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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.
The activities of national and international research, policy and information programmes related to the climate issue
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
An international project of the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee, to evaluate and synthesize knowledge on climate variability, climate change, and increased ultraviolet radiation and their consequences.
Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors
The website synthesizes information on the sectors, systems, and groups studied, methods utilized, and key results of the 24 AIACC (Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors) projects in the Americas, Africa and Asia.
Bornean Biodiversity and Ecosystems Conservation
A programme aimed at establishing sustainable approaches for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems, focused on the State of Sabah in Malaysia.
Canadian Global Change Programme (CGCP)
The site provides access to publications in both English and French, links to other organizations and an environmental education section.
Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR)
CLIVAR is an interdisciplinary research effort within the World Climate Research Programme, focusing on the variability and predictability of the climate system on timescales of seasons to centuries.
Enhancing Carbon Sequestration in Terrestrial Ecosystems
The research consortium, CSiTE, will perform fundamental research that will lead to acceptable methods to enhance carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems as one component of a carbon management strategy.
Ensembles
A European Union project with themed research groups working at developing an ensemble prediction system to improve forecasts of climate change and its impacts.
Global Change Research Information Office
The US Global Change Research Information Office provides access to data and information on global change research, data, strategies and technologies on behalf of the US Global Change Research Program.
Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
International programme intended to develop and expand the climate observational network.
Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS)
The Global Environmental Change and Human Security programme is is a core project of the International Human Dimensions Programme. Research focuses on the way diverse social processes such as globalization, poverty, disease, and conflict, combine with global environmental change to affect human security.
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
Joint initiative of the European Union and European Space Agency, to be fully functional by 2008. Intended to support sustainable development goals and to integrate environmental and security dimension in European policies.
Health Ecological and Economic Dimensions of Global Change (HEED) Program
The HEED Program is developing an information system capable of documenting changes in the world oceans.
IGBP Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ)
A core project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, LOICZ focuses on transfer processes within the coastal zone and on the human dimension of global change in this highly-populated sector.
IGBP Past Global Changes Science (PAGES)
A core project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, PAGES focuses on the past evidence of change underpinning the information and advice needed by policymakers concerned with future global changes and their impacts.
Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Management
Project web site documents how indigenous peoples of Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka perceive and manage natural disasters and extreme weather events, including documentation of strategies for early detection of coming events, coping strategies, and perceptions of short and long term impacts of these events on biodiversity.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Scientific body established by United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorlogical Organization in 1988 to assess the scientific and technical basis of the global warming problem.
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
Major international scientific programme, set up by the International Council of Scientific Unions, to investigate the interactions between the physical, chemical and biological processes that shape natural and anthropogenic environmental change.
International Human Dimensions Programme (IDHP)
Set up in 1990 by the International Social Science Council (ISSC) as a social science programme to complement the natural science International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme and the World Climate Research Programme.
Kompogas
The ‘Kompogas’ facility turns biological wastes into electricity, fuel and compost. Pioneering work on ecological energy production by Walter Schmid.
Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
Well-designed and up-to-date information from the City University of Hong Kong on seasonal forecasts of tropical cyclone activity over western North Pacific and South China Sea region.
Man and Biosphere (MAB) Program
The Man and Biosphere Program is an international effort directed towards providing information for the solution of natural resources and environmental problems. Regional networks exist for Africa, East Asia, Iberia, Europe and the Americas.
Mangroves for the Future
A “lukewarm” view of global warming by John L Daly, with links to other dissenters' sites.
NOAA Climate and Global Change Program
The Climate and Global Change Program addresses key elements of the long-term monitoring and mission-directed research in the United States necessary to improve understanding of the climate system.
Natural Hazards Project
The Natural Hazards Project, a division of the Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment of the Organization of American States, lends support to the member states to assess their vulnerability to natural hazards and mitigate the effects of disasters. Among its current areas of interest are floods, school buildings, and transportation corridors.
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
An international organization created by Mexico, Canada and the United States to address regional environmental concerns, help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and to promote effective enforcement of environmental law.
Pacific ENSO Applications Center
The Pacific ENSO Applications Center is a mulit-institutional partnership whose role is to conduct research and produce information on climate variability related to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle in the US-affiliated Pacific islands.
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
The mission of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme is “to promote cooperation in the South Pacific region and to provide assistance in order to protect and improve its environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future generations.” There is a US mirror site.
Sustainable Development in Coastal Regions and in Small Islands
Sustainable Development in Coastal Regions and in Small Islands is an UNESCO initiative aimed at promoting the development of coastal regions in a manner which is environmentally sound, socially equitable and culturally appropriate. Combines expertise from natural and social sciences as well as local knowledge and practice.
UNECE
UN Economic Commission for Europe's site for the Environmental Programme for Europe. Access to all European activities undertaken by the Environment and Human Settlements Division. Available in English, Russian and French.
US Department of Energy Photovoltaics Program
Researchers in the national laboratories, the nation's universities, and industry are working together reduce the cost of electricity generated by PV systems and to increase their efficiency and lifetime.
Woodlands and the Environment: Climate Change
Account of research on climate impacts on woodlands in the United Kingdom conduced by Forest Research, includes brief accounts of the various aspects of the issue, research findings and links to other websites.
World Climate Programme
The World Climate Programme, established by the World Meteorological Organization in cooperation with other bodies, provides a framework for research, applications, and data collection relevant to climate and its impacts. It includes the World Climate Research Programme, the World Climate Impact Assessment and Response Programme, the World Climate Data and Monitoring Programme and the World Climate Application and Services Programme.
Autogenerated: 25 Jul 2008
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)
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