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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.
About the Cyberlibrary
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.
Acronyms
Are you wondering what all those abbreviations and acronyms mean? Try the list of definitions of acronyms and abbreviations in the field of climate and development produced by the Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary.
Miscellaneous
The ARIC Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment contains a range of information on global warming, acid rain, ozone depletion and other related issues.
The ENTRI system provides the texts of a comprehensive collection of environmental treaties, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Eric's Treasure Troves of Science provides copious reference material on science, maths and music.
Weather folklore is covered by the 19th century Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
To find the definition of a particular scientific unit, try the Dictionary of Units. You can also convert between units.
Dictionary.com makes available assistance in the form of access to various on-line dictionaries, writing tools and grammar guides.
Cambridge Dictionaries Online provides a range of dictionaries, including learners dictionaries.
Glossaries
Autogenerated: 14 Feb 2010
Bright Ideas
Progressive Lighting and Energy Solutions makes companies green, one light bulb at a time
Ghent, Belgium, has declared Thursday a Veggie Day, promoting a meat-free, climate-friendly diet for one day of the week
The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan is developing elevated bamboo houses that will lift communities above flood zones
WaveRoller captures kinetic energy from ocean waves as they approach the shore using a bottom-mounted moving wing and converts that energy to electricity
New businesses in Tucson, Arizona, must use rainwater harvesting to meet at least half of their landscaping needs
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
The world's first hydrogen fuel cell canal boat will tour Amsterdam's waterways
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
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
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 builds sustainable, commercial-scale hydroponic farms on urban rooftops, providing new jobs and nutritious, chemical-free, locally-grown produce while reducing environmental damage
The Powerbrella uses flexible, thin film solar panels from Konaka to provide power for laptops, cell phones and other portable devices ( video)
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
Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: February 14th 2010