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Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS)
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| Resource Type: |
web links
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European Commission
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Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Diffuse pollution-->Diffuse pollution overview
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater protection overview
Sediments
Soil-->Soil Overview
Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview
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| Short description: |
Experiences of forest fires, floods and droughts show how much timely environmental information can make a difference during an emergency. Tackling today's environmental challenges such as adapting to climate change, managing ecosystems and natural resources in a sustainable manner, protecting biodiversity, preventing and managing environmental crises such as floods, forest fires, and water scarcity depend on the assessment of data from a variety of sectors and sources.
This is why it is absolutely vital for the European Union to have an information system based on the latest information and communication technology (ICT) that will provide decision-makers at all levels (local to European) with real-time environmental data, thus allowing them to make immediate and life-saving decisions.
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Link to Organisation(s):
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EC European Commission
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 09/04/2008
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