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Opinions archive results 1-20 of 26 in Climate Change & Energy and Climate change impacts
Agriculture can adapt to climate change
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.
OPINION | 20 November 2009 | EN
No simple solution to livestock and climate change
Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.
OPINION | 5 November 2009 | EN
Can GM food mitigate world hunger?
Six experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.
The malaria myths of climate change
Contrary to oft-repeated claims, climate change is unlikely to cause a major rise in malaria, says medical entomologist Paul Reiter.
Climate change brings natural disasters and disease
We must prepare for climate change bringing more natural disasters that favour mosquito-borne disease, says Jai P. Narain from the WHO.
Tackling insect-borne disease whatever the weather
We must reduce the poor's vulnerability to insect-borne disease regardless of climate change, says public health expert Ulisses Confalonieri.
The challenge of reporting on climate change and health
Reporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.
Climate change: Enough science, now for the politics
Science can prove global climate change is happening, but it won't tell us what to do about it, says professor of climate change, Mike Hulme.
Africa Analysis: Securing the right climate deal
Time is running out for African countries to ensure that a global climate deal addresses their needs, says Linda Nordling.
Gene banks essential in fight against climate change
Gene banks have a key role to play in the development of climate-proof crops, says agricultural scientist M. S. Swaminathan.
Climate change brews up trouble for coffee growers
Governments need to regain control over their agriculture to combat climate change, says commodities specialist Peter Baker.
The promise and peril of REDD
Reducing deforestation is crucial to mitigate climate change, but it mustn't be used as an excuse to continue polluting, says Roman Czebiniak of Greenpeace.
Include fisheries in global climate policy dialogue
Global discussions on how to adapt to climate change must include fisheries, say Nicholas Dulvy and Edward Allison.
OPINION | 2 June 2009 | EN
Amazon trees worth more alive than dead
We should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.
OPINION | 8 May 2009 | EN
Mind the gap: Reducing climate-related health risks
More research must be invested in controlling or preventing disease to reduce climate-related health risks, says Dziedzom De Souza.
Planet before profit for climate change films
Films and television programmes about climate change should be made freely available beyond their initial broadcast, argues Nalaka Gunawardene.
OPINION | 4 November 2008 | EN
Microbiology has much to offer climate change science
Rising temperatures, which promote algal blooms and the spread of pathogens, are setting a new agenda for microbiologists, says Bernard Dixon.
OPINION | 27 October 2008 | EN
Namibia cannot ignore the effects of climate change
Countries like Namibia cannot ignore the environment's contribution to national wealth in the face of climate change, says James MacGregor.
OPINION | 27 October 2008 | EN
WHO climate research agenda will make health count
A new WHO research agenda on climate change and health emphasises the importance of health issues in climate discussions, says The Lancet.
Countries must prepare for and adapt to cyclone impacts
Preparing for cyclones can save lives, but to save livelihoods nations must also help people adapt to cyclones' impacts, says Saleemul Huq.
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A climate for disease?
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out
