http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on climate change in brazil and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/news/ Priya 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/climate-change-in-brazil/climate-change-and-insect-borne-disease-facts-and--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMTClimate change is a reality in developing regions, who say the international community must not neglect better adaptation strategies.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/climate-change-adapting-is-crucial-too.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilFri, 04 Sep 2009 12:11:03 GMTHannah Chalmers gives the low-down on how reducing emissions from deforestation can play a central role in tackling climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/reducing-forest-emissions-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:00 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-in-brazil/brazil-gets-green-light-for-climate-change-fund.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilFri, 12 Jun 2009 09:25:05 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-in-brazil/amazon-trees-worth-more-alive-than-dead.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilFri, 08 May 2009 01:34:53 GMTInspired by the IPCC, the Brazilian government has created a panel for evaluating important climate-change related issues.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/brazil-creates-panel-on-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilSat, 25 Apr 2009 01:30:37 GMTForests are valuable assets, and reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) should be prioritised, says Virgilio M. Viana.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/waving-the-redd-flag.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilThu, 16 Apr 2009 01:55:56 GMTCommon goals on biofuels and climate change have led Brazil and China to forge a research collaboration.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/brazil-and-china-to-partner-on-new-technologies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilThu, 22 Jan 2009 04:49:20 GMTBrazil has prepared its climate change plan, which is available for public consultation until the end of the month.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/brazil-s-climate-change-plan-ready-for-public-scru.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilTue, 07 Oct 2008 05:00:33 GMTSão Paulo will invest US$63 million in interdisciplinary research on global climate change and its impact on Brazil.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/s-o-paulo-to-invest-63-million-on-climate-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilMon, 15 Sep 2008 03:38:42 GMTBrazilian scientists warn in a report that Brazil's agriculture could be severely affected by climate change in the coming years.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/global-warming-to-change-face-of-brazilian-farming.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilWed, 27 Aug 2008 03:42:18 GMTG8 leaders pledge to cut carbon emission levels to 50 per cent by 2050, but developing countries continue to insist on more concrete targets.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/g8-leaders-pledge-to-halve-carbon-emissions-by-205.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilThu, 10 Jul 2008 05:24:26 GMTResearch indicates that falls in Northern Hemisphere aerosol pollution will bring more frequent drought to the Amazonian rainforest.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/less-pollution-means-more-drought-for-amazon-rainf.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilThu, 08 May 2008 05:39:33 GMTTwo new research papers indicate that biofuel production can carry an unrecognised cost by indirectly increasing carbon emissions.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/crop-biofuels-create-carbon-debt-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilFri, 15 Feb 2008 02:10:28 GMTBrazilian newspapers have increased their climate change coverage since the last quarter of 2006, finds a study published this month.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/climate-change-coverage-on-the-up-in-brazil.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilTue, 29 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTBrazil's successful sugarcane ethanol industry owes much to massive investment in infrastructure and research, reports Carla Almeida.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/sugarcane-ethanol-brazils-biofuel-success.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilThu, 06 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe use of fertilizers could cancel out biofuels' reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, says an international research team.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/biofuels-could-add-to-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilFri, 05 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMTBrazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stands up for biofuels' role in sustainable development.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/freer-markets-needed-for-biofuels.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilThu, 07 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMTNew climate change models predict a heavy impact from global warming on Brazil's biodiversity, agriculture and health, reports Helen Mendes.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-in-brazil/brazil-faces-forecast-of-heat-and-dust.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_climatechangeinbrazilThu, 08 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMTBrazil's science ministry 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