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Climate science and informationAtmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth (ACRE) - an initiative, based at the Met Office, linking together over 30 research projects and climate applications around the world. ACRE aims to contribute to climate science by facilitating the recovery of millions of historical instrumental surface terrestrial and marine global weather observations BBC Weather Centre's 'Climate Change' site Climate Guide - An online guide from the Met Office looking at all aspects of climate, climate science and climate change. See also 'Climate change controversies: a simple guide' by the Royal Society at: http://royalsociety.org/Climate-change-controversies-a-simple-guide/ and the BBC News web page dealing with climate scepticism on news.bbc.co.uk Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change NERC National Centre for Atmospheric Science - the Natural Environment Research Council's Collaborative Centre for research in atmospheric science including climate change, climate variability and hazardous weather South West Observatory/Environment Module/ - includes themes relevant to climate change for the South West The Met Office's Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research RAPID - Natural Environment Research Council's "Rapid Climate Change" research programme investigating what causes rapid switches in climate, with a main (but not exclusive) focus on the Atlantic Ocean's thermohaline circulation Stern Review (October 2006) into the economics of climate change (on National Archives website) UKCIP - United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme. Comprehensive advice, guidance and research from UKCIP for different activity areas such as agriculture, business, health, local communities, advice for gardeners etc United Kingdom Climate Projections (UKCP09) - including full user technical interface National adaptation policyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Adapting to climate change adaptation - includes UK adaptation policy, action and research The Committee on Climate Change - independent, expert body advising the UK Government Nottingham Declaration - voluntary pledge by local councils to address the issues of climate change (on the Energy Saving Trust's website) Flood information and adviceFlooding advice for homes and communities from Directgov Pitt Review (into the 2007 floods) - on the Government's National Archive website Summer 2007 Floods - EA dedicated web page with facts and information on the floods WaveNet - Long-term wave monitoring around the English and Welsh coast. Real time wave data from a network of wave buoys located in areas at risk from flooding to assess flood risk and on a longer timescale to help design improved flood defence schemes and to provide data for climate change studies Insurance and adaptationAssociation of British Insurers (ABI) - Climate Change Publications - subjects include flooding and financial risks of climate change Climate Wise - initiative from a group of leading companies and organisations in the insurance industry to help reduce risks from climate change Other adaptation linksBuilding a Better South West - Constructing Excellence SW and Future Foundations' website. Includes information on adapting to climate change and ensuring resilience in the built environment The Climate Connection - Department of Health supported partnership for public health action and learning on climate change Climate UK - national network of climate change partnerships (including Climate SouthWest) English Heritage - Climate Change & Your Home - interactive web portal designed specifically to help those who own or manage houses built of traditional construction understand more about the potential impacts of climate change and ways to save energy Farming Futures - comprehensive website exploring the opportunities and challenges of climate change for the agricultural sector, with emphasis on both mitigation and adaptation Forestry Research - Climate Change - the Forestry Commission's research agency webpages on climate change. See also The potential effects of climate change for trees and woodland in the SW (pdf - 189K) - report prepared May 2004 for the South West Conservancy of the Forestry Commission Green and Blue Space Adaptation for Urban Areas and Eco Towns (GRaBS) - a network of leading pan-European organisations involved in integrating climate change adaptation into regional planning and development Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Climate Change and Social Justice - This programme looks at how climate change will affect people and places facing poverty and disadvantage in the UK and supports the development of socially just responses Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) RIBA - Climate change - the Royal Institute of British Architects' 'Combating Climate Change' programme Royal Horticultural Society - Climate change - gardening in a changing climate Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate (SNACC) - part of the Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate (ARCC) programme, this research project is led by the University of the West of England and focuses on adaptations to the built environment, through changes to individual homes and larger neighbourhood scale adaptations (urban re-design). Project information will also be posted at http://www.bne.uwe.ac.uk/cep/ Climate change mitigationThe BUSINESS page of the website www.oursouthwest.com gives comprehensive information and links to support schemes to help your organisation reduce its CO2 emissions and improve its environmental performance in other ways too Low Carbon South West - strategies and actions towards a low carbon future for the South West (on www.oursouthwest.com) Stop Climate Chaos Campaign - climate change coalition demanding stronger government action on climate change while mobilizing public support for government initiatives that reduce the huge levels of CO2 being emitted The British Council's Climate Change Programme - contains information about the work that the British Council is doing to increase understanding of climate change, mobilise public pressure for international progress, and establish networks for action
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