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Features archive results 1-11 of 11 in Climate Change & Energy and Climate change impacts
Climate change and insect-borne disease: Facts and figures
Priya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.
Climate complexities stoke disease controversies
Modelling how climate change might affect insect-borne disease is hugely complex — and increasingly controversial, explains Justine Davies.
Climate change — adapting is crucial too
Climate change is a reality in developing regions, who say the international community must not neglect better adaptation strategies.
FEATURE | 4 September 2009 | EN
Reducing forest emissions: Facts and figures
Hannah Chalmers gives the low-down on how reducing emissions from deforestation can play a central role in tackling climate change.
Tibetan plateau melts in the face of climate change
The Tibetan plateau is feeling the effects of climate change, with glacial retreat and permafrost degradation among the effects.
Managing world's tropical forest spurs debate
The UN supports forest protection in the next climate agreement, but questions on how to tackle deforestation are still being debated.
Climate change threatens Mongolian ecosystem
Climate change and overgrazing near Lake Hovsgol in northern Mongolia may cause irreversible damage to the surrounding ecosystem.
Brazil faces forecast of heat and dust
New climate change models predict a heavy impact from global warming on Brazil's biodiversity, agriculture and health, reports Helen Mendes.
FEATURE | 8 February 2007 | EN
India & climate change: Facts and figures
T.V. Padma looks at how and why greenhouse gas emissions from India are on the rise.
FEATURE | 18 August 2006 | EN
Burning Borneo accelerates climate change
Peter Aldhous reports from the former peat swamp forests of Indonesian Borneo on how a misguided attempt to boost rice production is contributing to climate change.
FEATURE | 10 November 2004 | EN
Global environmental change and health
Anthony McMichael explores the effects that massive pressures on the Earth's natural systems are having on human health.
FEATURE | 29 October 2003 | EN
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Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
A climate for disease?
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out
