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News of weather events and climate affairs from around the African continent.
GenderCC is a global network and platform of gender activists and experts from all world regions working for gender and climate justice. The website provides access to news, information and other resources.
Island Vulnerability explores the challenges which isolated geographies face when dealing with risk and disasters. Documents from the landmark Small States Conference on Sea Level Rise held in the Maldives in 1989 are available.
And finally,
>1.5 To Stay Alive, a song written and performed by Barbadian performance poet Adisa "AJA" Andwele, marks the 1.5 degree Celsius limit to which global surface temperatures can rise before Small Island Developing States are severely compromised in their ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
About the Cyberlibrary
The Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is a co-production of the Stockholm Environment Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development. It is sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Tiempo Climate Newswatch is a weekly on-line magazine with news, features and comment on global warming, climate change, sea-level rise and development issues. The news stories carried by Newswatch are updated weekly. Comment, features, interviews and other sections of the magazine are updated on a weekly to monthly basis.
The Tiempo Climate Portal is a listing of selected websites covering climate and development and related issues.
The Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is maintained and edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich. The cartoons are created by Lawrence Moore. The site was developed by Mike Salmon and Mick Kelly.
While every effort is made to ensure that information on this site, and on other sites that are referenced here, is accurate, no liability for loss or damage resulting from use of this information can be accepted.
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Masters Program in
Climate Science and Policy
Columbia University's new one-year Masters Program in Climate
Science and Policy trains professionals and academics to understand
and manage climate risk. This rigorous program emphasizes the
problems of developing societies. The program, now in its second
year, is expanding its financial
assistance opportunities. Email: climatesociety@ei.columbia.edu.
Location: Columbia University, New York, United States.
Dates: Ongoing
Distant Internet
Education (DIERET)
An activity of the International Network for Sustainable Energy
(INFORSE). Course participation is free to member organizations or
their individual members throughout Europe. In English with Russian
and Albanian versions currently being devised. Dates:
Ongoing
Earth Council
Learning Centre
The Earth Council Learning Centre is the virtual campus of the
Earth Council. Broad range of sustainable development
courses, many on climate issues, available as well as access to
numerable resources online. Includes newsletter and forum.
Dates: Ongoing
MSc in Climate Change
46-week course organized by the Climatic Research Unit, School of
Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK,
with contributions from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change
Research and the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the
Global Environment. Taught by leading climate researchers, the
course covers natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate
change. You can download the course
brochure (1.8Mb pdf). Location: Norwich, UK.
Dates: Starts September each year
Solar Energy
International
Solar Energy International's Renewable Energy Education Program
teaches the practical use of solar, wind and water power. Workshops
give individuals the knowledge and skills to design, install and
maintain renewable energy systems and to build state-of-the-art
solar homes that are efficient, practical and earth friendly.
Location: US. Dates: Ongoing
Sustainable
Energy Planning Program
Aalborg University offers a combination of relevant academic
courses and problem-based semester projects. Students may choose
between three options for participating in the program: a
one-semester guest study with focus on the corporate and/or the
regional perspective; a two-semester guest study including national
and global Sustainable Energy Planning; or the full two-year
master’s program in Sustainable Energy Planning. Contact the
Department of Development and
Planning for further information. Location: Aalborg,
Sweden. Dates: Ongoing
Bright Ideas
The Esprimo P7000 Series of desktop computers from Fujitsu supports 0-Watt technology
Progressive Lighting and Energy Solutions makes companies green, one light bulb at a time
Ghent, Belgium, has declared Thursday a Veggie Day, promoting a meat-free, climate-friendly diet for one day of the week
The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan is developing elevated bamboo houses that will lift communities above flood zones
WaveRoller captures kinetic energy from ocean waves as they approach the shore using a bottom-mounted moving wing and converts that energy to electricity
New businesses in Tucson, Arizona, must use rainwater harvesting to meet at least half of their landscaping needs
As well as saving energy and reducing waste, The Edge LED lighting fixtures from BetaLED contain no mercury or lead and comply with Dark Sky regulations
The world's first hydrogen fuel cell canal boat will tour Amsterdam's waterways
The Green Foodservice Alliance is encouraging eco-friendly practices, such as use of spent grease for biofuel production and donation of non-sellable but edible food to a food bank or charity
The world's largest solar thermal steam cooking system, providing 50,000 meals per day, has been installed by Gadhia Solar at the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust in India
The role of the Panasonic Eco Technology Center is to recover high-quality recyclable materials from home appliances that have reached the end of the life
Sky Vegetables builds sustainable, commercial-scale hydroponic farms on urban rooftops, providing new jobs and nutritious, chemical-free, locally-grown produce while reducing environmental damage
The Powerbrella uses flexible, thin film solar panels from Konaka to provide power for laptops, cell phones and other portable devices ( video)
Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: March 6th 2010