GRID-Arendal
GRID-Arendal is a Norwegian foundation that supports the United Nations Environment Programme. It is a centre of excellence for the scientific analysis of environmental issues in many areas including environmental assessments, ocean issues and polar regions. It specialises in the communication of environmental knowledge to support decision-making and the formulation of policy change by organizing and transforming available environmental data into credible, science-based information products, delivered through innovative communication tools and capacity building services targeting relevant stakeholders. GRID-Arendal’s goal is to create environmental knowledge enabling positive change.

Country of registration
Norway
Network member number
N0039
Acronym
GRID-Arendal
Address
P.O Box 183, N-4802, Arendal, NORWAY
Website
Relation to CTCN
Network Member
Knowledge Partner
Enablers
Capacity building and training
Type of organisation
Initiative
Type of climate technology services
Capacity building
Collaboration in innovation
Knowledge management
Policy and planning
Technology development/transfer
CTCN Keyword Matches
Agriculture and Forestry
Coastal Zones
Early Warning and Environmental Assesment
Marine and Fisheries
Water
Agriculture
Carbon Fixation and Abatement
Energy efficiency
Forestry
Biomass carbon measurement and monitoring
Carbon stock measurement, monitoring and verification
Soil carbon measurement
Industry
Renewable energy
Bioenergy
Geothermal
Ocean energy
Renewable energy infrastructure
Wind
Waste Management
Accommodation
Adaptation planning
National plan
National Adaptation Plan
National adaptation programmes of action
Open source climate data and tools
Stakeholder consultations
Appliances and equipment
Community-based energy services
Biodiversity management systems
Biofuels from algae
Carbon capture and storage
CO2 capture technologies
Climate scenario development
Cropland
Early Warning Systems Communication
Ecological corridors
Ecosystem restoration and conservation plans
Energy supply from waste
Fisheries management
Forest management techniques for mitigation
Geothermal heating
Grassland management
Grazing land management
Hazard mapping
Hazard mapping solutions
Improved efficiency in mining and resource extraction
Increasing crop resilience and productivity
Organic agriculture
Integrated coastal zone management
Coastal monitoring
Integrated solid waste management
Livestock management
Management of seagrass beds
Mangroves conservation and rehabilitation
Marine protected areas
Mining and production
Monitoring systems
Ecosystem monitoring
Offshore wind
Pasture management
Peat carbon management
Recycling
Recycling of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment
Remote sensing & GIS
Renewable energy resource mapping
Restoration and protection of coral reefs
Restoration of organic soils
Soil management
Solid waste
Sustainable forest management
Terrestrial ecosystems management
Tidal energy
Water pollution
Domestic water treatment & management
Wave energy
Wetland management
Sector(s) of expertise
Cross-sectoral