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The challenges faced by the South in dealing with the impacts of climate change are gaining recognition in international policy circles. But policies to address these effectively have yet to be designed and implemented.
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Opinions and Analysis
How the media is creating a climate for change
IPCC chair R. K. Pachauri calls on journalists to maintain focus on the scientific rationale for action in their coverage of climate change.
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
2 June 2009
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Source: Nature Reports Climate Change
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
Small farmers could cash in on carbon monitoring
Small farmers across the developing world could benefit from a project to measure the amount of carbon locked in soils.
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.
'Dark earth' and its carbon-holding powers
15 June 2009
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中文
Source: Nature Reports Climate Change
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.
