This policy brief, published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), examines the relationship between climate change, water and food security and outlines potential adaptation strategies and policy priorities for developing countries. Agriculture in developing countries is already under pressure from growing populations, industrialisation and environmental degradation. Climate change is expected to exacerbate and add to

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Britain is not doing enough to prepare for the impacts of climate change, raising costs for homes and businesses, two separate bodies said this week. “[Britain] must start acting now to prepare for climate change. If we wait, it will be too late,” said John Krebs, chair of the Adaptation Sub-Committee on Climate Change, an

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The fourteenth session of the AWG-KP and the twelfth session of the AWG-LCA will take place from Monday, 4 to Saturday, 9 October 2010 at the Tianjin Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center (MJCEC), Tianjin, China. The above-mentioned sessions will be preceded by preparatory meetings of the Group of 77 and China, the African Group, the

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This Summer, Arctic sea ice was at its third lowest extent since satellite records began in 1979. In those 3 decades, the sea ice has declined by 20 to 25% and shows no sign of reversing. It’s predicted that the Arctic Sea will be ice free during the Summer months by 2050. Since dwindling polar

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India on Friday handed over a cheque of $20 million to UN chief Ban Ki-moon for relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected in Pakistan, after Islamabad’s insistence that the aid be routed through the world body. Welcoming the contribution from the Indian government, Ban said: “I hope this money will be used for those who really

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Behind the political and business rhetoric about climate change there is growing evidence that Australia’s largest companies are already preparing for a low-carbon future. Big business has seen the writing on the wall and is taking active, if quiet, steps to mitigate its future risk, according to a leading energy and carbon data collection specialist.

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The IPCC made an error about the Himalayan glaciers. Section 10.6.2 of the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) states, “the likelihood of [the Himalayan Glaciers] disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at the current rate.” This statement did not come from peer-reviewed literature, nor did it

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