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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) editor's pick popular
(8 votes)
provides scientific, technical and socio-economic advice to the world community through its periodic assessment reports on the state of knowledge of causes of climate change
Added: Mar. 30, 2001 | Rate It
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Poznan', Poland - COP 14 editor's pick popular
(2 votes)
the UNFCCC secretariat administers the climate change Convention, and their site provides a one-stop source of news, data, information and policy documents on international climate change policymaking
Added: Feb. 25, 2001 | Rate It
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification editor's pick popular
addresses the underlying causes of desertification and drought and identifies measures to prevent and reverse them
Added: May. 22, 2001 | Rate It
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) editor's pick
(2 votes)
documents relating to arctic warming, including the important "Impacts of a Warming Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment" (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
COP17/CMP7 editor's pick
http://www.cop17-cmp7durban.com/
announces the Durban, South Africa annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to assess progress in dealing with climate change
Added: Nov. 17, 2011 | Rate It
IPCC SREX Summary for Policymakers editor's pick
http://ipcc-wg2.gov/SREX/images/uploads/SREX-SPM_Approved-HiRes_opt.pdf
from the IPCC, a Summary for Policymakers presents key findings from the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) (pdf)
Added: Nov. 18, 2011 | Rate It
IPCC Working Group 2 Report, 2007 editor's pick
full report of the IPCC Working Group 2: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, part of Assessment Report 4, 2007
Added: Oct. 21, 2007 | Rate It
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change editor's pick
http://unfccc.int/essential_background/kyoto_protocol/background/items/1351.php
(2 votes)
the UNFCC provides the text to the Kyoto climate change treaty and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Added: Jul. 19, 2001 | Rate It
Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report editor's pick
http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/syr/ar4_syr_spm.pdf
(3 votes)
provides an integrated view of climate change as the final part of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007), summarizing thousands of pages of scientific reports into a readable 26 page synopsis of the current scientific consensus regarding climate change (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
UNEP-Billion Tree Campaign Site editor's pick
http://www.unep.org/billiontreecampaign/
(3 votes)
a major worldwide tree planting campaign encouraging people, communities, business and industry, civil society organizations and governments to pledge to plant trees with the objective of planting at least one billion trees worldwide during 2007
Added: Dec. 03, 2006 | Rate It
Durban Climate Change Conference - November/December 2011 new
http://unfccc.int/meetings/durban_nov_2011/meeting/6245.php
provides access to what transpired at the Durban meeting this year (2011)
Added: Dec. 27, 2011 | Rate It
Transitional Committee for the design of the Green Climate Fund new
http://unfccc.int/cooperation_and_support/financial_mechanism/green_climate_fund/items/5869.php
describes the negotiations that occurred in designing a Green Climate Fund
Added: Dec. 27, 2011 | Rate It
Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) new
a consortium of individuals and institutions dedicated to the analysis of climate change mitigation and adaptation and energy issues from an urban perspective
Added: Dec. 30, 2011 | Rate It
Global Roundtable on Climate Change popular
http://www.grocc.ei.columbia.edu/
(5 votes)
a stakeholder forum of leaders from industry, governments and NGOs, set up to discuss and explore areas of potential consensus regarding core scientific, technological, and economic issues critical to shaping sound public policies on climate change
Added: Mar. 08, 2007 | Rate It
Adaptation to Climate and Coastal Change in West Africa
seeks to pilot effective adaptation and protection measures in the coastal areas of five countries: Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal
Added: Feb. 12, 2006 | Rate It
Asia Sustainable and Alternative Energy Program (ASTAE)
http://go.worldbank.org/U7UTJB54K0
(2 votes)
a World Bank program that seeks to mainstream alternative energy (renewable energy and energy efficiency) services in all Bank sectors, with priority emphasis on Asia
Added: May. 15, 2001 | Rate It
Carbon Finance at the World Bank
http://go.worldbank.org/9IGUMTMED0
(3 votes)
the World Bank Carbon Finance Unit uses money contributed by governments and companies in OECD countries to purchase project-based greenhouse gas emission reductions
Added: Dec. 23, 2007 | Rate It
Centre on Global Change and Health
brings together multidisciplinary expertise and experience from life sciences, public health and social sciences to understand and develop policy responses to the impact of globalization on health and environment
Added: Jan. 04, 2009 | Rate It
Clean Development Mechanism
http://cdm.unfccc.int/index.html
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's market mechanism whereby industrialized countries receive credits by investing in emission reduction projects in developing countries
Added: Sep. 04, 2002 | Rate It
Climate Centre
supports the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and its partners in reducing the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on vulnerable people
Added: Jan. 04, 2009 | Rate It
Climate Change
http://www.unep.org/climatechange/
information resources regarding climate change provided by the United Nations Environment Programme
Added: Nov. 23, 2001 | Rate It
Climate Change - Acting Now for Future Generations
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/climatechange/index.htm
the Nature Conservancy is helping to reduce our negative impacts on climate change so that future generations do not bear that burden
Added: Apr. 09, 2011 | Rate It
Climate Change - European Environment Agency
http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/climate
contains information on the causes of the problem, the possible consequences, and the national and international activities under the Kyoto protocol to limit climate change
Added: Apr. 25, 2004 | Rate It
Climate Change - Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions
the University of Copenhagen provides access to a "Synthesis Report" in which provides
an update of the newest understanding of climate change caused by human activities, the social and environmental implications of
this change, and the options available for society to respond to the challenges posed by climate change
Added: Oct. 08, 2009 | Rate It
Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change
describes the current state of understanding of climate change mitigation, including the technical, economic and implementation aspects
Added: May. 18, 2001 | Rate It