Q&A: Mind the climate adaptation gap
Dec 10, 2014, 12:57 pm By SciDevIn this podcast, Mohamed Adow of the NGO Christian Aid talks about UNEP’s report on adjusting to…Climate mitigation mechanism ‘lacks human rights safeguards’
Dec 10, 2014, 12:30 pm By SciDevIndigenous leaders at COP 20 say the Clean Development Mechanism needs inbuilt human rights…Child protection programmes require cross-sector links
Dec 10, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDev
Vulnerable children’s needs cut across different issues and research areas, calling for more…Call for better data sharing to avoid deaths in the Himalayas
Dec 10, 2014, 5:00 am By SciDev
A deadly blizzard in Nepal in October shows the need to improve the delivery of weather forecasts,…Climate action stands at a crossroads in Lima
Dec 10, 2014, 5:00 am By SciDevThis year’s COP negotiations should be judged by countries’ support for adaptation as much as…Indian anti-cyclone actions slash extreme-weather risks
Dec 9, 2014, 3:00 am By SciDevThe introduction of early-warning systems after a deadly 1999 storm helped to save lives last year,…A magic wand for nutrition and incomes in Mozambique?
Dec 9, 2014, 2:00 am By SciDev
Smallholder farmers in Mozambique are growing nutritious and lucrative varieties of orange-fleshed…Damning review of DFID’s anticorruption work attacked
Dec 8, 2014, 5:00 am By SciDevA low rating of the UK development department’s efforts is based on flawed research, argue critics.Experts question slowing Amazon deforestation trend
Dec 5, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDev
Brazilian deforestation is estimated to have fallen 18 per cent this year, but this may be…Two dimensions of knowledge mingle at COP 20
Dec 5, 2014, 8:00 am By SciDevIndigenous group leaders from around the globe ask that their knowledge be respected in climate…Q&A: Road map for post-2015 climate response
Dec 5, 2014, 6:00 am By SciDevIn this audio interview, Jennifer Morgan of the World Resources Institute details proposals for…It’s critical to blend climate tracking with development
Dec 4, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDevNations won’t prioritise carbon monitoring if it doesn’t align with development agendas, COP 20…Africa's hydropower future
Dec 4, 2014, 11:10 am By SciDev
Does hydropower hold the key to African energy poverty? Discover the data behind the dams in this…Q&A: The best ways to track the SDGs
Dec 4, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDev
UN sustainability expert Guido Schmidt-Traub tells SciDev.Net about the lessons from previous…How to avoid drowning in a sea of climate data
Dec 4, 2014, 6:00 am By SciDevA new initiative enlists ‘twenty-first century librarians’ to turn unruly masses of data into…Search engine aims to make charity studies easy to find
Dec 4, 2014, 3:00 am By SciDev
The tool could widen access to useful findings by solely archiving NGO research and encouraging…Focus on Disability: Surviving AIDS isn’t all good news
Dec 3, 2014, 11:00 am By SciDev
Antiretroviral drugs are saving more lives, but survivors are developing a slew of disabilities,…Funding to ease climate change falls as the earth warms
Dec 2, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDev
These infographics set out the regional investment in mitigation and adaptation needed to cut the…Aid sector ‘urgently needs’ common resilience measure
Dec 2, 2014, 9:00 am By SciDev
Rising use of this concept among aid agencies requires greater uniformity in how it is measured, say…Climate smart villages help women farmers in Nepal
Dec 2, 2014, 7:00 am By SciDev
The ‘climate smart villages’ programme has a particular focus on women, many of whose husbands…
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