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

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

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

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

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

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

Plant-digesting enzymes from insects could one day be used to turn tough — and currently worthless — plant waste into biofuel, hope scientists.

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

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.

Indigenous species and local community involvement are key to regenerating the world's forests, argues a report by global forest experts.

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

Nicaraguan scientists face the challenge of investigating and protecting a biodiversity-rich marine reserve annexed after a decision in The Hague.

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

A map combining date on climate change and on the prevalence of dengue infections estimates how the risk of dengue fever will change in Latin America.

The IPCC must move away from grandiose reports geared towards making a 'big media splash,' and zero in on specific issues, a meeting hears.

The production of beans and maize in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua may lose US$100 million a year due to climate change, a study says.

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

Changes in wind patterns and water circulation, caused by climate change, are depleting sardine numbers in the south Caribbean, finds a study.