Tiempo Climate Portal

Institutes and Organizations

The activities of institutes and other organizations active on the climate issue and climate affairs

Educapoles,@International Polar Foundation
the information resource Polar Challenges.

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
The Center is located at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the headquarters for the regional El Niño Secretariat. Activities include establishing regional and national information clearing houses, identifying action plans for regional cooperation, organizing workshops, climatological forecasts for the Asia and Pacific regions, and identifying coping strategies for El Niño-related emergencies.

Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies
The Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, based in Dhaka, is an independent non-government research organization working on three themes: integrating environment and development, governance and people's participation, and rapid economic growth. It has an active climate change programme.

Canadian Institute for Climate Studies
The Canadian Institute for Climate Studies is a not-for-profit corporation created to further understanding of the climate system, its variability and potential for change and the application of that understanding to decision making in both the public and private sectors. The Institute, which is based in Victoria BC, manages the Canadian Climate Research Network on behalf of Environment Canada.

Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies
The Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducts research into technologies to capture, utilize, and store carbon dioxide from large stationary sources.

Center for Environment Research Education and Development
The Center for Environment Research Education and Development is a non-governmental organization based in Hanoi, Vietnam, undertaking research and information provision on global environmental issues including climate change.

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
CIESIN, based at Columbia University (New York, United States), is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to providing information that would help scientists, decision-makers and the public better understand their changing world. It is the World Data Center A for Human Interactions in the Environment and provides direct access to a large number of data sets, including the data contents of the World Resources series of reports, as well as links to other data sources.

Centre for Science and Environment
The Centre for Science and Environment covers a range of environmental issues including climate change and is involved in both research work and lobbying for change. Its fortnightly newsletter, Down to Earth, is highly recommended.

Clean Air - Cool Planet
The mission of Clean Air - Cool Planet is to work with partners in business, education and the community in solving the global warming problem, developing economically efficient and innovative climate policies and mobilizing civic engagement to implement practical climate solution. The regional focus of the organization is the northeast United States.

Climate Institute
The Climate Institute aims to "protect the balance between climate and life on earth." The institute organizes conferences and research projects and the site "Climate.org" publishes news, reports and briefing materials.

Development Gateway
The Development Gateway is a portal on economic development, offering project information, articles, community features and many other resources at the global and, through Country Gateways, at the national level. The Development Gateway Foundation helps improve people’s lives in developing countries by building partnerships and information systems that provide access to knowledge for development.

Earth Charter Foundation
The Earth Charter Foundation’s primary objective is to encourage all people - individuals, groups, organizations, small and big businesses and governments - to support and implement the principles of the Earth Charter as a framework of action for the wellbeing of humanity and all other species dependent on the Earth’s environment for survival.

Earth Policy Institute
The Earth Policy Institute is dedicated to providing a vision of what an environmentally sustainable economy looks like, as well as a roadmap of how to get from here to there.

Earth Policy Institute
In words of its President, Lester Brown, the institute is dedicated to providing a vision of an environmentally sustainable economy - an eco-economy - as well as a roadmap of how to get from here to there.

Eco Conscious Developments
Eco Conscious Developments (ECODEV) seeks to propagate sustainable use of natural resources, build a sustainable culture based on practical ecologically-responsible resource use and implementing ecosystem-based conservation projects that provides for ecologically conscious community development. ECODEV is based in Ikom and Calabar, Nigeria, with contact offices in Germany and Canada.

Emissions Marketing Association
The mission of the Emissions Marketing Association is to promote market-based trading solutions for environmental management and to serve its membership.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The United States Environmental Protection Agency site provides material of interest to concerned citizens, students, scientists and policy analysts on a range of environmental topics. Information specific to global warming including current and projected impacts, the science of global warming and policies and programmes is available.

Flood Hazard Research Centre
The Flood Hazard Research Centre, based at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom, specializes in the interaction between people and the environment, together with analysis and appraisal of environmental policies, focusing on water management.

FogQuest
FogQuest is a non-profit, registered charity dedicated to planning and implementing water projects for rural communities in developing countries. Innovative fog collectors as well as effective rainfall collectors are used to make optimum use of natural atmospheric sources of water.

German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
The German environment ministry's site contains up-to-date information on Germany's environment, trends and issues.

Global Commons Institute
The Global Commons Institute advocates a policy of contraction and convergence, limiting growth in overall emissions and setting a worldwide per capita emissions allowance.

Global Village Energy Partnership
Global Village Energy Partnership supports developing countries to set up energy action plans and assists with the associated studies and demand analyses. It also provides financial support, capacity building and technical assistance to energy SMEs in developing countries. It is setting up a Regional Energy Access Fund in East Africa to build local energy supply chains and contribute to economic development.

Himalayan Light Foundation
The Himalayan Light Foundation (HLF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Nepal. HLF's main objective is to improve the quality of the life of the remote population of the Himalayan region via the introduction and use of environmentally friendly energy technologies.

IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
The International Water and Sanitation Centre provides news and information, advice, research and training, on low-cost water supply and sanitation in developing countries.

Institute for Environment and Human Security
An institute of the United Nations University, the Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) addresses the probabilility of the occurrence of risks which are the consequence of environmental hazards. It is conceived to support policy- and decisionmakers with authoritative research and information.

International Arid Lands Consortium
The International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC) is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the problems and solutions unique to arid and semiarid regions. IALC promotes cooperative research and practical application of new knowledge to develop sustainable ecological practices.

International Centre for Cities on Water
The International Centre for Cities on Water is based in Venice, Italy, and is devoted to problems, including sea-level rise, facing cities in coastal areas, around gulfs, bays, and lagoons, on the shores of lakes and estuaries or along important waterways.

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Detailing the work of one of the leading mountain studies institutes, site focuses on the mountain populations of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region and on integrated mountain development.

International Climate Symbol
Initiated by UNEP and other organizations to establish and develop a representation of the global concern for the issue of climate change. Downloadable symbol can be used by all non-commercial organizations and groups showing willingness to participate in solving climate change problems.

International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
IETA aims to be the premier voice for the business community on emissions trading. Its objectives are: to promote an integrated view of the emissions trading system; to participate in the design and implementation of national and international rules and guidelines; and to provide the most up-to-date and credible source of information on emissions trading and greenhouse gas market activity.

International Institute for Environment and Development
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an international policy research institute and non governmental body working for more sustainable and equitable global development. Climate change is a research theme.

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction is a non-governmental organization devoted to improving the quality of life for the rural poor in the nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Klima
Klima is a climate change information centre for East Asia. Features the Low Carbon Diet.

L'Afrique en Vert
Charles Lemaire maintains an extensive listing by country of environmental organizations in Africa.

NOAA Coastal Services Center
The mission of the NOAA Coastal Services Center, based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, is to foster and sustain the environmental and economic well being of the nation's coast by linking people, information and technology

One Sky
The mission of One Sky, the Canadian Institute of Sustainable Living, is to promote sustainable living globally. It works on projects to promote human rights and sustainable economics and to conserve and protect the environment. One Sky furthers appropriate technology systems and is focusing on renewable energy at the local, national and international levels.

Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development
Located at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. Acts as a focal point for integrated regional and global studies of environment and development issues affecting small island states. Covers teaching, research and consultancy.

Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security
The Pacific Institute conducts research and policy analysis concerning environment, sustainable development and international security, recognising that the pressing problems of environmental degradation, poverty and political conflict and fundamentally inter-related and long-term solutions require an interdisciplinary perspective. Global change is a focal area.

Plant-a-Tree-Today
The PATT foundation aims at providing economic, social and environmental sustainability through community based forestry projects in developing countries. Working in conjunction with corporate partners, government and intergovernmental agencies, non governmental organizations, local authorities, and local communities, it plans to plant 1 million trees per year in locations worldwide.

Population Action International
Population Action International works in the field of international population issues, including how population affects the environment, economy, safety and health.

Powerful Information
Powerful Information is a non-profit environmental information service concerned with capacity building in NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe and in developing countries. Practical Information, with its first six-monthly issue in 1998, will report on the work and activities of the organization. It is available as a printed newsletter or via the web site.

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio maintains an excellent Web site on global climate change which contains much information and links to other sites.

SouthSouthNorth
The SouthSouthNorth project recognises the vital need for finding viable economic solutions that are sustainable to meet the climate challenge and builds capacity among all stakeholders in the South for the success of one solution, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol.

Sustainable Development Institute
Established by the Menominee Nation and located at the College of the Menominee Nation. Uses the unique Menominee model of sustainable development as a basis in research, education, commerce and community development.

TerrAfrica
TerrAfrica is a multi-partner initiative, aiming to increase the scale, efficiency and effectiveness of investments towards sustainable land management in sub-Saharan Africa.

World Commission on Dams
The World Commission on Dams is an independent and international commission whose objectives are to undertake a global review of the development effectiveness of large dams and to develop internationally acceptable criteria and guidelines for future decision-making on dams.

World Hunger Program
The aim of the World Hunger Program, at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, is to prevent and eradicate hunger by facilitating the free exchange of ideas and information regarding the causes of, and solutions to, hunger.

World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute (based in Washington DC in the United States) provides a wealth of information on many aspects of environment and development, including climate change. The annual review contains copious statistics on the state of the planet.

Zero Waste Alliance
The Zero Waste Alliance is a non-profit partnership of universities, government, business and other organizations working to develop, promote and apply Zero Waste strategies. It has developed EPEAT, an environmental procurement tool designed to help institutional purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebook computers and monitors based on their environmental attributes, and other resources.

Autogenerated: 25 Jul 2008

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