Without mitigation measures, climate change will reduce the habitats of common flora and fauna by more than half by 2080.

Helping the world's poorest communities adapt to climate change threats is a major ethical concern as well as a practical one, says a UN body.

A fish survey of the coral reefs of East Africa will provide the region with its first data baseline for future conservation work.

Scientists must do more to show policymakers how research can help to minimise the risk of disasters, says a report.

Researchers are calling for regulation of groundwater use in Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula to prevent a future crisis.

The tsunami that hit the Chilean coast in 2010 left behind a ‘natural laboratory’ for studying the impact of sea level rise due to climate change, a study says.

The science of community-based adaptation is just emerging, and a new network will aim to share and scale up knowledge.

By putting energy efficiency measures, greenhouse gas reduction and territorial organisation in place, Cuba seeks to mitigate climate change.

A new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.

Climate change will make some parts of Saudi Arabia hotter and drier, with other parts seeing increased surface run-off, say scientists.

Food security in Burundi could be improved by new hybrid maize seeds, but only if the seeds are affordable to farmers, say researchers.

With a new study predicting temperature increases of three times the global average by 2050, farmers and fishermen could see outputs plunge.

Scientists have revealed strong variations between long-term and short-term climate change impacts on agriculture, and local variation.

Cropping systems with sowing dates adapted to climate change will result in increased future crop yields, a study indicates

The impact of disease on fish farming could hit food security and damage the economies of many tropical nations, a study reveals.

Scientists fear the spread of a devastating coffee pest to new species could threaten food security and livelihoods in East Africa.

Datasets relating to national climate change vulnerability in 2010 and predictions for 2030 are now available freely via an online portal.

Combating climate change in India calls for gathering scientific data at the district and village levels, say experts.

A review calls for more research on how climate change affects plant diseases in Africa.