http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on water and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/news/ Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/agriculture-can-adapt-to-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:58 GMTA report released at the 2nd Africa Water Week warns that climate change is putting the continent's water resources at risk.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/africa-must-act-to-tackle-water-crisis-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterTue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:31 GMTAn Indian report rejects the consensus view that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly — sparking controversy.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/himalayan-glaciers-not-shrinking-rapidly-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterMon, 16 Nov 2009 03:37:21 GMTThe speed and volume of river flow shape the severity of cholera outbreaks, a Bangladeshi study has found.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/cholera-outbreaks-depend-on-river-flow-say-scientists.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterFri, 13 Nov 2009 03:35:39 GMTEast Africa must adopt alternative farming techniques to combat the crop losses projected for 2050, a study says.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/food-security-in-east-africa-within-reach--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterFri, 13 Nov 2009 03:11:35 GMTAfrican countries lack data on the effect climate change will have on water supplies, scientists said at Africa Water Week.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/africa-facing-climate-data-shortage.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 11 Nov 2009 03:56:48 GMTKenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/satellites-can-help-monitor-and-manage-african-droughts.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMTResearchers say that a chemical-free arsenic decontamination method is proving successful in an Indian village.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/indian-arsenic-clean-up-working-well-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterFri, 16 Oct 2009 06:10:45 GMTLocal knowledge forms the backbone of a programme in Benin that aims to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/benin-farmers-unite-against-effects-of-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterTue, 13 Oct 2009 02:54:00 GMTSouth African researchers will soon begin field trials of a variety of maize capable of withstanding extreme dehydration.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/drought-hardy-maize-ready-for-field-trials-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterTue, 06 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMTThe Samoan earthquake highlights worrying shortcomings in Pacific early warning systems, says Richard Hamblyn.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/pacific-warning-systems-are-failing.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterMon, 05 Oct 2009 03:51:29 GMTFarmers in drought-stricken Kenya are uprooting imported eucalyptus species that were planted near water sources.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/thirsty-eucalyptus-trees-get-the-chop-in-kenya-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMTScientists have urged the UN's desertification convention to unite research on land degradation and so convince policymakers to take action.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/uniting-drylands-research-could-halt-looming-crisis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterMon, 28 Sep 2009 03:27:13 GMTGlobal warming may affect the central Pacific El Niño, increasing its occurrence and leading to severe droughts in India.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/global-warming-could-increase-negative-effects-of-el-ni-o.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterFri, 25 Sep 2009 05:13:28 GMTRiver deltas across the world are sinking, leaving millions of people exposed to the risk of severe flooding.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/millions-at-risk-of-flooding-as-river-deltas-sink-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterThu, 24 Sep 2009 03:07:22 GMTResearch that has enrichened understanding of the African monsoon will be extended for another decade.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/more-time-to-unravel-the-african-monsoon-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterFri, 11 Sep 2009 02:46:50 GMTChina's air pollution could be damaging its agriculture as scientists find aerosols reduce the amount of light rain.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/air-pollution-cutting-china-s-vital-rain-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterMon, 07 Sep 2009 03:25:19 GMTA study of SODIS, a much-advocated way of purifying water by sunlight alone, indicates that lab results do not yet hold up in the fieldhttp://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/study-pours-cold-water-on-solar-disinfection.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterMon, 31 Aug 2009 02:38:15 GMTResearchers have found two genes which help rice survive long-term flooding, raising the possibility of higher yields in flood-prone areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/-snorkel-genes-help-stop-rice-drowning.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterThu, 20 Aug 2009 03:47:01 GMTUnless old water systems are modernised, Asian countries will have to import "politically untenable" amounts of food.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/asian-irrigation-must-be-revitalised-warns-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterTue, 18 Aug 2009 03:36:54 GMT 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