Tiempo Climate Portal
Forum
- Resources
- Action
- Education
- Data
- Policy shop
- Research laboratory
- Theme sites
Featured sites
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.
AdaptNet is a community of adaptation specialists, sharing the latest information on adaptation strategies, measures, tools, research and analysis, and highlighting best practice and implementation. The network focuses on cities in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, but nested within the global network of cities.
In the Morning of a Day provides activists and event organizers with an opportunity to announce and promote their events and actions about global warming.
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 Portal
The 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.
A moral challenge
Lionel Hurst discusses the urgent need to effectively
link global climate change to sustainable development challenges.
Published
Issue 47, March 2003.
Gender – a forgotten
element
Fatma Denton and Jyoti Parikh outline ways in
which they consider the issue of gender should be mainstreamed into
the climate debate. Published
Issue 47, March 2003.
Think before you sink
Gerald Leach has been thinking about carbon sinks and
concludes that much current thinking on the issue should be sunk.
Published
Issue 46, December 2002.
The point seven percent
solution
Calls for a broadening of control commitments to include
developing nations were firmly rebuffed at the Delhi Conference of the
Parties to the climate treaty. Tiempo editors Mick Kelly
and Sarah Granich propose a way forward.
Published
Issue 46, December 2002.
A Sword of Damocles?
John Hay uses a classical legend to underline his
argument that global warming is posing a very real threat to Pacific
Island nations. Published
Issue 44/45, September 2001.
The coming decline of oil
Gerald Leach comments on the hidden bomb behind the
climate debate. Published
Issue 42, December 2001.
North-South dialogue
Peter Zhou discusses equity and sustainable development
perceptions from a Southern Africa aspect.
Published
Issue 40/41, September 2001.
Smoke and mirrors
Mick Kelly steps aside from his role as editor of Tiempo
to make a personal statement on the climate negotiations based on his
experience of the global warming debate over the past 25 years.
Published
Issue 36/37, September 2000.
Challenges for mainland
Southeast Asia
Dave Hubbel discusses the challenges for mainland
Southeast Asia imposed by conventional development.
Published
Issue 33, September 1999.
Ethics for environmental
journalists
Jim Detjen reports on a recent conference that agreed
upon a code of ethics for environmental journalists.
Published Issue 32, June 1999.
So... who was missing in
Buenos Aires?
Paul Metz expresses concern at the missed opportunities
for advancing renewable energy sources in Buenos Aires.
Published Issue 31, March 1999.
The language of global
warming
Michael Glantz considers the importance of word-use in
defining the significance of global warming. Argentina.
Published Issue 31, March 1999.
Stalemate in climate
protection
Emilio Lèbre La Rovere comments on the main
political issues which dominated the latest round of the climate
negotiations in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Published Issue 30, December 1998.
Biomass as an energy
source
David Hall argues that biomass provides an effective
energy substitute for fossil fuels as well as a sink for sequestering
carbon.
Published Issue 29, September 1998.
The missing dimension
Jaro Mayda discusses the need for developing a better
social technology for regional and local decision making on global
change.
Published Issue 28, June 1998.
Key issues in global
change
Kirill Ya. Kondratyev considers priorities in responding
to global environmental change as we approach the 21st century.
Published Issue 28, June 1998.
From Kyoto to Buenos
Aires
Emilio Lèbre La Rovere comments on the outcome of
the Kyoto climate conference with particular reference to Brazil.
Published Issue 27, March 1998.
A Pacific response to climate
change
John E Hay presents his thoughts on the implications of
climate change for small island developing states of the Pacific.
Published Issue 23, March 1997.
AIJ — Africans In
Jeopardy?
Angela Churie argues that African nations should prepare
carefully for participation in joint implementation activities.
Published Issue 20, June 1996.
Life and death in the
mangrove
Alfredo Quarto discusses the impact that commercial prawn
farming is having on the world's mangrove forests.
Published Issue 9, August 1993.
Bright Ideas
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
The Efficiencity virtual world shows how decentralized energy production leads to lower emissions, more secure supply and reduced bills
Climate Savers corporations are partnering with WWF to establish ambitious targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions voluntarily
Energy collected from an asphalt road and parking lot heats an apartment building in Avenhorn, The Netherlands (further information from Ooms Avenhorn Holding BV, 0.3Mb download)
|
|
|
Tiempo
Climate Portal
|