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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
The challenges faced by the South in dealing with the impacts of climate change are gaining recognition in international policy circles. But policies to address these effectively have yet to be designed and implemented.
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Opinions and Analysis
Clean technology as a public good
Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.
5 November 2009 | EN
No simple solution to livestock and climate change
Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.
5 November 2009
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Policy Briefs
Making low carbon development pro-poor
With the right mix of policy measures, low carbon development can be made to benefit the poor.
3 September 2009
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Source: Institute of Development Studies
Using deforestation research to inform climate policy
Research into deforestation can help inform policies to reduce carbon emissions from forests.
8 July 2009
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Source: CIFOR
News and Features
Climate change's tech transfer challenge
Getting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.
5 November 2009
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Speed up climate tech transfer, urges UN meeting
A UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.
Caribbean islands make stand against climate
27 September 2009
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Source: Prensa Latina y Caribbeannetnews
Practical Guides
Climate change: How to report the story of the century
Reporting on climate change is an important but challenging task. James Fahn explains how to make your stories both accurate and engaging.
Information Services
Easier REDD than done
Designing a framework for reducing forest emissions that will live up to expectations will be hard
A climate for disease?
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out
