South-South Network of GEO Collaborating Centre for IEA in the Asia and Pacific
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Background of the Project
Assessing and reporting on the state of the world’s environment is a fundamental mandate of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). UNEP’s Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) is responsible for undertaking assessments of the state and trends of the global environment through its flagship integrated assessment programme, the Global Environment Outlook Process (GEO).
GEO is a consultative, participatory capacity building process for reporting on the state and trends of the environment and future outlooks. GEO draws upon the expertise of a broad range of individual and institutional expertise to support its main objective of providing access to the best scientific knowledge for international environmental governance and in support of internationally agreed environment goals. A worldwide network of Collaborating Centres with regional or national mandates or with specialized thematic expertise forms a strong assessment partnership at the core of the process.
The South-South Network of GEO Collaborating Centres for integrated environmental assessment and reporting to be established by this project aims to support policy formulation and informed decision-making processes at national, regional and global levels through innovative use of information and communication technology for networking and knowledge access and management.
Project's Objectives
The overall project objective is to improve environmental decisions and policy-making at regional and sub-regional levels. While the specific objectives of the project are:
To make relevant integrated environmental assessment information, data, tools, methodologies and approaches available and accessible Establish a mechanism to facilitate and promote exchange of ideas and expertise through peer interaction and networking Enhanced use of ICTs for information and knowledge management and networking Enhanced capacities of GEO CCs to undertake IEAs.
