South Asian monsoon is on the change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE South Asia depends on the monsoon: Changes could have profound consequences Image: Shajiarikkad via Wikimedia Commons By Tim Radford There is evidence that south Asia’s summer...
View ArticlePotatoes pioneer crops swap trail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Potatoes native to the high Andes come in many shapes, sizes and coloursImage: Edgar Amador Espinosa Montesinos via Wikimedia Commons By Alex Kirby Small-scale farmers from as...
View ArticleHelp needed now for climate refugees
Somalis displaced by drought in 2011 queue at a refugee camp in Ethiopia Image: Cate Turton/DFID via Wikimedia Commons By Paul Brown Governments worldwide are warned of the need to draw up plans...
View ArticleHeat has deadly impact on Nepal’s Gulf workers
High price: migrant workers have helped create skylines like Doha’s in Qatar Image: Darwinek via Wikimedia Commons By Kieran Cooke and Om Astha Rai Temperature extremes resulting from climate...
View ArticleNew seeds of hope for Nepal’s farmers
Growing concern: in Nepal, 50% of arable land is planted with rice Image: Sigismund von Dobschütz via Wikimedia Commons By Om Astha Rai Climate-resilient varieties of rice could help to protect crop...
View ArticleIllegal deforestation is growing problem for climate
A vast palm oil plantation sweeps across the foothills in West Java, Indonesia Image: Achmad Rabin Taim via Wikimedia Commons By Alex Kirby Foreign demand for agricultural products worth an estimated...
View ArticleIndia’s coastal villages map out disasters strategy
The Indian Ocean can be an angry and sometimes lethal neighbour, but those who live beside it are now learning how to prepare for its next onslaught. CHENNAI, 26 May, 2015 – It has been over a decade...
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