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/ Agriculture and how it can adapt to climate change should be given more attention at Copenhagen, a group of scientists has urged.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/don-t-ignore-agriculture-in-climate-talks-experts-warn.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyFri, 20 Nov 2009 01:29:10 GMTInnovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agriculture-can-adapt-to-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:58 GMTMeeting the G8 emissions targets would mean poor countries compromising their development, Chinese researchers say.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/g8-emissions-goals-out-of-poor-countries-reach-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 19 Nov 2009 02:10:07 GMTNew programme to bolster Africa agriculture, malaria control method overlooked, traditional healers have key role in epilepsy, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-4-18-november-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 18 Nov 2009 02:43:27 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/climate-change-and-energy/africa-must-act-to-tackle-water-crisis-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 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/climate-change-and-energy/himalayan-glaciers-not-shrinking-rapidly-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyMon, 16 Nov 2009 03:37:21 GMTChina is considering a low-carbon road map to reduce emissions while preserving economic growth. Technology is crucial, says Gordon Conway.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/technology-critical-to-china-s-low-carbon-plans.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyFri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 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/climate-change-and-energy/africa-facing-climate-data-shortage.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 11 Nov 2009 03:56:48 GMTThe Maldives ahead of carbon neutral target, South Asia marred by slow broadband, Nepal to discuss climate at Everest's base, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/south-asia-news-in-brief-29-october-11-november-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:50:11 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/climate-change-and-energy/satellites-can-help-monitor-and-manage-african-droughts.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMTFood production in China's Yangtze River Basin faces a dire future but new growing techniques could compensate.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/grain-of-hope-for-yangtze-river-climate-impact.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 10 Nov 2009 04:34:19 GMTCountries must join forces and act quickly to tackle climate change, say Rosina Bierbaum and Robert Zoellick in an editorial in Science.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/technological-revolution-vital-to-fight-climate-change-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 10 Nov 2009 02:49:20 GMTDensely populated cities must use their financial clout to combine the fight for clean air with reducing carbon emissions, scientists say.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/megacities-must-tie-clean-air-goals-to-carbon-cuts-say-experts-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyMon, 09 Nov 2009 03:06:24 GMTClean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/clean-technology-as-a-public-good.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:18 GMTGetting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-s-tech-transfer-challenge.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 05 Nov 2009 01:16:00 GMTSimply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/no-simple-solution-to-livestock-and-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:45 GMTChina has reduced its sulphur dioxide emissions, but its failure to reduce nitrogen emissions could worsen acid rain in the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/china-s-nitrogen-emissions-could-worsen-pollution.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 04 Nov 2009 02:38:09 GMTStrong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/link-between-patent-law-and-tech-transfer-not-proven-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 29 Oct 2009 04:03:27 GMTPakistan to receive expertise from China, making fertiliser from human faeces, Maldives ministers dive to highlight climate change, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/south-asia-news-in-brief-15-29-october-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 29 Oct 2009 10:43:06 GMTSix experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/can-gm-food-mitigate-world-hunger-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 28 Oct 2009 05:06:53 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/