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Agriculture & Environment: Natural disasters

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Mitigation and preparedness are vital to reduce the damage and cost of natural disasters like floods, earthquakes and landslides in the developing world — where economic losses in the 1990s exceeded US$600 billion.

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Opinions and Analysis

Pakistan needs a new crop forecasting system

Pakistan urgently needs to refine its crop yield forecasting and estimation system to improve food production, says Ibrar ul Hassan Akhtar.

16 May 2012 | EN

Tree nursery, Niger Rio+20 should make sustainable land use a top priority

World leaders must promote effective land use methods to mitigate drought, says Luc Gnacadja of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

18 April 2012 | EN | FR

Policy Briefs

Cyclist with megaphone, Bangladesh Building resilience to disasters

Technology and scientific research can help communities in the developing world build resilience to disasters.

29 February 2012 | EN
Source: UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

Africa facing climate data shortage Integrating water with climate change adaptation plans

Climate change adaptation initiatives can be built into water management programmes to protect water resources in Africa.

1 July 2011 | EN
Source: UK Houses of Parliament


News and Features

Science academies urge action on environmental issues

Ahead of the G8 summit, science academies have called on global leaders to link with researchers to tackle environmental issues.

14 May 2012 | EN

Tsunami destruction in Sendai Tsunami forecast models 'too simple', say researchers

Tsunami researchers say current models rely on equations that cannot respond to complex wave behaviours along shorelines.

30 April 2012 | EN | FR