http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on adaptation and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/ The 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/adaptation/news/developing-countries-to-share-community-based-adaptation-experience.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationMon, 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/adaptation/news/cuba-initiates-plan-to-tackle-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 25 Apr 2013 13:09:52 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/adaptation/news/jordan-readies-its-first-policy-on-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationMon, 15 Apr 2013 15:54:22 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/adaptation/news/climate-change-to-hit-saudi-s-agriculture-water.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationTue, 09 Apr 2013 17:01:53 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/adaptation/news/mekong-region-facing-six-degree-warming-climate-extremes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationTue, 02 Apr 2013 17:00:29 GMTSeawater expansion and gravitational effects are likely to increase the scale of sea-level rises, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/tropical-nations-to-see-above-average-sea-level-rises-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationFri, 01 Mar 2013 16:09:48 GMTPolicies should be designed to support internal movements as a form of adaptation to climate change, write Dominic Kniveton and Max Martin.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/opinions/migration-myths-hold-back-successful-climate-adaptation-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 14 Feb 2013 13:10:52 GMTOver the twenty-first century, wave height could fluctuate by up to 30 centimetres and severely affect fisheries in the global South, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/climate-change-could-impact-wave-height-says-study-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 07 Feb 2013 15:05:00 GMTAn ambitious strategy to create fuel cell products for export will need incentives and cross-government backing to bear fruit, says Radhika Perrot.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/opinions/south-africa-s-fuel-cell-plan-risks-failure-without-support-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationFri, 01 Feb 2013 16:01:36 GMTNew reports show Pakistan's vulnerability to climate change worsening.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/-climate-change-in-pakistan-turning-extreme-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationTue, 22 Jan 2013 08:07:04 GMTA fund created by Mexico is intended to address climate change, prioritising adaptation measures.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/mexico-creates-us-11-million-fund-to-fight-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationMon, 21 Jan 2013 03:31:39 GMTMobile phones, cold storage and milling improvements can help to cut the cost of getting rice and potatoes to Asian markets, says a book.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/modern-food-supply-technology-key-to-affordable-food--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationFri, 18 Jan 2013 22:00:20 GMTThe scientific community is uncertain about its role within the post-Rio+20 agenda and work on sustainable development goals.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/sustainable-development-after-rio-20-is-in-limbo-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 17 Jan 2013 18:08:04 GMTNew varieties of cassava may dramatically increase harvests of the drought-resistant root crop in the Horn of Africa, show Ethiopian tests.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/horn-of-africa-should-grow-more-climate-hardy-cassava-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 17 Jan 2013 15:21:40 GMTClimate Innovation Centers can promote clean technologies but need backing with a coordinated effort, says policy specialist Ambuj Sagar.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/opinions/building-support-for-locally-relevant-climate-tech.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 03 Jan 2013 14:57:46 GMTAfrica's science academies have issued a statement calling for evidence to fill large gaps in the continent’s climate-change evidence base.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/african-scientists-call-for-climate-change-evidence.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationFri, 28 Dec 2012 17:27:52 GMTA knowledge-exchange programme has helped to protect African people from extreme weather and increase harvests, an initiative has foundhttp://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/climate-data-has-helped-african-farmers-boost-production-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationThu, 27 Dec 2012 15:50:08 GMTHigher levels of carbon dioxide may lead to larger size of this key crop, finds a study, but questions remain over nutritional changes.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/rising-emissions-may-double-sweet-potato-size-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationWed, 26 Dec 2012 09:00:00 GMTJournalists can help the developed world take responsibility for climate change by making it relevant to readers' lives, says David Dickson.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/opinions/in-perspective-a-fatal-gap-between-science-and-policy--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationFri, 21 Dec 2012 10:00:00 GMTAgricultural research must be moved to the heart of efforts to limit climate change's impacts on those living in dry areas, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/adaptation/news/agricultural-research-key-to-easing-climate-change-impacts-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_adaptationFri, 14 Dec 2012 11:28:39 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/