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Researchers say that a chemical-free arsenic decontamination method is proving successful in an Indian village.

Local knowledge forms the backbone of a programme in Benin that aims to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change.

South African researchers will soon begin field trials of a variety of maize capable of withstanding extreme dehydration.

Farmers in drought-stricken Kenya are uprooting imported eucalyptus species that were planted near water sources.

Scientists have urged the UN's desertification convention to unite research on land degradation and so convince policymakers to take action.

Global warming may affect the central Pacific El Niño, increasing its occurrence and leading to severe droughts in India.

River deltas across the world are sinking, leaving millions of people exposed to the risk of severe flooding.

Research that has enrichened understanding of the African monsoon will be extended for another decade.

China's air pollution could be damaging its agriculture as scientists find aerosols reduce the amount of light rain.

A study of SODIS, a much-advocated way of purifying water by sunlight alone, indicates that lab results do not yet hold up in the field

Researchers have found two genes which help rice survive long-term flooding, raising the possibility of higher yields in flood-prone areas.

Unless old water systems are modernised, Asian countries will have to import "politically untenable" amounts of food.

Six years of satellite data have shown that some Indian regions are using water supplies faster than they are being replenished.

Cloud seeding to increase rainfall — proven to work in Australia — may not be the answer for all developing countries, warn scientists.

A new research project headed up by Mexico will use nanotechnology and biotechnology for water purification.

Countries wanting to test whether available water can be used for desalination may benefit from a new system that cuts both costs and time.

As African nations heat up, many could use maize varieties cultivated in hotter nations. Not so for a band of countries in the Sahel.

Scientists have shown that the Indian summer monsoon is weakening, which could have adverse impacts on agriculture.

A water resources institute in Virginia is set to become UNESCO's first US-based establishment.

Predicting monsoons will be harder because of global warming — and scientists say they will need better weather models.