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Agriculture can adapt to climate change
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.
OPINION | 20 November 2009 | EN
Satellites can help monitor and manage African droughts
Kenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts.
Technological revolution vital to fight climate change
Countries must join forces and act quickly to tackle climate change, say Rosina Bierbaum and Robert Zoellick in an editorial in Science.
OPINION | 10 November 2009 | EN
India should make its national climate plans global
India should offer to make its national action plans part of a global climate deal in Copenhagen negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri.
Tackling insect-borne disease whatever the weather
We must reduce the poor's vulnerability to insect-borne disease regardless of climate change, says public health expert Ulisses Confalonieri.
The challenge of reporting on climate change and health
Reporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.
Africa Analysis: Securing the right climate deal
Time is running out for African countries to ensure that a global climate deal addresses their needs, says Linda Nordling.
Gene banks essential in fight against climate change
Gene banks have a key role to play in the development of climate-proof crops, says agricultural scientist M. S. Swaminathan.
Climate change brews up trouble for coffee growers
Governments need to regain control over their agriculture to combat climate change, says commodities specialist Peter Baker.
Scientific strategies can save dryland agriculture
Climate change will make Indian dryland agriculture harder, but a scientific strategy offers real hope, says ICRISAT head William D. Dar.
OPINION | 15 July 2009 | EN
Nepal must consider environment in development plans
Action on climate change is key to ensuring sustainable development in Nepal, say activists Gagan Thapa and Kashish Das Shresth.
OPINION | 9 July 2009 | EN
Getting REDD right for Africa
To get the best for and from Africa, REDD negotiators must hear African viewpoints, says head of the African Forest Forum, Godwin Kowero.
Africa needs agroforestry to cut forest emissions
Growing trees among crops could sustain both environments and livelihoods in Africa, say F.K. Akinnifesi, B. Muys and O.C. Ajayi.
Cooperation not compulsion on clean technology transfer
Compulsory licensing of clean technologies will only be needed if developed countries duck UNFCCC obligations, says Dalindyebo Shabalala.
Include fisheries in global climate policy dialogue
Global discussions on how to adapt to climate change must include fisheries, say Nicholas Dulvy and Edward Allison.
OPINION | 2 June 2009 | EN
Amazon trees worth more alive than dead
We should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.
OPINION | 8 May 2009 | EN
GM crops and the Gene Giants: Bad news for farmers
Unproven and patented GM fixes will not help farmers in the South adapt to climate change, say Kathy Jo Wetter and Hope Shand.
Mind the gap: Reducing climate-related health risks
More research must be invested in controlling or preventing disease to reduce climate-related health risks, says Dziedzom De Souza.
Climate change: Bring Africa in from the cold
For Africa to effectively adapt to climate change, the rules of the game must change in Copenhagen, says Araya Asfaw.
Countries must prepare for and adapt to cyclone impacts
Preparing for cyclones can save lives, but to save livelihoods nations must also help people adapt to cyclones' impacts, says Saleemul Huq.
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