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News of weather events and climate affairs from around the African continent.
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.
And finally,
>1.5 To Stay Alive, a song written and performed by Barbadian performance poet Adisa "AJA" Andwele, marks the 1.5 degree Celsius limit to which global surface temperatures can rise before Small Island Developing States are severely compromised in their ability to adapt to the impacts 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.
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.
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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
The Esprimo P7000 Series of desktop computers from Fujitsu supports 0-Watt technology
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)
Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: March 6th 2010