http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on climate change & energy and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/ Hydropower plans in tropical regions should consider the effect of future deforestation on the water supply, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/deforestation-dries-up-dams-threatening-hydropower.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 22 May 2013 18:05:44 GMTSpace programmes can assist development work but are they taking cash better spent on ground-based efforts? Talent Ng'andwe investigates.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/features/is-asian-space-science-drive-harming-development--2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 16 May 2013 16:58:20 GMTPost-2015 discussions offer a chance to link the environmental and development agendas — it shouldn't be bypassed, says Myles A. Wickstead.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/opinions/let-s-reconnect-green-issues-and-development-post-2015.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 15 May 2013 13:29:17 GMTFive nations are behind a four-year initiative to inform decision-makers about climate change and give them the tools to tackle it locally.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/south-american-climate-change-think-tank-launched.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 09 May 2013 08:44:25 GMTBioeconomy opens up development opportunities for Latin America, but it also involves several risks, says Federico Vasen.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/opinions/bioeconomy-s-role-in-the-developing-world-is-at-a-crossroads.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 07 May 2013 10:33:49 GMTNepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/nepal-to-generate-electricity-from-waste.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyFri, 03 May 2013 11:01:08 GMTWithout new policies, universal access to electricity will not be achieved by 2030 and the situation may even worsen for clean cooking, predicts a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/policy-void-could-jeopardise-un-s-energy-access-goals.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyFri, 03 May 2013 00:01:15 GMTThe latest studies predict adverse or ineffective outcomes of atmospheric geoengineering, and scientists are calling for better governance.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/concerns-grow-over-effects-of-solar-geoengineering.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 02 May 2013 16:43:13 GMTA new UN body to advise nations on climate tech may break the deadlock in the long-running debate on transferring technology finds Joanna Carpenter.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/features/paving-the-way-for-tech-transfer.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 02 May 2013 14:47:21 GMTThe tsunami that hit the Chilean coast in 2010 left behind a ‘natural laboratory’ for studying the impact of sea level rise due to climate change, a study says.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/chilean-coast-could-provide-clues-on-sea-level-rise.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 01 May 2013 04:07:31 GMTThe science of community-based adaptation is just emerging, and a new network will aim to share and scale up knowledge.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/developing-countries-to-share-community-based-adaptation-experience.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyMon, 29 Apr 2013 14:37:33 GMTBy putting energy efficiency measures, greenhouse gas reduction and territorial organisation in place, Cuba seeks to mitigate climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/cuba-initiates-plan-to-tackle-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 25 Apr 2013 13:09:52 GMTA new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/aerosols-confirmed-rising-over-india.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 18 Apr 2013 08:32:25 GMTJordan is set to become the first Arab country to have a policy on mitigating and adapting to climate change, according to its government.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/jordan-readies-its-first-policy-on-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyMon, 15 Apr 2013 15:54:22 GMTResults-based carbon financing shows the way forward for involving the private sector in development, says ClimateCare's Edward Hanrahan.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/opinions/how-to-unlock-business-funding-for-development-projects.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyFri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTClimate change will make some parts of Saudi Arabia hotter and drier, with other parts seeing increased surface run-off, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/climate-change-to-hit-saudi-s-agriculture-water.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 09 Apr 2013 17:01:53 GMTFood security in Burundi could be improved by new hybrid maize seeds, but only if the seeds are affordable to farmers, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/burundi-set-to-embrace-hybrid-maize-seeds.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 09 Apr 2013 14:00:56 GMTThere are high hopes that Pope Francis I will usher in an era of health reform and social activism, but doubts remain, finds Imogen Mathers.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/features/what-will-the-new-pope-mean-for-the-development-sector-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyFri, 05 Apr 2013 12:37:07 GMTWith a new study predicting temperature increases of three times the global average by 2050, farmers and fishermen could see outputs plunge.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/mekong-region-facing-six-degree-warming-climate-extremes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 02 Apr 2013 17:00:29 GMTHarnessing bio-science can drive socioeconomic transformation and boost food security in Africa, agricultural innovators say.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/bioscience-should-underpin-african-agriculture-meeting-hears.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 26 Mar 2013 16:46:51 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/