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Climate Change


Overviews and Factsheets


Climate Change FAQ's Open this link in a new window
Friends of the Earth Internatiional

Explaining Climate Change Open this link in a new window
WWF

Frequently Asked Questions about Global Warming Open this link in a new window
Union of Concerned Scientists

Global Warming Fact Sheet Open this link in a new window
Union of Concerned Scientists

Global Warming Overview Open this link in a new window
Union of Concerned Scientists

Impacts of Global Warming Open this link in a new window
Union of Concerned Scientists

Overview: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Open this link in a new window
Union of Concerned Scientists

Rainforests and Global Warming Open this link in a new window
Includes a very good overview of global warming
Rainforest Action Network

Vital Climate Graphics - Graphical Overview of Climate Change Open this link in a new window
UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)


Reports and Publications

Beginner's Guide to the UN Framework Convention and its Kyoto Protocol Open this link in a new window
An easy-to-read 40-page guide to climate change. Scientists see a real risk that the climate will change rapidly and dramatically over the coming decades and centuries.
UNEP / UNFCCC

Climate Change Information Kit Open this link in a new window
This kit provides a concise and comprehensive introduction to the issue of climate change, including the evidence and consequences of climate change.
UNEP / UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Friends of the Earth International - Climate Change Campaign Publications Open this link in a new window
Friends of the Earth International

WWF Climate Change Campaign Publications Open this link in a new window
WWF



Other Articles and Documents

2001 - Second Warmest Year on Record Open this link in a new window
Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation Open this link in a new window
WWF

Climate Change and Coral Reefs Open this link in a new window
WWF

Climate Change and Health Open this link in a new window
Global warming may have grave consequences for the future control of disease.

Global Warming and Terrestrial Biodiversity Decline Open this link in a new window
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)

Global warming, unnatural disasters and the world's poor Open this link in a new window
Christian Aid

Global Warming: Health and Disease Open this link in a new window
Global warming and the expected climate instability that accompanies it can have grave consequences for our health and well-being.
WWF

Global Warming: Impacts on Forests Open this link in a new window
Global warming presents an additional and serious threat to the conservation of forests and the wild plants and animals they support.
WWF

The Science of Global Warming Open this link in a new window
Union of Concerned Scientists

Who owes who: Climate change, debt, equity and survival Open this link in a new window
Christian Aid