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UNEP GEMS/Water Programme Structure
Established in 1978, the Global Environment Monitoring System(GEMS) Water
Programme is the primary source for global water quality data. It
is a multi-faceted water science centre oriented towards building knowledge
on inland water quality issues worldwide. Key activities include
monitoring, assessment and capacity building. The twin goals of the
programme are to improve water quality monitoring and assessment capacity
in participating countries, and to determine the state and trends of regional
and global water quality.
These goals are implemented though the GEMS/Water data bank, GEMStat, with
water quality data from more than 100 countries, and over two million entries
for lakes, reservoirs, rivers and groundwater systems. GEMS/Water
activities add value to country-level data by creating global and regional
water quality assessments. The programme also carries out assessments
on a range of water quality issues and methodologies. GEMS/Water
data have been used by many organizations, including the UN system and
universities around the world. GEMS/Water is part of the Division
of Early Warming and Assessment(DEWA) of the United Nations Environment
Programme(UNEP). Governance and strategic guidance for GEMS/Water
is provided by a Steering Committee, while scientific expertise is enhanced
by a Technical Advisory Group.
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MeREM (Mekong River Ecosystem Monitoring) project began in April 2004
under the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan. The objective
of the project is to establish an international research collaboration
system for in-depth understanding of the many changes and challenges which
affect the ecosystem of the Mekong River, and to predict long-term ecological
changes. The research collaboration resumes the GEMS/Water programme in
the Mekong River Basin. The project is implemented by core
organizations (University of Tsukuba and National Institute for Environmental Studies),
sub-organizations (Tohoku University and Yamanashi University), and the
International Committee of MeREM composed of 10 members from Japan, P.R.
China, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam. Core Laboratory of MeREM was established
in Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
MeREM Japan Office:
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Tsukuba
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
TEL:+81-29-853-4301 FAX:+81-29-853-6614
MeREM Core Laboratory:
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University
50 Pahon Yothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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