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Participatory mapping in Uganda - Flickr/ILRI

Mapping locally

With a little help, communities can use technology to build local knowledge of climate change risks
Men with a solar panel in Tanzania - Flickr/PRI's The World

Electrifying Africa

An African solar research network is aiming high
Asia–Pacific Analysis

Be prepared

Devastation from typhoons and floods will only increase unless South-East Asian governments start planning now

Man walking through a flooded ricefield by Flickr/ World Bank Photo Collection

Agriculture after Durban

This policy brief outlines how science can help improve policies for agricultural adaptation and mitigation
Engineers - Flickr/Engineering at Cambridge

Forgotten engineers

The role of engineering in shaping sustainable development is being forgotten, say engineers
Cooling towers by Flickr/PaulO

Weighing up nuclear energy

Our Spotlight examines lessons emerging from Fukushima for developing countries in pursuit of nuclear power

Solar spotlight

A collection of articles that asks how solar power can improve access to electricity for the rural poor

Forests for climate

Will proposals to compensate countries for reducing forest emissions work?