilient ecosystems.

Publications Jul. 16 2021

Geospatial Landscape of the United Nations System

This report aims to provide an overview: it is a concise and dynamic resource of current geospatial mandates, activities, personnel, data usage, infrastructure and resources across the whole United Nations system

Publications Jul. 16 2021

Geospatial for a Better World

The Blueprint presents a review of the current status of the Geospatial Landscape in the United Nations system

Publications Jun. 29 2021

Scientific evidence for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction

Application of the IPCC methodology for assessing the scientific literature on EcoDRR from 2000 to 2019 publications, which will be in turn useful for IPBES.

Publications Jun. 3 2021

Toward a definition of Essential Mountain Climate Variables

New paper involving GRID staff members on the concept of Essential Mountain Climate Variables (EMCVs) as a potential means of improving world's mountains monitoring and understanding, based on an interdisciplinary consensus regarding which variables should be considered observation priorities.

Publications Jun. 1 2021

SwissEnvEO: A FAIR National Environmental Data Repository for Earth Observation Open Science

New paper including UNEP/GRID-Geneva staff on SwissEnvEO, a Spatial Data Infrastructure complemented with digital repository capabilities to facilitate the publication of Ready to Use information products, at national scale, derived from satellite EO data available in an EO Data Cube in full compliance with FAIR principles.

Multimedia Mar. 18 2021

Participation of UNEP/GRID-Geneva to the Micromégas project

Participation of UNEP/GRID-Geneva to the Micromégas project, which deals with microplastic pollution in the marine environment

Publications Feb. 26 2021

Scientists' warning on extreme wildfire risks to water supply

New paper on wildfire-water security risks involving UNEP/GRID-Geneva staff

Multimedia Dec. 7 2020

Interview of GRID-Geneva PhD student on Swiss radio (in French) about Swiss climate anomalies in November and December 2020

The climate anomalies in Switzerland for November and beginning of December 2020 go in line with the findings of the Swissdatacube.

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