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Tending crops in Mexico

South American climate change think-tank launched

Five nations are behind a four-year initiative to inform decision-makers about climate change and give them the tools to tackle it locally.

9 May 2013 | EN | ES

Nepal to generate electricity from waste

Nepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.

3 May 2013 | EN

Women in Ethiopia at solar powered stoves

Policy void could jeopardise UN's energy access goals

Without new policies, universal access to electricity will not be achieved by 2030 and the situation may even worsen for clean cooking, predicts a study.

3 May 2013 | EN

Aerosol particles over earth

Concerns grow over effects of solar geoengineering

The latest studies predict adverse or ineffective outcomes of atmospheric geoengineering, and scientists are calling for better governance.

2 May 2013 | EN

Mediciones en playa de Duao

Chilean coast could provide clues on sea level rise

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.

1 May 2013 | ES

CBA5 Dhaka Bangladesh

Developing countries to share community-based adaptation experience

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

29 April 2013 | EN

Playa en Cuba

Cuba initiates plan to tackle climate change

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

25 April 2013 | ES

Aerosols confirmed rising over India

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

18 April 2013 | EN

Jordanian flag

Jordan readies its first policy on climate change

Jordan is set to become the first Arab country to have a policy on mitigating and adapting to climate change, according to its government.

15 April 2013 | EN

Camels grazing along a run-off river south of Riyadh.

Climate change to hit Saudi's agriculture, water

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

9 April 2013 | EN

Burundi set to embrace hybrid maize seeds

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

9 April 2013 | EN

A farmer in Cambodia

Mekong region facing six degree-warming, climate extremes

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

2 April 2013 | EN

Sweet potato farmer in Africa

Bioscience should underpin African agriculture, meeting hears

Harnessing bio-science can drive socioeconomic transformation and boost food security in Africa, agricultural innovators say.

26 March 2013 | EN

Pakistan revamps climate study centre

Pakistan's revamped Global Climate Change Impact Centre is set to give the country a bigger role in climate studies.

22 March 2013 | EN

A girl with a lama

Bolivian researchers sound alarm over quinoa farming

Surging demand for quinoa brings in money, but it is ruining farmland and putting the crop out of reach of local consumers, say scientists.

12 March 2013 | EN | ES

Dried river bed

Country-specific climate vulnerability data now online

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

8 March 2013 | EN | ES

'India needs micro-level data for climate action'

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

7 March 2013 | EN

Climate change's effects on plant disease 'under-researched'

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

6 March 2013 | EN

Pakistan unveils new climate change policy

Pakistan's newly launched climate change policy has an international approach but leaves implementation to provincial governments.

5 March 2013 | EN

Argentinian glacier

Tropical nations to see above average sea-level rises

Seawater expansion and gravitational effects are likely to increase the scale of sea-level rises, says a study.

1 March 2013 | EN | ES