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Himalayan glaciers 'not shrinking rapidly'
An Indian report rejects the consensus view that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly — sparking controversy.
Megacities must tie clean air goals to carbon cuts, say experts
Densely populated cities must use their financial clout to combine the fight for clean air with reducing carbon emissions, scientists say.
Weather station network to serve South Asia
A weather station network across South Asia is part of an India-led drive for locally produced climate change data.
NEWS | 26 October 2009 | EN
World needs sophisticated biofuel approach, urges report
Biofuels are neither a panacea nor a pariah, says a major UN report, but they must not be grown on productive cropland.
Peru and Ethiopia team up to defend biodiversity
Scientists and farmers from Peru and Ethiopia will defend agrobiodiversity through the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge.
NEWS | 16 October 2009 | ES
Benin farmers unite against effects of climate change
Local knowledge forms the backbone of a programme in Benin that aims to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change.
Himalayan glaciers 'grew' during warmer period
In a bizarre paradox, Himalayan glaciers expanded in size during a warm period 9,000 years ago, researchers have found.
NEWS | 15 September 2009 | EN
India's monsoon at risk from Greenland's melting ice
A warning about the risk that freshwater in the Atlantic poses to the monsoon comes with a call for better climate modelling.
NEWS | 2 September 2009 | EN
Climate change will increase number of urban poor
Mexican urban workers will be the most affected in Latin America, say researchers.
NEWS | 1 September 2009 | ES
Africa puts price on climate adaptation aid
The African Union looks set to demand US$67 billion a year for technology transfer, training of scientists and data collection.
NEWS | 27 August 2009 | EN
Coffee pest ready to take advantage of climate shift
Coffee output could be hit hard by climate change, researchers warn, because the crop's main pest adapts so well to temperature changes.
Colombian island fights climate change with rainwater
Combining ancestral practices and new technologies, a Colombian island is fighting climate change by harvesting rainwater.
NEWS | 20 August 2009 | ES
India says no to emission reduction
India has said that it will not agree to emission reduction targets, given that it has among the lowest emissions per capita.
NEWS | 20 July 2009 | EN
Sahel nations may lose maize by 2050
As African nations heat up, many could use maize varieties cultivated in hotter nations. Not so for a band of countries in the Sahel.
Global warming may halve Bangladesh rice yields
Bangladeshi scientists have used climate modelling to show that global warming will halve rice yields over the next 60 years.
NEWS | 29 June 2009 | EN
Indian summer monsoon weakening, say scientists
Scientists have shown that the Indian summer monsoon is weakening, which could have adverse impacts on agriculture.
NEWS | 18 June 2009 | EN
Global warming may make monsoons harder to predict
Predicting monsoons will be harder because of global warming — and scientists say they will need better weather models.
NEWS | 13 May 2009 | EN
Scientists put carbon ceiling at a trillion tonnes
A simplified model shows that the world's total carbon output since the industrial revolution must reach no more than a trillion tonnes.
Scientists develop improved groundwater forecasting model
Scientists in India have harnessed a sophisticated computing technique to create an improved groundwater forecasting model.
NEWS | 24 April 2009 | EN
Global warming 'might hinder coconut production'
Scientists have found that global warming could affect coconut production through changes in fruit formation and nut development.
NEWS | 15 April 2009 | EN
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