Software applications, or apps, that help solve East African farmers' climate problems have received cash prizes in the Apps4Africa competition.

African smallholders could benefit from both cash crops and carbon payments by planting trees such as mango and cashew around their homes.

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

Rising temperatures and less rainfall are causing the deaths of swathes of trees across the Sahel region in Africa, a study claims.

A UN report has identified the areas across Africa's Sahel region that are at greatest risk from the effects of climate change.

China and African countries are collaborating on technology transfer to use bamboo charcoal instead of forest trees for firewood.

An OECD report released ahead of UN climate talks in Durban calls for more financial support for research on new climate technologies.

Australia is establishing a centre to share its knowledge of farming in extreme climates with African agricultural researchers.

Senegalese farmers and scientists are meeting to set up a local weather forecasting and alert system.

Rather than waiting for researchers, African farmers are using their own experience to adapt to climate change, say scientists.

Significant losses of livelihoods and property are predicted for coastal areas around Accra, in Ghana, due to rising sea levels and flooding.

As the climate warms, coffee berry borer will expand its range, reducing coffee yields in Africa and South America, say researchers.

Rising population pressure will squeeze maize yields in West Africa at least as much as climate change, researchers say.

An East African ICT scheme that channels agricultural information to villages has won a US$1 million award.

Uganda's 60,000 smallholder tea farmers may lose their livelihoods as temperatures rise.

A collaboration between researchers and breweries to boost sorghum production in East Africa could help farmers cope with drought.

The El Niño climate cycle has been linked to almost 30 per cent of civil conflicts in tropical countries in recent history.

Mollusc fisheries in Haiti and several African countries are at most risk from increasing ocean acidification.

Researchers at institutes in East Africa have new funds for working on drought-resistant crops and resilience against climate change.

Kenyan farmers who lost cattle in the Horn of Africa drought may be compensated through an insurance scheme.