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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.

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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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Podcasts covering climate and climate-related issues — selected resources on the web
 


On the Web

Earth & Sky Radio Series
http://www.earthsky.org/rss/feed.php
Ninety-second daily science radio feature, covering all areas of science including space, astronomy, environment, earth science, oceans and sustainability.

Earthwatch Radio
http://ewradio.org/podcast/current/
Earthwatch Radio is produced by staff and students at the Sea Grant Institute and the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It gives special attention to global climate change, the Great Lakes and the oceans.

Ecoshock News
http://feeds.feedburner.com/EcoShockNews
Environment news podcast from Radio Ecoshock.

Ecotalk
http://blogsofbainbridge.typepad.com/ecotalkblog/rss.xml
One hour programme on environmental issues, hosted by Betsy Rosenberg.

Mother Jones Radio
http://www.motherjones.com/radio/rss.xml
Mother Jones Radio on the Air America Radio Network is a fun, fast, and substantive hour of reporting and commentary inspired by stories from Mother Jones magazine.

National Environmental Trust
http://www.net.org/rss/feed.xml
The National Environmental Trust is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that works to inform citizens about environmental issues and how they affect our health and quality of life.

Nature
http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/rss/nature.xml
Each weekly show features highlights from the current issue of Nature and interviews with the people behind the science, and journalists covering the research.

Nature's Climate Podcast
http://www.nature.com/climate/podcast/rss/index.xml
News of climate science from the journal Nature.

NOAA Podcasts
http://www.podcast.noaa.gov/noaa-podcast.xml
Short reports on science and research from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Renewable Energy World
http://renewableenergyaccess.com/rss/inside-re.xml
Regular reports on renewable energy issues.

The Watt
http://www.thewatt.com/podcast.rss
Energy news, views, issues, ideas and discussion for all types of energy from oil, to renewable energy, global warming and energy policy. In 'weekly' and 'mini' format.

World Resources Institute
http://multimedia.wri.org/podcasts/wri_podcasts.xml
World Resources Institute podcasts feature experts and partners explaining the details and relevance of their current work on the environment.

Autogenerated: 14 Mar 2010

Bright Ideas

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

Elevated bamboo houses

The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan is developing elevated bamboo houses that will lift communities above flood zones

WaveRoller

WaveRoller captures kinetic energy from ocean waves as they approach the shore using a bottom-mounted moving wing and converts that energy to electricity

Rainwater harvesting

New businesses in Tucson, Arizona, must use rainwater harvesting to meet at least half of their landscaping needs

Beta LED

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

Fuel Cell Boat

The world's first hydrogen fuel cell canal boat will tour Amsterdam's waterways

Green Foodservice Alliance

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

Gadhia Solar

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

PETEC

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

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

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Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: March 14th 2010