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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.

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.

And finally,

Michael Hall's photographs document the causes and effects of climate change in graphic detail.

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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.

Issue 73 - October 2009


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    Bright Ideas

    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

    Powerbrella

    The Powerbrella uses flexible, thin film solar panels from Konaka to provide power for laptops, cell phones and other portable devices ( video)

    Microbial fuel cell

    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+

    PedalPower+ allows bike riders to recharge their mobile phones, GPS and other small devices from a bicycle hub or bottle dynamo (video)

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    Tiempo Climate Newswatch
    Updated: February 7th 2010