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Fast Start Finance makes available information about funding for climate action by developing countries.
The United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification website provides information, news and resources concerning action to protect the world's drylands from further deterioration and degradation.
The Corner House website makes available a series of thought-provoking reports and presentations, published by themselves and by and other organizations, on climate issues.
And finally,
Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo discusses her work Melting Men, a series of installations that has been adopted as climate change art.
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.
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Youth activities on climate change — selected resources in the Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary and on the web
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In the Cyberlibrary
Interview with Erana Walker
In a Newswatch interview, Erana Walker talks of her expectations of the Copenhagen climate summit and about her experience of climate action at the community level. Published December 2009
Climate Change and Nepalese Youth
Abhishek Shrestha reports on the role of Nepalese youth in climate change activities. Published February 2009
On the Web
Campus Climate Challenge
The Campus Climate Challenge is a project of more than 30 leading youth organizations throughout the United States and Canada. The Challenge leverages the power of young people to organize on college campuses and high schools to win 100% Clean Energy policies at their schools, growing a generation-wide movement to stop global warming.
Growing Together in a Changing Climate: The United Nations, Young People, and Climate Change
Growing Together in a Changing Climate: The United Nations, Young People, and Climate Change, from the United Nations, contains information on some of the many climate change initiatives – projects, campaigns, educational tools, websites and publications – produced by the United Nations and young people, independently or in partnership. Published December 2009
It's Getting Hot in Here
It's Getting Hot in Here is the voice of student and youth leaders of the global movement to stop global warming, a global online community with over 100 writers from countries around the world.
Nepalese Youth for Climate Action
Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA) is a coalition of Nepali youth and youth groups formed with an aim to tackle climate change. NYCA works with universities, schools, organizations, and communities at national and international level to protect our future from the threats posed by climate change.
Small Islands Voice Youth Forum
An electronic forum for young people on small islands.
SPARE
SPARE attracts youth energy efficiency activities and promotes sustainable energy. The idea is to transform a global concern into practical school activities.
UN CyberSchoolBus
Introduction to the Millennium Development Goals and opportunities for youth involvement.
Unite for Climate
Unite for Climate is an entry point into the world of youth action on climate change. You can join the community, participate in global campaigns, and work to extend the impact of the Copenhagen Climate Summit.
United for Climate
Unite for Climate is your entry point into the world of youth action on climate change. You can join the community, participate in global campaigns, and work to extend the impact of the COP 15.
Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)
The umbrella organization for over 40 regional and national youth organizations. Common interest is protection and care of the environment. Study and work on projects in foreign countries exchanging ideas and experience.
Youth Climate Pledge
The Youth Climate Pledge is a collaborative plan of action that young people can sign on to and get others to commit to.
Autogenerated: 4 Sep 2010
Bright Ideas
A prize-winning nation-wide biogas programme takes Vietnam's human and animal waste and turns it into clean, renewable energy, improving smallholders' quality of life
Schools for Intelligent Energy Use builds a bridge between intermediate vocational schools and civil societies to increase involvement in the field of energy saving and renewable energy
HANGER 4 LIFE produces a stylish range of ecofriendly, carbon-neutral adjustable garment hangers
Toronto Zoo is deploying green roof technology, solar hot water heating and solar and geothermal energy and plans to use dung from elephants and other large animals in a biogas plant
The Tokyo Electric Taxi Project is trialling battery-switch technology that could provide the optimum solution for electric vehicle fleets
The Far Eastern Group has built the EcoARK, a three-story exhibition hall, using 1.5 million plastic bottles (video)
SmartTrips visits different Portland neighborhoods every year with activities aimed at reducing drive-alone trips and increasing biking, walking and public transit use.
Zipcar provides flexible car sharing, by the hour or by the day and in many cities
Hydrogen-powered buses are carrying passengers on the streets of Reykjavik, Iceland (video)
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
Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: September 4th 2010