1. USA

2. Participants: USA Joan L. Aron Henry F. Diaz Chet Ropelewsky Roger Pulwarty John Wiener Phil Lounibos Jorge Rey Robert Zimmerman

3. CHIEX Features: CRN training programs -- summaries. USA http://chiex.net CRN research projects -- summaries -- Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Jamaica. New projects -- dengue in the Caribbean (START), Brazilian vulnerability to health impacts of climate change (CT Brazil). Select projects by disease (malaria, dengue).

4. English-language site with resource-limited Spanish and Portuguese translation. USA CHIEX Features: http://chiex.net Publications and presentations (CRN) -- full text in some instances. Networking -- meetings, other CRNs -- regionally and within country. Members, institutions, frequently asked questions (FAQs).

5. Example -- Caribbean El Niño News Network (http://www.cennn.org) (w/ IRI). USA http://chiex.net Two news items every month using CRN members as resources (more hits at the site). Directed at scientists and decision-makers in climate and health. Primary geographic focus is the tropical Americas; also a global perspective. In the News :

6. Conference Workshop on Climate Health in the Caribbean PUBLIC HEALTH: Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization. USA May 21-25, 2002 CLIMATE / WEATHER: World Meteorological Organization. ENVIRONMENT: United Nations Environment Programme / Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.

7. Resources in IAI-CRN: Production advice for WHO report -- photographs and Spanish translation. USA Speakers -- Tony Chen, Roger Pulwarty, Sam Rawlins, Guillermo Rua. Planning -- finding other speakers on specific topics, communication channels, background information.

8. USA