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Fourth Session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP4), The

http://unfccc.int/cop4/

official site of the conference held in 1998 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; provides those interested in past UNFCCC processes with a one-stop source of news, data, information and documents
Added: May. 18, 2001 | Rate It

Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change

http://www.un.org/climatechange/index.shtml

contact and other information for key UN system offices involved with climate change policy-making
Added: Apr. 25, 2004 | Rate It

Global Climate Network

http://www.globalclimatenetwork.info/

a network of research institutes around the world working together on climate change policy and politics that will lead to a prosperous and secure world in which greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced to a level that is no longer harmful to the climate system
Added: Sep. 25, 2009 | Rate It

Global Climate Observing System

http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php

1 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

leading international climate organizations working to ensure that the observations and information needed to address climate-related issues are obtained and made available to all potential users
Added: Jun. 22, 2004 | Rate It

Global Environmental Change and Health

http://www.who.int/globalchange/en/

8 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

an introduction to how climate and weather affect human health; from the World Health Organization's Protection of the Human Environment web site
Added: Jul. 02, 2001 | Rate It

Global Terrestrial Observing System

http://www.fao.org/gtos/

provides policy makers with data they need to detect, quantify, locate and understand changes (especially reductions) in the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to support sustainable development
Added: Feb. 21, 2001 | Rate It

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data

http://unfccc.int/ghg_data/items/3800.php

provides official UNFCCC data on greenhouse gas emissions from different countries
Added: May. 21, 2006 | Rate It

GTZ - Environmental Policy Programme

http://www.environmental-policy.cn/

a German-Chinese cooperative program to provide policy advice to aid in China’s shift toward a sustainable development path
Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change

http://www.indigenoussummit.com/servlet/content/home.html

purpose is to enable indigenous peoples to exchange their knowledge and experience in adapting to the impacts of climate change, and to develop recommendations to be articulated to the world
Added: May. 01, 2009 | Rate It

IPCC Data Distribution Centre, The

http://www.ipcc-data.org/

the International Panel on Climate Change facilitates distribution of up-to-date scenarios of changes in climate and related environmental and socio-economic factors for use in climate impact assessments
Added: May. 18, 2001 | Rate It

Less Carbon, More Jobs

http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=33427

EDF provides information, some in map form, about new jobs expected as a result of reducing carbon emissions
Added: May. 30, 2009 | Rate It

Low Carbon High Growth - Latin American Responses to Climate Change

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAC/Resources/17619_LowCarbonHighGrowth_English_PDF.pdf

a World Bank report that provides an overview of the impacts of global warming already noted in Latin America and the steps needed to mitigate these and future impacts (pdf)
Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Montreal Protocol

http://go.worldbank.org/KXM814CLA0

information from the World Bank regarding this international agreement; the World Bank is one implementing agency that assists countries to meet their obligations under the Montreal Protocol
Added: May. 24, 2001 | Rate It

National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme

http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/

developing and refining an internationally-agreed methodology and software for the calculation and reporting of national GHG emissions and removals, by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Added: May. 23, 2001 | Rate It

Oil Change International

http://priceofoil.org/

campaigns to expose the true costs of oil and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy and to identify and overcome political barriers to that transition
Added: Feb. 19, 2009 | Rate It

Special Report on Emissions Scenarios

http://sres.ciesin.columbia.edu/

the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides this major report on their various emission scenarios; including their main characteristics, range of predictions, and their use
Added: May. 24, 2001 | Rate It

UNCTAD / Earth Council Institute - Carbon Market Programme

http://r0.unctad.org/ghg/

1 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

exploring the emerging greehouse gas emissions market; bringing government, industry and civil society together to address climate change through trade and investment
Added: Jul. 15, 2001 | Rate It

UNEP Risoe Centre

http://www.uneprisoe.org/

supports the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its aim to incorporate environmental aspects into energy planning and policy worldwide, with a special emphasis to assist developing countries
Added: Jan. 15, 2006 | Rate It

UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC)

http://uneprisoe.org/

aims to incorporate environmental aspects into energy planning and policy worldwide, with special emphasis on developing countries
Added: May. 15, 2001 | Rate It

United Natiions Foundation - Climate and Energy

http://www.unfoundation.org/global-issues/climate-and-energy/

helps transition the world toward a safe, cleaner, more equitable and climate-friendly energy future
Added: Mar. 11, 2007 | Rate It

United Nations Environment Programme - Environment for Development

http://www.unep.org/compendium2009/

a UN report entitled "Climate Change Compendium 2009" that reviews major scientific contributions to our understanding of Earth Systems and climate and presents some exciting scientific findings, interpretations, ideas, and conclusions that have emerged among scientists
Added: Oct. 07, 2009 | Rate It

World Bank and Climate Change

http://www.bicusa.org/en/Issue.48.aspx

BIC’s (Bank Information Center's)Climate Change Campaign focuses on shifting the World Bank Group's (WBG) energy sector strategy/portfolio away from fossil fuels and toward the financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency
Added: Sep. 24, 2009 | Rate It

World Bank Group and Climate Change, The

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/ENVIRONMENT/EXTCC/0,,menuPK:407870~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:407864,00.html

seeks to make climate action work for development; focusing upon renewable energy, preventing deforestation and adaptation to climate risk
Added: Dec. 26, 2007 | Rate It

World Bank Group Energy Program, The

http://www.hedon.info/WorldBank

details their approach to energy issues, stating they remain at the core of its activities for promoting economic growth and poverty reduction
Added: Jun. 28, 2004 | Rate It

World Meteorological Organization

http://www.wmo.ch/pages/index_en.html

is the UN system's voice on the state and behavior of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources
Added: Mar. 30, 2001 | Rate It
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