Basic searching tips

You can type any words or phrases you want in the search box. The search engine will look through all of the documents on the GRID-Arendal web site to find documents that either match the exact words you typed, or which deal with the same general concepts as the query that you entered. This means that sometimes your search results will include articles that don't contain the exact words that you entered, but contain words and concepts which are related. Your query can be as detailed as you like. The more words you use to describe what you're looking for, the better the search engine will be able to find documents for you.

For example, a search for "climate change" will return a wide range of documents. A search for "climate change greenhouse gas emissions" enables the search engine to narrow down your information, and you could add more words (for example, the name of the country or region you are interested in) to narrow your search further.