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New web platform launched to accelerate green economy transition | |
A new, state-of-the-art, knowledge-sharing platform was launched in January by the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), a diverse consortium of 29 leading institutions and organizations working in areas related to green growth and green economy.
The new platform was unveiled at a high-level dialogue and luncheon hosted by the Geneva Environment Network. Speakers included UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Director Bruno Oberle, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Director-General Howard Bamsey, the World Bank Sustainable Development Network’s Chief Economist Marianne Fay and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Trade and Agriculture Directorate’s Environment Division Head Dale Andrew. It was moderated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Vice President Mark Halle.
The new GGKP platform features a searchable e-library with over 600 technical and policy resources, as well as dashboards with data and policies for 193 countries. It mobilises knowledge, experience and support from disparate partners in both the global economic and environmental arenas with the aim of accelerating green growth.“ Through world-class knowledge management, the GGKP is able to provide decision makers with the policy analysis, guidance, information and tools necessary to support a green economy transition,” said Mr Bamsey of GGGI.
The event also celebrated the GGKP’s new home in Geneva, and confirmed a CHF 1.6 million (US $1.7 million), three-year commitment from the Swiss government. Mr Oberle said: “Geneva is already host to a number of different international organizations, NGOs, think tanks, and academic institutions working on green growth, building a green economy cluster. We are very excited to have the GGKP establish its roots here.
“ Moving forward, the GGKP will work with its partners to coordinate research on a number of priority themes, including green growth indicators and measurement, trade and competitiveness, green technology and innovation and fiscal instruments.
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UNEP Live platform launched to fill gaps between data providers and consumers | |
UNEP Live, a cutting-edge, dynamic new platform to collect, process and share the world’s best environmental science and research, was launched on 16 January in Geneva.
UNEP Live will provide data access to both the public and policy makers using distributed networks, cloud computing, big data and improved search functions.
The platform was launched as more than 700 attendees representing the environmental, space, telecommunications and insurance communities gathered at the Tenth Plenary Session of the Group on Earth Observations and the Geneva Ministerial Summit (GEO-X).
Throughout the week, participants discussed the value of earth observation for better understanding and improving human wellbeing.
One of the themes that clearly emerged from the meeting was that significant gaps remain in the collection, analysis and dissemination of environmental data. Indeed, policy making “in the dark” - under high levels of uncertainty and without concrete data - carries high risks and transactional costs that need to be minimized. End users must be able to access data in a meaningful way. To that end, UNEP Live will fill gaps between data providers and consumers.
It will focus on the latest information and emerging issues. Through the platform’s apps, multimedia content and digital publishing tools, users will have access to data from UNEP, national and regional resources and other knowledge and data providers.
Moreover, through these tools and resources, UNEP Live will extend the knowledge base for global environmental policy-making and evidence-based analysis.
It will also support the streamlining of national monitoring, reporting and verification of data for global and regional environmental goals, including the post-2015 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Among the goals of UNEP Live is to provide full and open access to information to people around the world.
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