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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

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

Agriculture

Climate change could be double-edged sword for farmers

Scientists have revealed strong variations between long-term and short-term climate change impacts on agriculture, and local variation.

26 March 2013 | EN | ES

agriculture

Variable crop sowing dates 'produce higher yields'

Cropping systems with sowing dates adapted to climate change will result in increased future crop yields, a study indicates

16 March 2013 | EN

Fish farm

Disease threatens aquaculture in developing world

The impact of disease on fish farming could hit food security and damage the economies of many tropical nations, a study reveals.

14 March 2013 | EN

Coffee farmer, East Africa

Coffee pest spreading to other crops in East Africa

Scientists fear the spread of a devastating coffee pest to new species could threaten food security and livelihoods in East Africa.

12 March 2013 | EN

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

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

Fishing boat

Commission aims to draw attention to deteriorating oceans

New ocean commission will provide informal advice to the UN and firms on issues such as overfishing and gaps in governance of the high seas.

22 February 2013 | EN | ES

Striga

Deadly Striga weed spreading across Eastern Africa

African researchers are testing a range of solutions to contain the spread of a crop-destroying weed Striga, which appears fuelled by climate change.

7 February 2013 | EN

Fisherman, Indonesia

Climate change could impact wave height, says study

Over the twenty-first century, wave height could fluctuate by up to 30 centimetres and severely affect fisheries in the global South, say scientists.

7 February 2013 | EN | ES

Anani (Symphonia globulifera)

Many Amazonian trees ‘have survived extreme climate change’

Having survived extreme weather changes in the past, several species of Amazonian trees will be able to tolerate future global warming, a study says.

25 January 2013 | ES

'Climate change in Pakistan turning extreme'

New reports show Pakistan's vulnerability to climate change worsening.

22 January 2013 | EN