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Climate change and insect-borne disease: Facts and figures

Priya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Climate complexities stoke disease controversies

Modelling how climate change might affect insect-borne disease is hugely complex — and increasingly controversial, explains Justine Davies.

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Climate change — adapting is crucial too

Climate change is a reality in developing regions, who say the international community must not neglect better adaptation strategies.

4 September 2009 | EN

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Reducing forest emissions: Facts and figures

Hannah Chalmers gives the low-down on how reducing emissions from deforestation can play a central role in tackling climate change.

8 July 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Tibetan plateau melts in the face of climate change

The Tibetan plateau is feeling the effects of climate change, with glacial retreat and permafrost degradation among the effects.

Source: Nature

30 July 2008 | EN | 中文

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Managing world's tropical forest spurs debate

The UN supports forest protection in the next climate agreement, but questions on how to tackle deforestation are still being debated.

Source: Nature

14 March 2008 | EN | 中文

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Climate change threatens Mongolian ecosystem

Climate change and overgrazing near Lake Hovsgol in northern Mongolia may cause irreversible damage to the surrounding ecosystem.

Source: Science

6 February 2008 | EN | 中文

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Brazil faces forecast of heat and dust

New climate change models predict a heavy impact from global warming on Brazil's biodiversity, agriculture and health, reports Helen Mendes.

8 February 2007 | EN

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India & climate change: Facts and figures

T.V. Padma looks at how and why greenhouse gas emissions from India are on the rise.

18 August 2006 | EN

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Burning Borneo accelerates climate change

Peter Aldhous reports from the former peat swamp forests of Indonesian Borneo on how a misguided attempt to boost rice production is contributing to climate change.

Source: Nature

10 November 2004 | EN

Global environmental change and health

Anthony McMichael explores the effects that massive pressures on the Earth's natural systems are having on human health.

Source: IHDP Update

29 October 2003 | EN