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The WHO has developed a research agenda to better understand the human health impacts of climate change.

Sediment cores taken from Lake Tanganyika in East Africa reveal that local rainfall is influenced by climate change in the Northern Hemisphere.

Bangladesh has prepared a new action plan to tackle the impacts of climate change.

Researchers have mapped climate change hotspots around the globe, focusing on specific hazards including floods, cyclones and droughts.

A study finds that predictions of climate change induced water shortages in the Middle East are not as certain as previously thought.

Scientists say that atmospheric models must be updated to incorporate the effects of brown carbon particles.

Conversion to croplands in East Africa, fuelled by climate change, will contribute greatly to global warming, predict scientists.

Heavy rainfall associated with a warming climate is occurring at a higher rate than current climate models predict, scientists have found.

Glacier experts say climate change has caused north Peru's mountain glaciers to recede by 26 per cent in the last 33 years.

Human rights can serve as a valuable guide for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, according to a report.

G8 leaders pledge to cut carbon emission levels to 50 per cent by 2050, but developing countries continue to insist on more concrete targets.

South Asian nations have agreed on a three-year plan to lessen climate change impacts in the region.

Science communicators from across the globe have put together a series of recommendations for better communicating climate change.

The effects of climate change could cost the Andean countries' economies around US$30 billion, researchers predict.

A new review of published studies finds most reported changes in ecosystems can be attributed to climate change.

Agri-biotech firms are seeking patents on 'climate crops', which could hinder developing country farmers, says a report.

Research indicates that falls in Northern Hemisphere aerosol pollution will bring more frequent drought to the Amazonian rainforest.

Representatives from Central American countries have discussed last week the need for a joint fund to support climate change research

Changes in tropical forests cannot be explained by global environmental changes alone, researchers have found.

A new report encourages China and the European Union to cooperate on developing low-carbon energy technologies.