Global Environmental Monitoring System programme on freshwater quality. Water science programme oriented towards understanding freshwater quality issues throughout the world. Major activities include monitoring, assessment, and capacity building. The implementation of the GEMS/Water programme involves several United Nations agencies active in the water sector as well as a number of organizations around the world.
WWW site includes full text of the GEMS Annotated Digital Atlas of Global Water Quality, an electronic document presenting information and findings on 82 major watersheds of the world that selectively summarizes data contributed by countries participating in the GEMS/WATER Programme over the period 1976 – 1990.