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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Combating the threats of human-induced global warming requires more than reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Equally important are adaptation changes that reduce society's vulnerability to climate change.
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Opinions and Analysis
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.
2 June 2009
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Source: Nature Reports Climate Change
Amazon trees worth more alive than dead
8 May 2009
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Source: BBC Online
Policy Briefs
Putting agriculture on the agenda for climate talks
Including agriculture in international climate negotiations can help meet mitigation and adaptation goals while also reducing poverty.
9 June 2009
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Source: IFPRI
Putting adaptation at the heart of development
A four-step plan to help governments integrate adaptation to climate change into development planning and policy.
11 December 2008
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Source: IIED
News and Features
Livestock may do better than crops, African farmers told
Researchers have found that keeping livestock as well as growing crops will reduce African farmers' vulnerability to climate change.
23 June 2009
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Report highlights 'patchy' oversight for adaptation tech
Adaptation technologies are losing out in the climate change negotiations because they lack a single champion, say agencies.
India must improve its climate strategy, says report
5 June 2009
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Practical Guides
Climate change: How to report the story of the century
Reporting on climate change is an important but challenging task. James Fahn explains how to make your stories both accurate and engaging.
