http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on adaptation and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/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/adaptation/don-t-ignore-agriculture-in-climate-talks-experts-warn.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationFri, 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/adaptation/agriculture-can-adapt-to-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationFri, 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/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/africa-must-act-to-tackle-water-crisis-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationTue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:31 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/adaptation/satellites-can-help-monitor-and-manage-african-droughts.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationWed, 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/adaptation/grain-of-hope-for-yangtze-river-climate-impact.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationTue, 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/adaptation/technological-revolution-vital-to-fight-climate-change-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationTue, 10 Nov 2009 02:49:20 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/adaptation/clean-technology-as-a-public-good.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 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/adaptation/climate-change-s-tech-transfer-challenge.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 05 Nov 2009 01:16:00 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/adaptation/link-between-patent-law-and-tech-transfer-not-proven-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 29 Oct 2009 04:03:27 GMTA UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/speed-up-climate-tech-transfer-urges-un-meeting.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationWed, 28 Oct 2009 03:21:13 GMTIndia should offer to make its national action plans part of a global climate deal in Copenhagen negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/india-should-make-its-national-climate-plans-global.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 22 Oct 2009 01:33:51 GMTCrop yields will plummet and millions more children will go hungry unless agricultural practices adapt to climate change, warns a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/climate-change-will-leave-25-million-more-children-hungry--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationWed, 30 Sep 2009 01:21:55 GMTAn African climate negotiator has rejected the EU's suggestion that developing countries should meet some of their climate change costs.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/eu-climate-proposal-unrealistic-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationMon, 21 Sep 2009 03:30:22 GMTPoor countries can continue to develop while curbing climate change, by pursuing 'climate-smart' technologies, says the World Bank.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/climate-mitigation-needn-t-stifle-development-says.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationTue, 15 Sep 2009 03:52:57 GMTBangladesh will host an international climate adaptation centre that will provide training and foster dissemination of research.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/bangladesh-to-host-centre-for-climate-adaptation-k.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationFri, 11 Sep 2009 02:36:12 GMTClimate change's complex links with insect-borne disease need solid research — not alarmism that distracts from other crucial factors.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/get-the-science-straight-on-climate-change-and-dis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMTPriya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/climate-change-and-insect-borne-disease-facts-and--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMTWe must reduce the poor's vulnerability to insect-borne disease regardless of climate change, says public health expert Ulisses Confalonieri.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/tackling-insect-borne-disease-whatever-the-weather.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:22:00 GMTReporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/the-challenge-of-reporting-on-climate-change-and-h.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMTModelling how climate change might affect insect-borne disease is hugely complex — and increasingly controversial, explains Justine Davies.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/climate-complexities-stoke-disease-controversies-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/