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Editorials archive results 1-9 of 9 in Climate Change & Energy and Climate policy
Clean technology as a public good
Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.
Reducing forest emissions needs good science
The climate change debate offers a way to integrate forest management into development policy, but strategies must be informed by good science.
2009: Will a crisis turn into an opportunity?
Science can help developing countries facing commodity-price and climate turmoil: the biggest challenge is how to ensure it does.
Promises, promises …
More efforts are needed to hold the leaders of the G8 nations to commitments made at their annual summit meetings.
EDITORIAL | 11 July 2008 | EN
Africa needs better data to combat global warming
Effective adaptation strategies will require reliable scientific data both on the nature of climate change and on its potential impact.
EDITORIAL | 1 August 2007 | EN
G8 needs more 'joined-up' thinking on science
At its global summit next week the G8 needs to build on the work of its predecessors, putting science and technology back at the heart of the international aid agenda.
The need for new strategy on climate policy
Despite the apparent success of the latest international negotiations on climate change, new approaches to reaching agreement on reducing carbon emissions in an equitable way are needed more than ever.
EDITORIAL | 12 December 2005 | EN
Apocalypse now?
Last week's report of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment provides a timely reminder of the plight facing the global environment. But its scare tactics could alienate those whose support is needed to reverse current trends.
EDITORIAL | 4 April 2005 | EN
Bangladesh floods: rich nations 'must share the blame'
The role of climate change — even if only partial — in helping to trigger the current floods of Bangladesh increases the moral duty of rich nations to provide assistance. The issue is all the more pressing as the frequency of flooding is likely to increase in the future.
EDITORIAL | 9 August 2004 | EN
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Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
A climate for disease?
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out
