Climate change experts travelled across Bangladesh to learn how vulnerable communities – flood plains, coastal locations and drought-prone sites – are rising to the challenge of coping with drought and floods. The experts were split into different groups, and they travelled to different parts of...

A photo essay on community-based responses to climate change was published in the National Geographic News Watch as part of the Conversations with the Earth (CWE) initiative. The next major CWE exhibit will take place from 22 July 2011 to 2 January 2012, at the...

The extreme weather patterns caused by climate change have the most severe effect on people living in poor, developing countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar and many places in Africa and Asia, which have little resources and finances to protect themselves and their livelihoods against this...

‘Climate Change and Growth in Asia’ is a comprehensive analysis of the major issues of climate change and global warming and their possible impacts on the growth of leading Asian economies. The book addresses the climate change crisis in Asia within the context of three...

The need for pest and pathogen management will increase as the intensification of food production proceeds to feed the burgeoning human population. Climate is a significant driver of pest population dynamics, so climate change will require adaptive management strategies to cope with the altered status...

Indigenous and traditional agricultural communities throughout the world depend on, and are custodians of, agrobiodiversity maintained within agricultural landscapes through various forms of traditional resource management. These communities are coping with an increasing number of interlocking stresses that result from different aspects of global change, including the problems related...

Food insecurity is a growing concern throughout the developing world, particularly for poor women and children. Estimates suggest that in 2010, approximately 925 million individuals were undernourished. While there have been some gains in reducing hunger globally, it remains a critical challenge.  CARE seeks a world of hope, tolerance and...

The Hindukush-Himalayan region contains the world’s largest volume of glacier ice and perennial snow outside the polar regions. Its meltwater contributes to the major rivers that supply freshwater to almost a quarter of humanity residing in the downstream areas. Glaciers are sensitive indicators of any increase in air...

The UN Economic Commission (UNECE) workshop for Europe under the Water Convention brought together countries and stakeholders to exchange practical experiences and lessons learned on the technical and strategic aspects of adapting to climate change.  Specifically analyzing the challenges of water resources management in the transboundary...

Over 300 scientists, farmers and policy makers met in Melbourne in February to develop a shared vision for how primary industries can tackle the challenge of a changing climate. The group gathered at the inaugural conference on ‘Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries (CCRSPI)’....