http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on climate change impacts and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/news/ Bangladeshi scientists have used climate modelling to show that global warming will halve rice yields over the next 60 years.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/global-warming-may-halve-bangladesh-rice-yields.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsMon, 29 Jun 2009 03:23:00 GMTAims to boost Africa's weather forecasting are taking advantage of its mobile phone infrastructure to mount weather stations on masts.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/mobile-masts-used-in-african-weather-monitoring-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsMon, 29 Jun 2009 02:51:17 GMTResearchers have found that keeping livestock as well as growing crops will reduce African farmers' vulnerability to climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/livestock-may-do-better-than-crops-african-farmers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsTue, 23 Jun 2009 03:01:32 GMTScientists have shown that the Indian summer monsoon is weakening, which could have adverse impacts on agriculture.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/indian-summer-monsoon-weakening-say-scientists.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsThu, 18 Jun 2009 03:10:56 GMTAdaptation technologies are losing out in the climate change negotiations because they lack a single champion, say agencies.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/report-highlights-patchy-oversight-for-adaptation-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsTue, 16 Jun 2009 02:00:56 GMTThe Brazilian parliament has taken a step further towards approving a fund for reducing the impacts of global warming on the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/brazil-gets-green-light-for-climate-change-fund.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsFri, 12 Jun 2009 09:25:05 GMTPolicymakers facing tough decisions about moving people because of climate change may be helped by a mathematical model.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/model-guides-flow-of-climate-change-migrants.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsWed, 10 Jun 2009 03:28:05 GMTThe World Bank says that India must improve its climate resilience strategy, suggesting measures including a shift to dryland farming.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/india-must-improve-its-climate-strategy-says-repor.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsFri, 05 Jun 2009 02:46:01 GMTGlobal discussions on how to adapt to climate change must include fisheries, say Nicholas Dulvy and Edward Allison.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/include-fisheries-in-global-climate-policy-dialogu.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsTue, 02 Jun 2009 02:02:17 GMTA synthesis of over 3,400 Pacific Ocean studies reveals threats to coastal communities but also widely applicable potential solutions.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/research-reveals-pacific-ocean-threats-and-solutio.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsWed, 27 May 2009 01:20:00 GMTPoor countries need to improve their surveillance and research capacity to reduce the damage climate change will do to health, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/climate-change-may-be-century-s-greatest-health-th.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsFri, 15 May 2009 04:16:36 GMTPredicting monsoons will be harder because of global warming — and scientists say they will need better weather models.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/global-warming-may-make-monsoons-harder-to-predict.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsWed, 13 May 2009 04:09:27 GMTWe should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/amazon-trees-worth-more-alive-than-dead.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsFri, 08 May 2009 01:34:53 GMTThe Asian Development Bank says Vietnam is particularly vulnerable to climate change and calls on South-East Asia to embark on adaptation.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/climate-change-threats-outlined-for-vietnam-and-se.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsFri, 01 May 2009 03:44:24 GMTMore than 400 indigenous people presented their adaptation strategies at a summit to discuss the effects of climate change on their lands.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/indigenous-people-share-climate-adaptation-strateg.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsFri, 24 Apr 2009 02:34:28 GMTScientists in India have harnessed a sophisticated computing technique to create an improved groundwater forecasting model.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/scientists-develop-improved-groundwater-forecastin.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsFri, 24 Apr 2009 02:00:06 GMTClimate change is behind the evaporation of some of the developing world's key rivers, which could lead to water shortages.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/world-s-major-rivers-drying-up-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsWed, 22 Apr 2009 03:24:03 GMTBig cities in developing countries are the most vulnerable to climate change but they are not prepared, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/climate-change-big-cities-not-prepared-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsSun, 19 Apr 2009 09:54:12 GMTThe policy includes the consolidation of current records with scientific information on the glaciers, which are responsible for 80 per cent of consumable water in the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/chile-approves-policy-for-protecting-glaciers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeimpactsSun, 19 Apr 2009 08:50:26 GMTExtreme droughts have been common in West Africa over the last 3,000 years, scientists have 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