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Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Clean technology lies at the heart of global climate talks. Poor nations need it to grow in a climate-friendly way and adapt to the ravages of climate change. But controversy surrounds clean technology — the science, funding, ownership and more.
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Opinions and Analysis
Agriculture can adapt to climate change
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.
20 November 2009
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Technological revolution vital to fight climate change
Countries must join forces and act quickly to tackle climate change, say Rosina Bierbaum and Robert Zoellick in an editorial in Science.
10 November 2009
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Source: Science
Scientific strategies can save dryland agriculture
15 July 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
Reducing emissions through African agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and other land uses in Africa can help mitigate climate change while providing co-benefits.
8 July 2009
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Source: World Agroforestry Centre
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.
Link between patent law and tech transfer 'not proven'
Strong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.
