As South Asia gets a knowledge platform to promote climate-resilient agriculture, experts warn it must reach the region's poor farmers.

A mountain country climate change meeting has heard calls for more interaction between climate and social science researchers.

Carbon reduction initiatives should be assessed on a country by country basis, according to a comparative study on alternative energy costs.

Planet Under Pressure speakers said developing countries should be included in decisions about climate change technology 'fixes'.

Rapidly growing cities in Asia could benefit from a toolkit of indicators that assesses their readiness to face climate change impacts.

British and South African researchers say the ability of global climate models to predict regional events like monsoons is often limited.

Computer simulations predict severe water shortages in south India’s Godavari basin, which call for conservation practices.

Higher temperatures could decrease wheat yields by causing the crop to age prematurely.

Cutting methane and soot emissions could quickly tackle climate change while boosting crops and health, says a study.

Developing countries could prepare better for extreme weather events if they used more than one weather model, say scientists.

First multi-location satellite data study over India shows a rising trend in aerosols.

Global warming will seriously affect India’s cereal productivity and shift apple and mango crops; but legumes may benefit, says a top scientist.

Four eastern members of the eight-nation SAARC grouping have agreed on a joint climate adaption strategy.

CDM rules need reforms to include renewable energy projects that have government support.

Himalayan experts have warned that renewable energy developments that depend on external funding may be on shaky ground.

Climate scepticism is rare in Brazilian, Chinese and Indian newspapers compared with those of the UK and US.

South Asia's atmospheric brown cloud, caused by aerosol emissions, is leading to more destructive cyclones.

Mountain ranges in the developing world have some of the best potential for producing solar energy, but costs may stand in the way.

The Megha-Tropiques Indo-French satellite will enhance understanding of tropical weather phenomena.

Climate researchers are predicting new and intensifying malaria threats in north-eastern India, but a declining impact in other areas.