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About UNEP
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Global Environment Centre Foundation


Caring for the future, By caring for people, By caring for the Earth


Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) was established in 1992 to make use of the abundant accumulation of knowledge and experience in the field of environmental preservation in Japan, to support contributions of UNEP for urban environmental management in developing countries, to promote international cooperation for environmental conservation, and thereby to contribute to the conservation of the global environment.

 


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Activities

 

  1. Providing general support for activities of UNEP for urban environmental management in developing countries.

  2. Undertaking survey and research which contribute to preservation of the global environment, especially to urban areas in developing countries.

  3. Collection and dissemination of information which contributes to the preservation of the global environment, especially to urban areas in developing countries.

  4. Holding of training programs, seminars, and symposia which contribute to preservation of the global environment, especially to urban areas in developing countries.

  5. Facilitating communications with international organizations, governmental organizations, and research organizations in various countries in order to contribute to preservation of the global environment, especially to urban areas in developing countries.

  6. Any other activities necessary to achieve the mission of GEC.

 

Please visit GEC Home Page for more information.

 


Address
2-110 Ryokuchi-koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 538-0036 Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6915-4121, Fax: +81-6-6915-0181

 

  • Major Projects
  • DEBRI Project
  • DEBRI Project
  • Iraqi Marshlands Project
  • Iraqi Marshlands Project
  • IETC's Tools
  • Environmentally Sound Technology Information System
  • ESTIS facilitates creation and management of websites on the Internet, sharing and searching of information across multiple ESTIS websites, publishing of information by non-web designers and decentralized management of content.
  • WiseWater
  • WiseWater is a spreadsheet application for projecting reductions in Water Consumption Patterns after application of Environmentally Sound Technologies. It is included as part of the publication "Every Drop Counts: Environmentally Sound Technologies for Urban and Domestic Water Use Efficiency".
  • Pamolare
  • PAMOLARE is an environmental modelling tool to forecast the changes in water quality leading to the eutrophication of Lakes and Reservoirs.
    The versatility of PAMOLARE allows for its use in decision making process as well as for training purposes.