This was a key driver for the establishment by UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of the global International Sediment Initiative (lSI), and for the creation of the European Sediment Network (SedNet) funded by EC DG-Research under the 5th RTD Framework Programme as a Thematic Network.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE

OpenAIRE builds on well-known and low cost technology for an Open Access infrastructure and bases its activities on the European network of institutional and thematic repositories.

UNESCO: Global Open Access Portal