Improving access to information technology can help communities assess their own vulnerability and boost local planning, says John Waugh.

South-East Asia has suffered from neglecting planning for disasters. Governments must heed the warnings and act now, argues Crispin Maslog.

Africa must make sure its grassroots innovations can benefit from a new global green technology support mechanism, argues Linda Nordling.

Analysing vulnerability to climate change must go beyond stating obvious problems to become truly useful, argues Marcus Moench.

Success stories show that food crises can be controlled with the right tools and agricultural policies, says Sam Dryden.

The current drought in northern Kenya has deep roots in the current practices of pastoralists that need to be addressed, says conservationist David Western.

A new southern African climate plan is impressive, but needs more funding if it is to plug the continent's data gap, writes Linda Nordling.

A conflict between climate adaptation and food security policies shows we must create the right conditions for change, says Blessings Chinsinga.

With traditional food production under threat from climate change, we should switch from agriculture to cell culture, says Lucía Atehortúa.

Cities are vulnerable to climate change but can adapt with policymaking informed by sound science says Cynthia Rosenweig and colleagues.

Coping with climate change requires a greater understanding of the options for water storage, writes hydrology expert Matthew McCartney.

Policymakers must find flexible plans to ensure water security despite the uncertainties of climate change, says climate scientist Mark New.

Africa has woken up to the promise of 'climate cash' — but the skills needed to secure it remain thin on the ground, writes Linda Nordling.

Drought-tolerant crops could improve food security — if researchers take downstream adoption challenges seriously, says Travis Lybbert.

The challenge for Latin American and Caribbean governments is to combine an approach to development with low-carbon emissions, says Omar Vidal.

Climate and health experts must collaborate to fight climate-sensitive disease. Ethiopia is leading the way, says Hiwot Teka.

Soil science and agroforestry can help tackle climate change and boost crop yields, say M. S. Swaminathan and Dennis Garrity.

Governments must centre climate policies around technology development, not emissions targets, say Isabel Galiana and Christopher Green.

Developing countries need ‘green’ development, not emission cuts, to fight climate change, say B. Sudhakara Reddy and Gaudenz B. Assenza.

Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.