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Featured sitesThe Youth Climate Pledge is a collaborative plan of action that young people can sign on to and get others to commit to. The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership is an action and advisory group that aims to take a lead in accelerating the shift to low carbon vehicles and fuels in the United Kingdom. The Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project provides access to documents, data, photos, maps and other resources concerning this critical issue. The World Ocean Observatory provides a place of exchange for ocean information, education and public discourse about the future of the ocean and its implication for human survival. And finally,Children from Uganda, Bangladesh and Mozambique have drawn pictures for Oxfam of their impression of climate change (video) and what it means to their lives. About the PortalThe Tiempo Climate Portal provides access to carefully selected documents, websites and other resources concerned with climate and sustainable development. It is edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich and maintained by Mick Kelly and Mike Salmon. Part of the Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, Tiempo Climate Newswatch is hosted by the Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia. The Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is a co-production of the Stockholm Environment Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development, sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. 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. |
Definitions of acronyms and abbreviations in the field of global warming, climate change and development.
AAU: Assigned Amount Unit ACE: Advisory Committee on the Environment ACM: Adaptive and collaborative management AGBM: Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate AIJ: Activities Implemented Jointly Annex I Countries: Countries which have committed to a quantitative carbon dioxide target under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, i.e. OECD, Central and Eastern European countries, listed in Annex I to the Convention) Annex II Countries: OECD countries (listed in Annex II to the Convention) AOML: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory AOS: Automatic Observation System AOSIS: Alliance of Small Island States APDMC: Asian Pacific Disaster Management Center APINAP: Air Pollution Impact Network for the Asia Pacific Region APN: Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research AREED: African Rural Energy Enterprise Development Programme ART: Africa Resources Trust ASALs: Arid and Semi-Arid Lands ASCEND 21: International Conference on an Agenda of Science for Environment and Development into the 21st Century ASOF: Arctic-Subarctic oceanic fluxes AUDMP: Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program BAHC: Biosphere Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle BALLERINA: Baltic Sea Region On-line Environmental Information Resources for Internet Access BCF: BioCarbon Fund BEA: Bureau of Environmental Analysis - Kenya BREED: Brazilian Rural Energy Enterprise Development Programme CAAP: Composition of Acidity of Asian Precipitation CAPA: CDM for Poverty Alleviation CARPE: Central Africa Regional Program on Environment CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity CCD: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification CCX: Chicago Climate Exchange CDCF: Community Development Carbon Fund CDM: Clean Development Mechanism CEESP: The IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy CEOS: Committee on Earth Observation Satellites CER: Certified emission reductions CIIFEN: International Research Centre on El Nino CILS: CEOS Information Locator Service CILSS: Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel CLIVAR: Climate Variability and Predictability COMEMIS: Coastal and Marine Environment Management Information System CoML: Census of Marine Life COP or CoP: Conference of the Parties (to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) COST: ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology CREED: Chinese Rural Energy Enterprise Development Programme CRG: Caribbean Reference Group CSD: Commission on Sustainable Development CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSO: Civil Society Organizations DC: Decentralized Cooperation DCFRN: Developing Countries Farm Radio Network DEIA: Division of Environmental Information and Assessment DESELAC: Regional Information Network on Desertification for Latin America and the Caribbean DIVERSITAS: IUBS-SCOPE-UNESCO Programme on Biodiversity DNA: Designated National Authority DOE: Designated Operational Entity DSA: Debt Sustainability Analysis EC: European Commission ECCP: European Climate Change Programme ECSIEP: European Centre on Pacific Issues EDF: European Development Fund EEA: European Environmental Agency EIN: Environment Information Network EIS: Environment Information System ELMS: Environmental Information Exchange Network ENRICH: European Network for Research in Global Change ENSO: El Nino/Southern Oscillation EnVoc: Environmental Vocabulary EROS: Earth Resources Observation Systems ERPA: Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement ERU: Emission reduction units ESC: Economic and Social Committee ESSP: Earth System Science Partnership ETS: Emissions Trading Scheme EURODAD: European Network on Debt and Development EU ETS: European Union Emissions Trading Scheme FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN FCCC or UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change FED: Forum for Energy and Development GAIM: Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modelling GBF: Global Biodiversity Forum GCP: Global Carbon Project GEF: Global Environment Facility GCM: General Circulation Model GCOS: Global Climate Observing System GCTE: Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems GDI: Gender Development Index GDRC: Global Development Research Center GEF: Global Environment Facility GEIA: Global Emission Inventory Activity GEIC: Global Environment Information Centre GEMS: Global Environment Monitoring System GESAMP: Group of Experts on Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution GEWEX: Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GHG: Greenhouse gases GIS: Geographic Information System GIWA: Global International Waters Assessment GLCN: Global Land Cover Network GLOBEC: Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics GM: Global Mechanism GMS: Greater Mekong Subregion GNESD: Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development GOOS: Global Ocean Observing System GRID: Global Resource Information Database GSSD: Global System for Sustainable Development Consortium GTOS: Global Terrestrial Observing System HIPC: Highly Indebted Poor Countries IACCA: Inter-agency Committee on the Climate Agenda IAG: Inter-Africa Group IAI: Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research IAMAS: International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences ICES: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICRAF: International Centre for Research in Agroforestry ICSU: International Council of Scientific Unions IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IET: International emissions trading IETA: International Emissions Trading Association IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAS: International Fund for the Aral Sea IFPRI: International Food Policy Research Institute IGAC: International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project IGBP: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme IGBP-DIS: IGBP-Data and Information System IGCN: Indochina Global Change Network IGFA: International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research IHDP: International Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research IIASA: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development ILO: International Labour Organization INC: International Negotiating Committee INRM: Integrated Natural Resources Management INTAS: International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union IOC: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IPBN: Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Network IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IRC: International Water and Sanitation Center ISA-Net: Industrial Shrimp Action Network ISEE: International Society for Ecological Economics ISLSCP: International satellite and Land Surface Climatology Project ISSC: International Social Science Council ISSS: International Society of Soil Science IGCI: International Global Change Institute IUBS: International Union of Biological Sciences IUC: Information Unit for Conventions IUCN: World Conservation Union IWMI: International Water Management Institute JGOFS: Joint Global Ocean Flux Study JI: Joint Implementation JOIDES: Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling LC: Liaison Committee of NGDOs to the European Union LOICZ: Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone LUCC: Land-Use and Land-Cover Change MDG: Millennium Development Goals MethPanel: Methodology Panel to the CDM Executive Board MTPE: Mission to Planet Earth NAO: North Atlantic Oscillation NBCA: National Biodiversity Conservation Area NDP: Numeric data package NEAP: National Environment Action Plan NESDA: Network on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa NETTLAP: Network for Environmental Training at Tertiary Level in Asia-Pacific NGDO: Non-Governmental Developmental Programme NGO: Non-Governmental Organization NIP: National Indicative Programme non-Annex I Parties: Countries which have not made a specific commitment to a quantified carbon dioxide target under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change NORAD: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NOVEM: Netherlands Agency for Energy & Environment NPV: Net Present Value NWP: Numerical Weather Prediction OBIS: Ocean Biogeographic Information System ODA: Overseas development assistance ODS: Ozone depleting substance(s) ODSONET: Ozone Depleting Substances Officers Network OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECS: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States OmCED: International Ombudsman Centre for the Environment & Development OPACs: Online Public-Access Catalogues OSTI: Office of Scientific and Technical Information PAGES: Past Global Changes PASS: Pan-African START Secretariat PCRC: Pacific Concerns Resource Centre PDD: Project Design Document PDO: Pacific Decadal Oscillation PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization PIR: Project implementation review POPs: Persistent Organic Pollutants PRSP: Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers PVP: Photovoltaic power system QUELRO: Quantified Emission Limitation and Reduction Objective RAFI: Rural Advancement Foundation International REI: Renewable Energy Island RMU: Removal Unit (Article 3.3 & 3.4 Kyoto Protocol) RPGs: Recommended Practice Guides RTA: Regional Technical Assistance SACEP: South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme SADC: Southern Africa Development Community SAFARI: Southern Africa Fires Atmosphere Research Initiative SAPRI: Structural Adjustment Participatory Review Initiative SAREIN: Southern African Renewable Energy Information Network SBI: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Subsidiary Body for Implementation SBSTA: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice SCAR: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCOPE: Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment SCOR: Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research SEAP: Southeast Asia/Pacific region SHS: Solar home system SLMOHN: Sri Lanka Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology Network SOI: Southern Oscillation Index SOLAS: Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study SOPAC: South Pacific Applied Geo-Science Commission SPARC: Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate SRAP: Sub-regional Action Programme SPREP: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme STAR: Special Target Area of Research START: Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training TCE or tce: Ton Carbon Equivalent tCERs: temporary Certified Emissions Reductions TEMS: Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites TOGA: Tropical Oceans and the Global Atmosphere TREES: Tropical Ecosystem Environment Observation by Satellite TRMM: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission TRUCE: Tropical Urban Climate Experiment UMA: Arab Maghreb Union UNCED: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development UN-DESD: 2005-2015 UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFCCC or FCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNITAR: United Nations Institute for Training and Research UNRISD: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development UNU: United Nations University WCMC: World Conservation Monitoring Centre WCRP: World Climate Research Programme WET: Wastewater Emissions Targets WHO: World Health Organization WMO: World Meteorological Organization WOCE: World Ocean Circulation Experiment ZERI: Zero Emissions Research Initiative |
Bright Ideas
Waste Management provides home recycling kits for compact fluorescent bulbs, batteries and electronics
Norwegian music festivals, Canal Street and Hove, have joined the Climate Neutral Network
The PlayPump water system doubles as a water pump and a merry-go-round for children
Honda is leasing the hydrogen-powered fuel cell FCX Clarity to private individuals in southern California
TIDE, in southern India, markets energy-efficient stoves that reduce fuelwood use by as much as 30 per cent
Curitiba's BioCity Program (0.3Mb download) aims to halt the rapid rate at which cities develop and reduce biodiversity loss
The CooKit is an inexpensive, lightweight solar cooker that can save scarce fuel in poor communities and be swiftly deployed in emergencies (video)
Kungsbrohuset, a new building to be built by Jernhusen in Stockholm, will be heated partly by body heat from the people who pass through the nearby Central Station
Petrotec produces biodiesel from multiple feedstocks, including waste frying oils, animal fats and virgin vegetable fats and oils
Over 90 per cent of waste materials generated during construction of the eco-friendly Del Sur Ranch House were diverted from landfills
New Belgium's brew kettle is up to 70 per cent more efficient than standard brew kettles because it only heats thin sheets of wort
The Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan presents a community-based strategy for coming down from the oil peak
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