Tiempo Climate PortalOn the Web: Climate Change and Africa |
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Featured sitesThe OzoneAction Education Pack provides primary school teachers with practical, hands-on and entertaining curricula material to educate their students about ozone depletion. The Youth Climate Pledge is a collaborative plan of action that young people can sign on to and get others to commit to. The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership is an action and advisory group that aims to take a lead in accelerating the shift to low carbon vehicles and fuels in the United Kingdom. The Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project provides access to documents, data, photos, maps and other resources concerning this critical issue. 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 PortalThe 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. |
AREED: African Rural Energy Enterprise Development Africa Climate Report African Centre for Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) African Forum and Network on Debt and Development Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors Clean Development Mechanism in Africa Climate Change in Africa Coalition for Climate Change, the African Initiative Commission for Africa ECOWAS Network on Debt and Development ENDA TW Energy Program Impacts of Climate Change on Plant Diversity in South Africa Mapping Climate Vulnerability and Poverty in Africa (2.2Mb download) Megatransect across Africa Southern African Renewable Energy Information Network (SAREIN) Sustainable Africa Sustainable Development in Africa: Is the Climate Right? Sustainable Energy Africa Up in Smoke Vital Climate Graphics Africa Autogenerated: 11 Oct 2008 |
Bright Ideas
During play, the Energy Merry-go-round generates electricity that is transferred to a battery and 220V invertor for use in the classroom
Waste Management provides home recycling kits for compact fluorescent bulbs, batteries and electronics
Norwegian music festivals, Canal Street and Hove, have joined the Climate Neutral Network
The PlayPump water system doubles as a water pump and a merry-go-round for children
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
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