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An Inconvenient Truth: Take Action
An Inconvenient Truth: Based on the film, this site provides information on actions individuals can take to become "carbon neutral."

Arizona Resource Exchange
A web network for people looking to acquire, exchange, or pass on a wide variety of resources including building materials, household items, computers, etc.

Australian Greenhouse Office
Summary of Australian government response to climate change, including emission control, carbon trading, & efficiency standards.

Bureau of Reclamation--Lower Colorado
Lower Colorado River water resources projects including resource management, restoration, and facilities management in Arizona, southern Nevada and southern California.

Bureau of Reclamation--Upper Colorado
Resource management, power generation, restoration and facilities management for areas of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and west Texas in the Upper Colorado River or Rio Grande watershed.

California Applications Program (CAP)
Weather information and forecasts tailored to California users. Includes highlights of research projects such as Yosemite National Park Hydroclimate Modeling, impacts of the past two dry winters in California, fire predictions, water quality and quantity impacts, etc.

Center for Climate Strategies
Group based in Harrisburg, PA which helps various clients and their stakeholders to create and manage climate change mitigation plans and policies and the related energy, economic, and environmental policies. Clients include the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and the New Mexico Environment Department.

Chicago Climate Exchange
Provides information and opportunities for businesses wishing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or trade credits with other businesses with low greenhouse gas emissions

Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability - Summary for Policy Makers [PDF, 152 KB]
Statement of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change regarding the sensitivity, adaptive capacity and vulnerability of natural and human systems to climate change.

Climate Change Impacts in the Colorado River Basin


Climate Diagnostics Center (NOAA-CIRES)
Data related to predicting important climate variations on time scales ranging from one month to centuries by identifying major patterns of climate variability on decadal and longer time scales, and investigating the role of air-sea interactions in modulating decadal-to-centennial variability; includes the Western Water Assessment, El Niño/La Niña information, U.S. predictions, forecasts and anomalies, maps and other information.

Colorado River Commission of Nevada
Organization that acquires, manages, and protects Nevada's share of resources from the Colorado River.

Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (ASU)
The CSPO mission is to enhance the contributions of science and technology to policies that promote justice, freedom, and overall quality of life.

Desert Research Institute
A nonprofit, statewide division of the University and Community College System of Nevada, DRI conducts basic and applied environmental research on a local, national, and international scale, some of which is climate-related.

Drought and Ranching in Arizona
Report on the vulnerability of ranching in Arizona to drought; part of a U.S. Global Change Research Program interactive workshop on the Impact of Climate Change and Land Use in the Southwestern United States.

ENSO Signal (UCAR newsletter on El Niño and La Niña)
Quarterly newsletter published by the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and funded by NOAA; includes news items, publications, web sites, and articles related to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle and its impacts on ecosystems and societies.

Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change
Information on climate effects, emissions, impacts, and actions related to global warming. Also describes funding for programs to reduce greenhouse emissions available to individuals, community groups, small businesses, nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes.

Extension Disaster Education Network
The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) is a collaborative effort of Extension Services throughout the country to "improve the delivery of services to citizens affected by disasters" (including drought). This site focuses on providing access to resources on diaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for purposes of short-and long-term planning.

GCRIO US Global Change Research Information Office
The US Global Change Research Information Office provides access to data and information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global warming related educational resources.

Global Institute of Sustainability (ASU)
GIOS was established to advance interdisciplinary research on environmental, economic, and social sustainability, especially related on urban areas.

IAI/University of Miami Summer Institute on Interdisciplinary Science in the Americas
NSF-funded program intended to foster a multi-disciplinary approach to modern scientific research on global change in the Americas, with the ultimate goal of bridging the gap between science and policy. Targets early-career natural and social scientists from the Americas.

Institute for the Study of Society & Environment (ISSE) (NCAR)
Group that studies environmental change and responses; offers access to its reports on climate impacts on agriculture, enhancing the productivity and resilience of natural resources, on-line newsletters and journals, and a host of other climate and resource information.

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)
An intergovernmental organization supported by 18 countries in the Americas. Research programs and funding initiatives encompass climate variability; comparative studies in ecosystems, biodiversity, land use and water resources; changes in the composition of atmosphere, oceans and fresh water; and integrated assessments of human dimensions and applications.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Group established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change; its assessments are based mainly on published and peer reviewed scientific technical literature.

International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Collaboration between the NOAA Office of Global Programs; this research and training program offers summaries of global climate events and their impacts, seasonal climate outlooks and forecast evaluation, prediction modeling and other climate-related products.

NASA Global Change Master Directory
Descriptions of Earth science data sets and services relevant to global change research, encompassing agriculture, the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and oceans, snow and ice, geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, and human dimensions of global change.

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)
This arm of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) supplies National Weather Service field offices, government agencies, emergency managers, private sector meteorologists, and meteorological organizations and societies throughout the world with a wide variety of national and international weather products; the starting point for nearly all weather and climate forecasts in the U.S.

National Drought Mitigation Center
Group that develops and implements model drought policies and management/mitigation measures to reduce drought impacts and promote economic and environmental sustainability in the West.; on hiatus since Spring 1999.

National Drought Mitigation Center Drought Monitor
A synthesis of multiple indices, outlooks and news accounts from federal, regional and state agencies that represents a consensus of federal and academic scientists in determining drought and its impacts.

National Drought Policy Commission
Synthesizes the activities carried out by this interagency commission, comprised of members from federal, state, tribal, and local governments, in order to mitigate the cross-cutting impacts of drought in the United States.

NCAR: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research and outreach on atmospheric and related science problems of the earth system, including climate change, changes in atmospheric composition, Earth-Sun interactions, weather formation and forecasting, and the impacts of these components on human societies.

