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Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
India is a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Vulnerable to the effects of climate change, the country is under increasing pressure to put strategies in place to adapt to, if not mitigate, climate change.
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Opinions and Analysis
India should make its national climate plans global
India should offer to make its national action plans part of a global climate deal in Copenhagen negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri.
Scientific strategies can save dryland agriculture
Climate change will make Indian dryland agriculture harder, but a scientific strategy offers real hope, says ICRISAT head William D. Dar.
15 July 2009
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Renewables the way forward for India
1 April 2009
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Source: Nariphaltan
Policy Briefs
How biodiversity and climate change interact
Hannah Reid, Balakrishna Pisupati and Helen Baulch explore the inextricable links between biodiversity and climate, and explain why an integrated policy approach is required.
News and Features
Himalayan glaciers 'not shrinking rapidly'
An Indian report rejects the consensus view that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly — sparking controversy.
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.
Weather station network to serve South Asia
26 October 2009
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Harvesting biofuel from solar panels
13 October 2009
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Source: Scientific American
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
