Games can help people to see disaster risks and effects with their own eyes, helping them to engage with complex science, a conference hears.

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

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

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

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

A fund created by Mexico is intended to address climate change, prioritising adaptation measures.

The scientific community is uncertain about its role within the post-Rio+20 agenda and work on sustainable development goals.

Africa's science academies have issued a statement calling for evidence to fill large gaps in the continent’s climate-change evidence base.

A knowledge-exchange programme has helped to protect African people from extreme weather and increase harvests, an initiative has found

Higher levels of carbon dioxide may lead to larger size of this key crop, finds a study, but questions remain over nutritional changes.

Agricultural research must be moved to the heart of efforts to limit climate change's impacts on those living in dry areas, says a report.

Observatories set up in Bhutan and Nepal will closely monitor air pollutants and track their source.

A social enterprise that sells solar lanterns on a Pacific island state is one of ten nominees for a new award for green energy trailblazers.

Greenhouse gases have hit a record high, we are heading for a much hotter planet and seas are rising faster than projected, studies show.

Instead of waiting for tardy technology transfer, developing countries should develop their own climate adaptation technologies, a seminar heard.

A Tunisian wind turbine that replaces blades with sails, can capture twice the wind energy of existing turbines, its creators claim.

Developing a low carbon economy will be far cheaper than responding to climate change in an ad hoc fashion, says a global report.