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Getting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.

Indian researchers propose using a type of algae as a source of biofuel — which could then be 'milked' from specially-designed solar panels.

Jatropha will not be saving the world anytime soon, say researchers, but it could work in local biofuel projects in developing countries.

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

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

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

The continent may have plenty of sun, but some African countries are looking to wind power to meet their energy needs.

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

Remote sensing is crucial for getting the measure of forest loss. Countries don't need their own satellites but they do need training.

Locking carbon away as charcoal in the soil could help to mitigate climate change but whether it will work in practice remains a mystery.

Using low-soot stoves in Africa and Asia would cut levels of black carbon, which warms the atmosphere.

Growing forests might be easy but getting developing-country forests onto the carbon market is proving more difficult.

Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.

Bay of Bengal cyclones are often hugely destructive. India hopes to cut deaths in the region through improved storm prediction and research.

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

Poor rural communities in Laos are feeling the benefits of green energy, thanks to the efforts of a local energy company.

Vietnamese researchers are expanding the use of biogas as a sustainable energy source for the country's small businesses.

Small-scale solar power is taking off in Kenya due to its ease and cost-effectiveness — a welcome change from costly, unreliable electricity.

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

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