Appropriate UN organisation

• Secretariat of the Climate Change Convention
  The secretariat of the Climate Change Convention is located in Bonn. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
  www.unfccc.int

National and international organisations

• Asian Development Bank
  The overarching objective of the Asian Development Bank is to combat poverty in Asian and Pacific countries. It fosters social and economic development activities by granting loans and providing technical assistance.
  www.adb.org
• Austrian Council on Climate Change (ACCC)
  Information on both Austrian and international climate protection projects and policies. This site also hosts extensive collections of related links.
  www.accc.gv.at
• Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
  German Environment Ministry web page dedicated to the topic of climate change.
  www.bmu.de/klimaschutz
• Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
  The main aims of the German Development Ministry are to reduce poverty and to change unsustainable patterns of consumption and production. Climate protection and adaptation to climate change in developing countries are important tasks in this context.
  www.bmz.de
• CDM Executive Board
  The CDM Executive Board is the highest decision-making authority for CDM questions. It supervises the elaboration of and compliance with guidelines for the implementation of CDM projects.
  www.cdm.unfccc.int
• European Union
  Portal providing information on European Community / Union positions on climate protection.
  http://europa.eu.int/...
• Forum Umwelt & Entwicklung
  German NGO Forum on Environment & Development, provides exchange and coordination services for German non-governmental organisations working on issues of national, European and international climate policy.
  www.forumue.de
• Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change
  Well arranged gateway to information on the work of the various UN organisations in the field of climate change.
  www.un.org/climatechange
• Germanwatch
  Germanwatch is an initiative aiming to resolve the North-South conflict through activities undertaken in the North.
  www.germanwatch.org
• Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established in 1991, provides financial support for projects and programmes carried out by developing countries that serve to protect the global environment.
  www.gefweb.org
• International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
  Network financed by national and international contributions with the aim of supporting governments, civil society and industry on the path towards a sustainable future.
  www.iisd.org
• Ökoinstitut e. V. (Institute for Applied Ecology)
  Environmental research institute providing information on energy and climate protection.
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) concerns itself above all with the economic impacts of climate policy choices, but also with the available market-based instruments.
  www.oecd.org
• Perspectives
  Perspectives combines environmental with economic competence for the interpretation and application of the complex and continually evolving climate regime.
  www.perspectives.cc
• Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape
  The Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape develops fundamental principles for environmental protection measures, and drafts laws and regulations.
  www.umwelt-schweiz.ch/...
• Sidsnet
  Sidsnet is a network for small island states.
  www.sidsnet.org
• South South North
  South South North is an organisation supporting states in the implementation of CDM projects.
  www.southsouthnorth.org
• TYNDALL Centre for Climate Change Research
  The TYNDALL Centre for Climate Change Research is an institute for interdisciplinary climate research.
• Umweltbundesamt (German Federal Environmental Agency)
  The German Federal Environmental Agency advises the government on the elaboration of laws and administrative guidelines in the fields of waste and water resources management, soil conservation, environmental engineering and air pollution control.
  www.umweltbundesamt.de
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is a specialised UN agency with the purpose of fostering international cooperation in environmental affairs. This site provides further links to all global environmental agreements.
  www.unep.org
• World Bank
  The World Bank finances diverse environmental studies and is, alongside the GEF, the most important financial institution for climate issues.
  http://go.worldbank.org/...
• The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
  International network for the conservation of nature and natural resources.
  www.iucn.org