NCAR-RISA Collaboration
Description of National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessment (RISA) Program collaborations.

New Mexico Drought Task Force
The website for the New Mexico Governor's Drought Task Force provides information on climate change, drought plans, conditions, and forecasts, and the functions of the task force.

New Mexico Farm*A*Syst
The New Mexico Farm*A*Syst system is a voluntary and confidential groundwater protection program for rural New Mexicans. It provides fact sheets and worksheets that allow users to determine potential risks to groundwater on their property.

New Mexico Governor's Drought Task Force
Drought plan for New Mexico that assesses where the state is vulnerable to drought impacts, what can be done to minimize the impact of a drought before it occurs, and planned responses for dealing with drought.

NOAA La Niña page
Offers explanations of the La Niña phenomenon, listings of La Niña sites for forecasts, observations, impacts, research and education, and the results of a recent La Niña summit.

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Information about the organization and structure of NOAA, research initiatives and results, current and historical weather and climate events and trends, and a wealth of links to NOAA entities.

NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA)
Information about NOAA's innovative program to support science that integrates biophysical and social science investigations with applications to climate sensitive concerns of regional decision makers.

NOAA-CIRES Western Water Assessment
An interdisciplinary research project linking climate, water resources, and society with stakeholders; focused on the Interior West region, which encompasses the upper or upper-middle portions of the South Platte, Arkansas, Colorado, and Rio Grande drainages.

Our Changing Planet
Annual description and plans of the U.S. Global Change Program explaining the state of the art in U.S. global climate change research and related issues.

Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security
Independent non-profit institute researching international security, environmental change, and sustainable development; collaborating with other organizations and individuals; and working on developing solutions with policymakers, activists and the general public. Several water and climate change projects and publications.

Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Group
An integrated assessment of the impacts of climate variability and climate change on the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Research theme pages with overviews, reports and publications include integrated assessment, human dimensions, climate dynamics, hydrology and water resources, salmon, forests and coasts.

Pan American Health Organization
A Regional Office of the World Health Organization providing health-related news, current medical breakthroughs, data, and information resources for the Americas.

Pew Center on Global Climate Change
A non-profit, non-partisan organization with information on solutions to global warming

Research Opportunities for Climate and Society Interactions in the North American Monsoon Region
Information and an electronic version of the proceedings based on the workshop, Applications and Human Dimensions of Monsoon Research, held in Tucson, AZ, June 2001.

Rio Grande Basin Initiative
The Rio Grande Basin Initiative promotes "Efficient Irrigation for Water Conservation in the Rio Grande Basin," providing information on 9 major task areas, including urban water conservation, irrigation education and training, institutional incentives for water use, saline and wastewater management and reuse, and environment, ecology, and water protection.

SAHRA News Updates
Research by the UA's center fo Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas

SAHRA Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas
NSF Science and Technology Center housed at the University of Arizona is dedicated to scientific research, education, and public outreach aimed at helping communities in semi-arid regions manage their water resources in a sustainable manner.

Science Policy Assessment and Research on Climate (CU-Boulder)
SPARC conducts research, education, and outreach to improve the ability of climate science policies to support climate-related decision making.

Seattle Climate Action Plan
A global warming mitigation plan assembled by the city government, businesses, and non-profit organizations. The plan serves as a model for other U.S. cities to develop global warming mitigation actions

Social Aspects of Weather
Links to agencies, organizations, educational material, and general resources for a variety of climate- and weather-related topics, including floods, tornadoes, summer/winter weather, injury and damage statistics, weather policy, hurricanes, lightning, El Niño/La Niña, emergency management, and insurance.

Southwest Hydrology: Climate Change Implications
Southwest Hydrology, published by the University of Arizona's SAHRA center, has released a special issue on the expected effects of climate change on water resources

Southwest Native Peoples Native Homelands
Analysis of potential consequences of climate variability on agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, human health, social systems, biological diversity and the natural environment as it relates to Native Americans; part of a U.S. Global Change Research Program national assessment

Southwest Strategy
Collaboration of federal, state, tribal, and local governments designed to aid community development and natural resources conservation and management in Arizona and New Mexico.

Sustainable Albuquerque: Stop Global Warming
Describes Mayor Martin Chavez’s plans to maintain greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels and mitigate global warming in the city of Albuquerque.

The Law of the River
Chronological listing of the publications, laws, contracts, and other documents that govern the used of the Colorado River; includes links to "The Colorado River Compact," "The Boulder Canyon Project Act," and the "Mexican Water Treaty." From the Colorado River Commission of Nevada.

Three-States Water Project
Precipitation, temperature, snow and stream flow measurements for Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, including current conditions, past data and climatologies, forecasts and historical relationships.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Change: What you can do
A website providing links to action steps to mitigate global warming. The site also includes detailed information on the type and sources of various greenhouse gases and a current U.S. greenhouse gas emission inventory

U.S.- Mexican Border Environmental Information Web (Border EcoWeb)
Inventory of and links to environmental information for the U.S.-Mexican border region and directory of organizations dealing with border environmental issues.

U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change
National assessment of the likely impacts of climate change on different regions of the U.S., based on each area's unique mix of climate, economic structure, demography and resources.

Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
University of Arizona center that sponsors policy-relevant, interdisciplinary research and forums that link scholarship and education with decision making; online publications on American Indian governance and economic development; environment, natural resources, and public lands; the U.S.-Mexico border; and related topics.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Site describes UN actions related to climate change including Kyoto Protocol and IPCC.

Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission
Review of federal water allocation and use in nineteen western states; includes existing institutional arrangements, legal regime, and the role of the federal government.

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