 EARTHWATCH
STRATEGIES
Strategies
for the development and implementation of environmental observation,
assessment and reporting
Several strategic
planning processes are underway to improve global environmental information
collection and delivery. The following documents are contributions to
the process of strategy development, ranging from an overall strategic
framework to specific strategies for institutions or partnerships addressing
some part of the process.
Earthwatch
-- UNEP
-- IGOS
EARTHWATCH
Earthwatch Strategic Framework for Environmental
Observing, Assessment and Reporting - Discussion document on
general principles and concepts
UNEP
Environmental Observing and Assessment Strategy
UNEP has reviewed its assessment and monitoring
activities and developed a new UNEP Environmental Observing and Assessment
Strategy to implement its mandate to analyze the state of the global
environment, assess global and regional environmental trends, and provide
early warning on environmental threats. The following documents include
various versions of the strategy, and background documents that have
supported its development. Final approval of the strategy is expected
during 2000.
WORKING DOCUMENTS
UNEP Environmental Observing and Assessment
Strategy - Concise Version - February
2000
UNEP Environmental Observing and Assessment
Strategy - Extended Version - March
2000
Activities for Strategy Implementation
- March 2000
Reference Paper for the UNEP
Environmental Observing and Assessment Strategy, and Annexes
- December 1998
EARLIER
DRAFTS:
UNEP Environmental Observing and Assessment
Strategy - REVISED DRAFT FOR REVIEW
October 1999 [TEXT]
[POWERPOINT PRESENTATION]
UNEP Environmental Observing and Assessment Strategy
- REVISED DISCUSSION DOCUMENT
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March 1999 for consultation with outside partners
UNEP Environmental Observing and
Assessment Strategy - FIRST WORKING DRAFT
December 1998 prepared by a team
of outside advisers
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
Agenda 21 Chapter 40: Information for Decision-making
- 1992
Strategic elements from the Secretary-General's Report on
Information for Decision-making and Earthwatch
to the 3rd Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development - 1995
Strategic elements of the ACC Report on The
United Nations System-wide Earthwatch to the UNEP Governing
Council - 1995
IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE STRATEGY
UNEP Planning
Workshop on Environmental Information Systems (Geneva, 15-17
March 2000)
IGOS
Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS)
- covering the space agency satellite programmes, the Global Observing
Systems and their sponsors, and major global change research programmes
IGOS web page - description and background
documents
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