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Climate change's tech transfer challenge
Getting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.
Harvesting biofuel from solar panels
Indian researchers propose using a type of algae as a source of biofuel — which could then be 'milked' from specially-designed solar panels.
FEATURE | 13 October 2009 | EN
Is the sun setting on jatropha's biofuel promise?
Jatropha will not be saving the world anytime soon, say researchers, but it could work in local biofuel projects in developing countries.
FEATURE | 1 October 2009 | EN
Climate change and insect-borne disease: Facts and figures
Priya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.
Climate complexities stoke disease controversies
Modelling how climate change might affect insect-borne disease is hugely complex — and increasingly controversial, explains Justine Davies.
Climate change — adapting is crucial too
Climate change is a reality in developing regions, who say the international community must not neglect better adaptation strategies.
FEATURE | 4 September 2009 | EN
Harnessing wind power in Africa
The continent may have plenty of sun, but some African countries are looking to wind power to meet their energy needs.
FEATURE | 21 August 2009 | EN
Reducing forest emissions: Facts and figures
Hannah Chalmers gives the low-down on how reducing emissions from deforestation can play a central role in tackling climate change.
An eye in the sky watching forests disappear
Remote sensing is crucial for getting the measure of forest loss. Countries don't need their own satellites but they do need training.
'Dark earth' and its carbon-holding powers
Locking carbon away as charcoal in the soil could help to mitigate climate change but whether it will work in practice remains a mystery.
Climate salvation from low-soot stoves?
Using low-soot stoves in Africa and Asia would cut levels of black carbon, which warms the atmosphere.
Growing money on trees?
Growing forests might be easy but getting developing-country forests onto the carbon market is proving more difficult.
Q&A: Clean technologies with Yvo de Boer
Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.
India's storming cyclone research
Bay of Bengal cyclones are often hugely destructive. India hopes to cut deaths in the region through improved storm prediction and research.
Tibetan plateau melts in the face of climate change
The Tibetan plateau is feeling the effects of climate change, with glacial retreat and permafrost degradation among the effects.
Laos sunshine turns villagers green
Poor rural communities in Laos are feeling the benefits of green energy, thanks to the efforts of a local energy company.
Biogas: A scent of success for Vietnam small business
Vietnamese researchers are expanding the use of biogas as a sustainable energy source for the country's small businesses.
Solar power takes off in Kenya
Small-scale solar power is taking off in Kenya due to its ease and cost-effectiveness — a welcome change from costly, unreliable electricity.
FEATURE | 17 June 2008 | EN
Managing world's tropical forest spurs debate
The UN supports forest protection in the next climate agreement, but questions on how to tackle deforestation are still being debated.
Climate change threatens Mongolian ecosystem
Climate change and overgrazing near Lake Hovsgol in northern Mongolia may cause irreversible damage to the surrounding ecosystem.
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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
