H2020 ECOPOTENTIAL

The project delivers products of Earth Observation data to understand and monitor changes to ecosystems.

In progress Mountains

Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme - HICAP

HICAP is producing knowledge on how climate change affects natural resources, ecosystem services, and the communities that depend on them.

In progress Mountains

Mountain Outlook Series

A series of policy assessments for different global mountain regions is being produced by GRID-Arendal and UN Environment.

In progress Mountains

Mountains & SDGs

Mountains cover 25 percent of the world’s land surface, and directly support 12 percent of the world’s population living within mountain...

Completed Mountains

Nomadic Herders

Reindeer herders are facing lost pastures and land fragmentation caused by industrial development and other land-use changes.

In progress Polar

Nunataryuk H2020

Nunataryuk is a Horizon 2020 project which investigates the impact of permafrost thaw in Arctic coastal areas .

In progress Polar

Permafrost in coastal Arctic regions

We are coordinating the development of a Rapid Response Assessment to assess critical research gaps related to Arctic coastal permafrost.

In progress Polar

Supporting the Global Peatlands Initiative

A Rapid Response Assessment to support the Global Peatlands Initiative.

In progress Global

University of the Arctic

The University of the Arctic is a cooperative network of more than 170 universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations.

In progress Polar

Waste Management in Mountain Regions

The project highlights both the challenges and the solutions for sound waste management in mountain regions.

In progress Mountains

Elevating Mountains in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

This brief, highlights how mountains are important areas for the world’s biodiversity

3 months ago Brochures and Briefs

Global linkages – a graphic look at the changing Arctic (rev.1)

The Arctic region is being affected by multiple pressures and drivers of change both from within and outside the region...

9 months ago Vital Graphics Series

Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series – Synthesis Report

This Report highlights common challenges to increase global cooperation around mountain adaptation.

1 year ago Mountains Outlook

The Andean Glacier and Water Atlas

Increasing temperatures, changes in precipitation and snow cover, together with pollution and dust, are accelerating the retreat of...

1 year ago Environment Atlas

Adaptation in the Himalayas: Knowledge, Action and Results

Highlights from the Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP), 2012–2017

2 years ago Brochures and Briefs

Smoke on Water – Countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation

GRID-Arendal produced a peer-reviewed rapid response assessment to support the Global Peatlands Initiative in its initial work.

2 years ago Rapid Response Assessment

Incentives for Ecosystem Services (IES) in the Himalayas - A ‘Cookbook’ for Emerging IES Practitioners in the Region

Each country and region of the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) faces pressing environmental and developmental challenges ...

2 years ago Monograph

Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Central Asian Mountains (in Russian)

The report focuses on the impacts of climate change on people, ecosystems and the economies of the Central Asian countries.

2 years ago Mountains Outlook

Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions - Sources and Solutions

Mountains play an essential role in supplying water, energy, food and other services to millions of people living in the mountains and...

3 years ago Mountains Outlook

Sustainable mountain development in East Africa in a changing climate

Mountains directly contribute to the lives of much of the world’s population through the provision of freshwater or irrigation for...

3 years ago Mountains Outlook

Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Tropical Andes Mountains

An assessment of the effectiveness of existing adaptation policy measures and the extent to which they apply to the Tropical Andes.

3 years ago Mountains Outlook

The Himalayan Climate and Water Atlas: Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in five of Asia's Major River Basins

A comprehensive, regional understanding of the changing climate and its impact on water resources in five major river basins in the region.

4 years ago Environment Atlas

Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the South Caucasus Mountains

Changes in climate patterns are already evident in the South Caucasus countries – Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.

4 years ago Mountains Outlook

Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Western Balkan Mountains

The Western Balkans is a mountainous region and a hotspot of climate change. Over the past decades, warming has accelerated, and ...

4 years ago Mountains Outlook

Frozen Heat: A Global Outlook on Methane Gas Hydrates

4 years ago

Future Imperfect

Climate change and adaptation in the Carpathians

5 years ago

The Last Straw?

The additional burden of climate change on food security in the Himalaya

5 years ago

UNEP Year eBook 2014 Update - Rapid change in the Arctic

The UNEP Year eBook 2014 update: Rapid Change in the Arctic presents the latest scientific knowledge and trends emerging from the Arctic...

5 years ago eBooks

Why Mountains Matter for Forests and Biodiversity

This brief highlights the importance of forest ecosystems and biodiversity in mountain regions and the need to integrate them into the SDGs

6 years ago Mountains Outlook

Why Mountains Matter for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

This brief highlights the importance of integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DDR) in mountain regions into ...

6 years ago Mountains Outlook

Why Mountains Matter for Energy

This brief highlights the importance of mountain regions for energy-related issues and the need to integrate them into the SDGs

6 years ago Mountains Outlook

The contribution of Space Technologies to Arctic Policy Priorities

This report compares the needs of Arctic stakeholders can make to meet current and future requirements.

7 years ago

Changing Taiga: Challenges for Mongolia’s Reindeer Herders

Mongolia’s reindeer herders and their taiga homeland are today facing unprecedented challenges.

7 years ago Monograph

Women at the frontline of climate change - Gender risks and hopes

Women are often in the frontline in respect to the impacts of a changing climate. Globally the world is seeing increasingly frequent...

8 years ago Rapid Response Assessment

High mountain glaciers and climate change

Challenges to human livelihoods and adaptation. Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide.

9 years ago Monograph

Protecting Arctic Biodiversity: Limitations and strengths of environmental agreements

This report examines the role of the global environment in impacting and influencing the efficiency of Arctic MEAs

9 years ago Brochures and Briefs

Many Strong Voices - Turning Vulnerability into Strength

The goal of Many Strong Voices is to promote the well-being, security, and sustainability of coastal communities in the Arctic and SIDS

10 years ago

The Changing Himalayas

The Changing Himalayas - Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Livelihoods in the Greater Himalayas

10 years ago Monograph

Water Storage A strategy for climate change adaptation in the Himalayas

This report by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) highlights the phenomenon of climate change and...

10 years ago eBooks

Global Outlook for Ice & Snow

The futures of hundreds of millions of people across the world will be affected by declines in snow cover, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost ...

12 years ago Monograph

Vital Arctic Graphics

The Arctic is the world’s last continuous, undeveloped and unexploited coastal and marine region.

13 years ago Vital Graphics Series

Polar Times

The Polar Environment Times No 3 was launched at the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan workshop in Reykjavik, Iceland.

16 years ago Environment Times

The Arctic Environment Times #1

The Arctic has always gripped our imagination. The early explorers who came back from their journeys told the world about a barren land...

17 years ago Environment Times