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Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.

Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.

Six experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.

Contrary to oft-repeated claims, climate change is unlikely to cause a major rise in malaria, says medical entomologist Paul Reiter.

We must prepare for climate change bringing more natural disasters that favour mosquito-borne disease, says Jai P. Narain from the WHO.

We must reduce the poor's vulnerability to insect-borne disease regardless of climate change, says public health expert Ulisses Confalonieri.

Reporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.

Science can prove global climate change is happening, but it won't tell us what to do about it, says professor of climate change, Mike Hulme.

Time is running out for African countries to ensure that a global climate deal addresses their needs, says Linda Nordling.

Gene banks have a key role to play in the development of climate-proof crops, says agricultural scientist M. S. Swaminathan.

Governments need to regain control over their agriculture to combat climate change, says commodities specialist Peter Baker.

Reducing deforestation is crucial to mitigate climate change, but it mustn't be used as an excuse to continue polluting, says Roman Czebiniak of Greenpeace.

Global discussions on how to adapt to climate change must include fisheries, say Nicholas Dulvy and Edward Allison.

We should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.

More research must be invested in controlling or preventing disease to reduce climate-related health risks, says Dziedzom De Souza.

Films and television programmes about climate change should be made freely available beyond their initial broadcast, argues Nalaka Gunawardene.

Rising temperatures, which promote algal blooms and the spread of pathogens, are setting a new agenda for microbiologists, says Bernard Dixon.

Countries like Namibia cannot ignore the environment's contribution to national wealth in the face of climate change, says James MacGregor.

A new WHO research agenda on climate change and health emphasises the importance of health issues in climate discussions, says The Lancet.

Preparing for cyclones can save lives, but to save livelihoods nations must also help people adapt to cyclones' impacts, says Saleemul Huq.