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Featured sites

The United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification website provides information, news and resources concerning action to protect the world's drylands from further deterioration and degradation.

The Corner House website makes available a series of thought-provoking reports and presentations, published by themselves and by and other organizations, on climate issues.

News of weather events and climate affairs from around the African continent.

And finally,

Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo discusses her work Melting Men, a series of installations that has been adopted as climate change art.

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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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Periodicals and newsletters covering climate and development issues — selected resources on the web
 


On the Web

Appropriate Technology Forum
AT Forum is a joint newsletter of the German AT-Verband, the artefact Centre for Appropriate Technology at Glücksburg/Ostsee and the ARTES Institute at the Bildungswissenschaftliche Hochschule Flensburg-Universität, Germany.

Arid Lands Newsletter
Informative bulletin published by the Office of Arid Lands Studies at the University of Arizona, covering the desertification issue, biodiversity conservation and related topics.

Change
Bulletin of the Dutch National Research Programme on Global Air Pollution and Climate Change (NRP), covering scientific research and policy making in the Netherlands and internationally related to global change.

Città d'Acqua (International Centre Cities on Water)
The International Centre Cities on Water is a non-profit association set up in Venice in 1989 with the aim of developing activities connected to the water-city relationship. It produces Acropolis, a newsletter linking cities in coastal zones and alongside inland bodies of water. In English and Italian.

Climate Research Netherlands – Research Highlights
Climate Research Netherlands – Research Highlights is a publication of the research programmes Climate changes Spatial Planning and Knowledge for Climate. This publication offers a broad spectrum of Dutch climate change research.

Common Ground
Bulletin of Germany's environment ministry, reporting on matters of national concern and on international environmental issues.

Crop Prospects and Food Situation
In addition to a short global cereal supply and demand brief, this bi-monthly report provide regionals cereal balances and overviews of the food security situation, including a list of countries in crisis requiring external assistance.

Down to Earth
Down to Earth is a fortnightly newsletter on science and the environment produced by the Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi, India.

EarthViews
Quarterly newsletter of the United Nations Environment Programme's Division of Environmental Information and Assessment, containing news of international data collection, analysis and information networking activities.

ECO
Newsletter of the Climate Action Network published at the UN climate conferences.

Ecoal
Ecoal is the quarterly newsletter of the World Coal Institute. It presents a well-argued and stimulating case for restrained action on the climate issue.

Ecos
Australian magazine on sustainability in the environment, industry and community, published bi-monthly by CSIRO in print and online.

Environment Taiwan Newsletter
Environment Taiwan Newsletter is published by the Energy and Resources Laboratories. It presents news and latest legislations regarding the activities of the Environmental Protection Administration and other relevant government ministries.

Environmental News from the Netherlands
Environmental News from the Netherlands is a bimonthly publication from the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment presenting Dutch environmental policy and research news.

Global Change Electronic Edition
Global Change seeks to familiarize the public with the issues associated with climate change and ozone depletion.

Gold Standard
The Gold Standard is owned by the network of non-governmental supporter organisations who have committed themselves to implementing the Kyoto Protocol in the spirit of true and long-term emission reductions and sustainable development. A methodology for voluntary offset projects was launched in May 2006. A quarterly newsletter is available.

Grassroots Good News
A bimonthly electronic publication devoted to inspirational means of responding to environmental and other social challenges, published by the Threshold Foundation.

Greenhouse Issues
Greenhouse Issues, produced by the IEA Greenhouse Gas R & D Programme, publicizes recent international developments as well as publishing informative articles on technical, political and socio-economic topics, the Programme and the activities of member countries.

Haramata
Haramata provides a research-policy-practice platform to debate and disseminate African perspectives on African drylands.

Hotspot
Newsletter on climate and energy policy in Europe published five times a year by Climate Action Network-Europe.

IHDP Update
IHDP Update is a new quarterly newsletter edited by the International Human Dimensions Programme intended to foster exchange of information between national, regional and global research efforts on global environmental change and its human dimensions.

JIQ Quarterly
Produced by the Joint Implementation Network in The Netherlands, the bulletin provides an up-to-date review of progress in the development of activities implemented jointly (joint implementation), including the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Mangrove Action Project Quarterly News
The bulletin of the Mangrove Action Project, containing campaign, network and conference news, research information and summaries of regional developments.

MeteoWorld
Newsletter of the World Meteorological Organization.

