New Website for the International Climate Change Community

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) just launched (17 August 2009) a new climate change web site, www.undpcc.org. The site is a knowledge database for information on key climate change issues, with a focus on analyses of international climate negotiations as well as the economic and policy implications of climate change. The need for such a website has become apparent with international climate change negotiations increasingly taking center stage as climate change effects become a policy priority for countries across the world. The UNDP created this website primarily to assist governments and other policy makers as they navigate the complicated world of addressing climate change. Among other features, the website gives periodic summaries of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations on adaptation, mitigation, technologies and financing. To ensure its wide use and global access, the site's content is available in English, French, Spanish and Russian, with many key documents available in additional languages. Currently, 19 countries are participating in the project: Algeria, Bangladesh, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gambia, Honduras, Liberia, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Paraguay, Peru, St Lucia, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Uruguay.

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