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The Blue Carbon Portal brings together the latest knowledge and resources on the role of oceans as carbon sinks.
WalkIt provides walking routes between user-defined points in selected British cities, with an estimate of the carbon savings.
Joto Afrika is a series of printed briefings and online resources about adapting to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
And finally,
The CoolClimate Art Contest presents iconic images that address the impact of climate change.
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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.
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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.
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The DINAS-COAST project
Anne de la Vega-Leinert summarizes an integrated
modelling project intended to improve understanding of the impacts of
sea-level rise. 
Published Issue 47, March 2003.
OneCoast
Robert Kay and Andrew Crow describe the
excitement of launching a new Type II initiative at the World Summit
on Sustainable Development.
Published Issue 46, December 2002.
CDM projects in
Africa
Anders Arvidson outlines the methodology used in
assessing the viability of and potential for CDM projects in Africa.
Published Issue 44/45, September 2002.
Natural disasters in
Honduras
Manuel Winograd reports on a project on vulnerability and
risk assessment of natural disasters in Honduras.
Published Issue 43, March 2002.
Scientific education
in the Pacific
Than Aung describes an oceanographic educational project
which has recently been initiated for the Pacific region.
Published Issue 40/41, September 2001.
The SURVAS project
Anne de la Vega-Leinert and Robert Nicholls
discuss the impacts of accelerated sea-level rise and adaptive
options.
Published Issue 36/37, September 2000.
Preparing for COP-6
Joyeeta Gupta and Angela Churie Kallhauge compare
two capacity building initiatives, for Africa and for Latin America
and the Caribbean.
Published Issue 36/37, September 2000.
Climate change in the
South Pacific
Roger Jones presents an overview of the results of two
recent projects on climate change and sea-level rise in the South
Pacific.
Published Issue 35, March 2000.
Sea level and education
in the Pacific
Than Aung of the National Tidal Facility describes the
current work of the South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring
Project, discussing recent trends and the availability of relevant
educational materials.
Published Issue 34, December 1999.
Sea level observing
systems
Philip Woodworth and Janice Trotte describe major
programmes and associated activities in the monitoring, collection and
analysis of sea level data.
Published Issue 30, December 1998.
The SARCS integrated
study
Louis Lebel describes an integrated study organized by
the Southeast Asian Regional Committee for START (Global Change System
for Analysis Research and Training).
Published Issue 27, March 1998.
First six years of GCTE
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) has
released a report on the major findings of the first six years of its
Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE) Core Project.
Published Issue 27, March 1998.
Cogeneration in Southeast Asia
The aim of the COGEN Programme is to accelerate the
implementation of proven technologies generating heat and/or power
from wood and agro-industrial residues.
Published Issue 20, March 1996.
Climate change in Central
America
Anne Hambleton reports on progress in combating the
climate threat in the Central American region.
Published Issue 20, March 1996.
Usable science
Mickey Glantz describes a series of workshops intended to
advance the application of science for the benefit of society.
Published Issue 16, June 1995.
Bright Ideas
General Electric plans to cut solar installation costs by half
Project 90 by 2030 supports South African school children and managers reduce their carbon footprint through its Club programme
Bath & North East Somerset Council in the United Kingdom has installed smart LED carriageway lighting that automatically adjusts to light and traffic levels
The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the American Public Gardens Association are mounting an educational exhibit at Longwood Gardens showing the link between temperature and planting zones
The energy-efficient Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers hotel is powered by renewable and sustainable sources, including integrated solar photovoltaics and guest-powered bicycles
El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands, plans to generate 80 per cent of its energy from renewable sources
The green roof on the Remarkables Primary School in New Zealand reduces stormwater runoff, provides insulation and doubles as an outdoor classroom
The Weather Info for All project aims to roll out up to five thousand automatic weather observation stations throughout Africa
SolSource turns its own waste heat into electricity or stores it in thermal fabrics, harnessing the sun's energy for cooking and electricity for low-income families
The Wave House uses vegetation for its architectural and environmental qualities, and especially in terms of thermal insulation
The Mbale compost-processing plant in Uganda produces cheaper fertilizer and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
At Casa Grande, Frito-Lay has reduced energy consumption by nearly a fifth since 2006 by, amongst other things, installing a heat recovery system to preheat cooking oil
Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: December 18th 2011