Nature's Voice
News of environmental campaigns and victories from the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Network Newsletter
The Network Newsletter is intended for those interested and involved in climate-related impact assessment. Contains news on current research, conference reports, forthcoming meetings, job announcements and a recent publications listing.

New Scientist
Coverage of major scientific developments, complementing the printed magazine, as well as listings of scientific Web sites, book reviews and so on.

Our Planet
The United Nations Environment Programme magazine on sustainable development, containing features, commentary and news.

People and the Planet
Explores the manner in which people, their consumption, their technologies and their numbers, interact with the environment.

Positive News
Positive News promotes the many enterprises that are working for a sustainable future. News items from around the world cover innovative ideas, projects and products that are aimed at sustainable and equitable development.

Renewable Energy for Development
Newsletter of the Energy Programme at the Stockholm Environment Institute, which is mainly concerned with energy utilisation and technologies in the Third World.

Reports: Science from the Developing World
Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) makes available a Webzine directed at the informed public, in English and French.

SEED Newsletter
News from UNDP's Sustainable Energy and Environment Division, including the Energy and Atmosphere Program.

Shared Spaces
Magazine of the Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning, Housing and the Environment.

South Asian Climate News
Newsletter of the Sri Lanka Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology Network.

Sustainable Energy News
News, information, reviews and networking support from the International Network for Sustainable Energy. Site also contains the text of the proposal Sustainable Energy 2000.

The Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture
The Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture promotes exchange of information for small-scale farmers in the South through identifying promising technologies involving no or only marginal external inputs, but building on local knowledge and traditional technologies and the involvement of the farmers themselves in development. Information about these technologies is exchanged mainly through the LEISA Magazine.

The Ecologist
The Ecologist website contains a wealth of news, information and comment on a range of environmental issues, including climate.

The Green Cross Optimist
Dedicated to debate and discussion aimed at cooperation and innovation in sustainable and equitable development. Aimed at decision makers and leaders in politics, business, media, education and civil society.

Tiempo Climate Newswatch
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.

Tiempo: Global Warming and the Third World
Tiempo provides topical and authoritative news, information, comment and features on global warming, climate change and sea-level rise with particular reference to the interests of developing nations.

UNFCCC News
Distributed bimonthly, the e-newsletter from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat provides a comprehensive overview of major news and announcements, along with practical information about upcoming events.

US Country Study Notes
The US Country Studies Program, sponsoring training and research projects on climate change in developing countries and those with economies in transition, publishes an occasional newsletter summarizing recent progress.

Watershed
Journal covering the issues of ecology, means of livlihood and development in the Mekong region. Available on-line.

WMO Bulletin
Official journal of the World Meteorological Organization.

World Climate News
The twice-yearly World Climate News focuses on the state of the climate system and climate research, documenting projects organized by the World Meteorological Organization.

Autogenerated: 29 Aug 2010

Bright Ideas

Vietnam biofuel

A prize-winning nation-wide biogas programme takes Vietnam's human and animal waste and turns it into clean, renewable energy, improving smallholders' quality of life

Schools for Intelligent Energy Use

Schools for Intelligent Energy Use builds a bridge between intermediate vocational schools and civil societies to increase involvement in the field of energy saving and renewable energy

Hangers4Life

HANGER 4 LIFE produces a stylish range of ecofriendly, carbon-neutral adjustable garment hangers

Toronto Zoo

Toronto Zoo is deploying green roof technology, solar hot water heating and solar and geothermal energy and plans to use dung from elephants and other large animals in a biogas plant

Tokyo Electric Taxi Project

The Tokyo Electric Taxi Project is trialling battery-switch technology that could provide the optimum solution for electric vehicle fleets

EcoARK

The Far Eastern Group has built the EcoARK, a three-story exhibition hall, using 1.5 million plastic bottles (video)

SmartTrips

SmartTrips visits different Portland neighborhoods every year with activities aimed at reducing drive-alone trips and increasing biking, walking and public transit use.

Zipcar

Zipcar provides flexible car sharing, by the hour or by the day and in many cities

Hydrogen-powered buses

Hydrogen-powered buses are carrying passengers on the streets of Reykjavik, Iceland (video)

Esprimo P7000

The Esprimo P7000 Series of desktop computers from Fujitsu supports 0-Watt technology

Progressive Lighting and Energy Solutions

Progressive Lighting and Energy Solutions makes companies green, one light bulb at a time

VeggieDag

Ghent, Belgium, has declared Thursday a Veggie Day, promoting a meat-free, climate-friendly diet for one day of the week

More Bright Ideas...

Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: August 29th 2010