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Human rights can serve as a valuable guide for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, according to a report.

G8 leaders pledge to cut carbon emission levels to 50 per cent by 2050, but developing countries continue to insist on more concrete targets.

South Asian nations have agreed on a three-year plan to lessen climate change impacts in the region.

India has released a national action plan on climate change focusing on renewable energy but without targets to curb emissions.

Science ministers from the G8 countries have pledged to boost funding for research and development to create a low-carbon economy.

To adapt to climate change developing countries must share knowledge and learn from each other, says a leading climate scientist.

G8 countries should step up efforts to combat climate change with the establishment of carbon capture and storage technology, say scientists.

Carefully designed reward schemes for reducing deforestation could prove lucrative for tropical forest conservation, say researchers.

Native populations know a trick or two when it comes to climate change, and this should contribute to policymaking, urges a new report.

A new report encourages China and the European Union to cooperate on developing low-carbon energy technologies.

Climate change will cause major agricultural losses in the Middle East and North Africa, warns the UN.

A round up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–17 February 2008.

China's energy policies focus more on improving the economy than combating climate change, according to a new study.

A new study has measured the exposure of nations to 'socioclimatic' risk, combining climate model experiments with socioeconomic indicators.

Tackling deforestation can contribute positively to climate change, but effects on poor forest communities must be considered, says a report.

The Nigerian government is confident about banning gas flaring by 2008, but critics believe that the measures are not in place.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced bold goals to curtail China's non-renewable energy use, but experts have expressed doubts.

China has proposed a cooperative scheme for international research into renewable energy to speed up technology development.

China has emphasised the role of science and technology in its plan to fight climate change.

Carbon taxes may not have a damaging effect on the world's poor ― and may lead to benefits, according to new research.