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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.
The World Hunger Index, from the International Food Policy Research Institute, shows that worldwide progress in reducing hunger remains slow. The 2009 global index value has fallen by only one quarter from the 1990 value.
Today's El Niño/La Niña information, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, provides comprehensive data, forecasts and news regarding current conditions.
And finally,
Adriane Colburn selected 20 photographs from an archive of 100 taken of the sun from the Arctic ice sheet as it shrank to its smallest mass in recorded history. ####
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Bright Ideas
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)
Researchers from China and the United States are working on a process that cleans wastewater, generates electricity and can remove 90 per cent of salt from brackish water or seawater
PedalPower+ allows bike riders to recharge their mobile phones, GPS and other small devices from a bicycle hub or bottle dynamo (video)
Xanterra Parks & Resorts, a WWF Climate Savers partner, aims to decrease carbon emissions by 30 per cent below 2000 levels by 2015
Kiwi fruit exporter ZESPRI is exploring ways of reducing the carbon footprint of the industry
Motorola is trialling a wind and solar power system to operate a GSM cell site in Namibia, increasing rural voice and data coverage (video)
The solar-powered MoonLight, from Kamworks, aims to replace millions of kerosene lights, costly in use and a major fire risk in straw and wooden Cambodian houses
Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: December 27th 2009