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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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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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Capacity building in LDCs
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh opened the Least
Developed Country Expert Group workshop held in September 2002 in
Dhaka. Participants discussed the urgent need for capacity building as
appropriate preparation for formulating National Adaptation Plans of
Action. 
Published Issue 47, March 2003.
Climate Change and
Bangladesh: The Way Forward
Saleemul Huq reports on a roundtable discussion
concerning the implications of the climate issue for Bangladesh.
Published Issue 47, March 2003.
Gender and climate change
Jyoti Parikh and Fatma Denton report on an event
Engendering the climate debate which they organized at the
Eighth Conference of the Parties to the climate treaty.
Published Issue 47, March 2003.
The IPCC Third
Assessment: Mitigation
The role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is to
provide the international community with expert guidance regarding
scientific and technical aspects of the climate problem. Here, we
present the Panel's latest findings on mitigating global warming.
Published Issue 43, March 2002.
The IPCC Third
Assessment: Impacts
The role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is to
provide the international community with expert guidance regarding
scientific and technical aspects of the climate problem. Here, we
present the Panel's latest findings on the potential impact of global
warming.
Published Issue 40/41, September 2001.
Differentiation of
commitments
Heleen Groenenberg summarizes a discussion session held
during COP-6 on the differentiation of climate commitments and
underlying principles.
Published Issue 38/39, June 2001.
Photovoltaics against
poverty
Gerald Leach casts a critical eye upon the often
disparate views of the effective use of photovoltaics as an energy
supply source that emerged at a recent conference, Village Power
2000.
Published Issue 38/39, June 2001.
The IPCC Third
Assessment: Science
The role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is to
provide the international community with expert guidance regarding
scientific and technical aspects of the climate problem. Here, we
present the Panel's latest findings on the basic science of global
warming.
Published Issue 38/39, June 2001.
Science and policy in
the South Pacific
Jon Barnett reports on a Pacific Islands conference which
assessed the important links between climate science and policy for
this region.
Published Issue 36/37, September 2000.
Renewable energy on small
islands
Thomas Lynge Jensen presents some of the major
conclusions from the report Renewable Energy on Small Islands,
published in April 1998, supplemented with information gathered since.
Published Issue 32, June 1999.
The Convention on
Biological Diversity
Sam Johnston describes the major outcomes of the fourth
meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity held in Bratislava, Slovakia, in May 1998.
Published Issue 30, December 1998.
Latest ozone assessment
The World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations
Environment Programme have released the latest international
assessment of the state of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere.
Published Issue 29, September 1998.
Artists view plastics and
waste
Varsha Nair reports on an international exhibition in
which artists present their perspectives on plastic and other waste
products underlying the issue of the human contribution, and its
responsibility, to environmental deterioration.
Published Issue 27, March 1998.
AIJ: Developing Countries'
Perspectives #2
Following on from the previous report by Kalipardi Chatterjee,
we present here the full text of the conclusions and recommendations
of the conference "AIJ: Developing Countries Perspectives"
held 8-10th January 1997 in New Delhi, India.
Published Issue 24, June 1997.
AIJ: Developing Countries'
Perspectives #1
In the first of two articles, Kalipada Chatterjee, Chief
of the Global Environment Group at Development Alternatives, New
Delhi, India, describes the outcome of the meeting "AIJ:
Developing Countries Perspectives" held 8-10th January 1997 in
which over 200 delegates from 40 countries participated.
Published Issue 23, March 1997.
ENSO and the Americas
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon was the
subject of a scientific workshop held in July 1994 in Lima, Peru. Over
70 people from the Americas attended the workshop, organized by the
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).
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