A new UN body to advise nations on climate tech may break the deadlock in the long-running debate on transferring technology finds Joanna Carpenter.

Indigenous knowledge and science often seem poles apart, but meshing them can curb disaster risk, reports Smriti Mallapaty.

Lucy Pearson looks at early warning systems for disasters, their uses and limits, and what accounts for the gap between warning and action.

How will science and technology fare at the Rio+20 summit? Aisling Irwin looks at scientists' demands and assesses their chances.

Ten African nations have pledged, ahead of Rio+20, to include the economic value of natural resources in their national accounts.

Can a new network of African energy researchers lead the way on solar power for the continent? Christine Ottery finds out.

Climate change will affect the water security of developing countries. Lucinda Mileham explores their priorities as they struggle to cope.

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.

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

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.

Climate change threatens food crops across the world. Now scientists are re-focusing their efforts on crop resilience, rather than yields.

Scientists in the Himalayas are battling poor resources to protect the area from the effects of climate change. T. V. Padma reports.