http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on global warming and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/news/ An Indian report rejects the consensus view that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly — sparking controversy.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/himalayan-glaciers-not-shrinking-rapidly-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingMon, 16 Nov 2009 03:37:21 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/global-warming/megacities-must-tie-clean-air-goals-to-carbon-cuts-say-experts-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingMon, 09 Nov 2009 03:06:24 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/global-warming/no-simple-solution-to-livestock-and-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:45 GMTA weather station network across South Asia is part of an India-led drive for locally produced climate change data.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/weather-station-network-to-serve-south-asia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingMon, 26 Oct 2009 04:06:59 GMTBiofuels are neither a panacea nor a pariah, says a major UN report, but they must not be grown on productive cropland.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/world-needs-sophisticated-biofuel-approach-urges-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingTue, 20 Oct 2009 05:11:20 GMTScientists and farmers from Peru and Ethiopia will defend agrobiodiversity through the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/peru-and-ethiopia-team-up-to-defend-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingFri, 16 Oct 2009 03:30:34 GMTLocal knowledge forms the backbone of a programme in Benin that aims to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/benin-farmers-unite-against-effects-of-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingTue, 13 Oct 2009 02:54:00 GMTIn a bizarre paradox, Himalayan glaciers expanded in size during a warm period 9,000 years ago, researchers have found.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/himalayan-glaciers-grew-during-warmer-period.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingTue, 15 Sep 2009 03:40:23 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/global-warming/climate-change-and-insect-borne-disease-facts-and--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingWed, 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/global-warming/climate-change-adapting-is-crucial-too.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingFri, 04 Sep 2009 12:11:03 GMTA warning about the risk that freshwater in the Atlantic poses to the monsoon comes with a call for better climate modelling.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/india-s-monsoon-at-risk-from-greenland-s-melting-i.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingWed, 02 Sep 2009 01:50:45 GMTMexican urban workers will be the most affected in Latin America, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/climate-change-will-increase-number-of-urban-poor.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingTue, 01 Sep 2009 08:54:51 GMTThe African Union looks set to demand US$67 billion a year for technology transfer, training of scientists and data collection.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/africa-puts-price-on-climate-adaptation-aid--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingThu, 27 Aug 2009 02:16:42 GMTCoffee output could be hit hard by climate change, researchers warn, because the crop's main pest adapts so well to temperature changes.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/coffee-pest-ready-to-take-advantage-of-climate-shi.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingMon, 24 Aug 2009 08:00:00 GMTCombining ancestral practices and new technologies, a Colombian island is fighting climate change by harvesting rainwater.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/colombian-island-fights-climate-change-with-rainwa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:39:52 GMTGovernments need to regain control over their agriculture to combat climate change, says commodities specialist Peter Baker.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/climate-change-brews-up-trouble-for-coffee-growers-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingWed, 05 Aug 2009 08:00:00 GMTIndia has said that it will not agree to emission reduction targets, given that it has among the lowest emissions per capita.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/india-says-no-to-emission-reduction.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingMon, 20 Jul 2009 03:16:06 GMTAs African nations heat up, many could use maize varieties cultivated in hotter nations. Not so for a band of countries in the Sahel.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/sahel-nations-may-lose-maize-by-2050.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingWed, 08 Jul 2009 03:48:08 GMTTo get the best for and from Africa, REDD negotiators must hear African viewpoints, says head of the African Forest Forum, Godwin Kowero.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/global-warming/getting-redd-right-for-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:04:00 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/global-warming/reducing-forest-emissions-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_globalwarmingWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/