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  1. Refugees ask to be seen at the Hagadera reception center at Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Camp, situated northeast of the capital Nairobi near the Somali border, August 29, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

    Nairobi’s refugees threatened by fallout from Kenya’s war on al-Shabaab

    22 February 2012 16:20 GMT | Comments (0)

    Sir John Holmes | AlertNet News Blog

    As Kenya’s crackdown against al-Shabaab stokes hostility towards Somali refugees, protection should be high on talks agenda

  2. A researcher looks at a model of changing rainfall patterns . CIAT/Neil Palmer

    Climate change, supermodels and uncertainty

    22 February 2012 15:15 GMT | Comments (0)

    Neil Palmer | Climate Conversations

    Predicting climate patterns and how best to boost food production is uncertain, but far from impossible

  3. People try to grab free onions and other vegetables offered by farmers in Athens's Syntagma Square on January 25, 2012. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

    Feeding more people with less energy

    22 February 2012 00:00 GMT | Comments (0)

    Magdalena Mis | Climate Conversations

    From biofuel changes to using algae and no-till farming, plenty of opportunities exist to boost food production at a smaller ...

  4. This June 2009 photo shows Somali refugees bringing their infants for supplemental food distribution at a clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres at Dagahaley camp in Dadaab in Kenya's northeastern province.. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

    Somalia talks should include dialogue with rebels, say experts

    21 February 2012 19:43 GMT | Comments (0)

    Katy Migiro | AlertNet News Blog

    London Somalia Conference on Feb. 23 to address security, politics, humanitarian crisis and more

  5. In this 2004 file photo, armed Somali militiamen ride a vehicle as they protect a U.N. emergency relief delegation visiting Wajiid, in south central Somalia. REUTERS

    Climate-security a reality, not a narrative

    21 February 2012 11:42 GMT | Comments (1)

    Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell | Climate Conversations

    Concerns are real that climate change may worsen tensions leading to conflict

  6. Bedouin Falah Hedawa drinks water drawn from a rainwater collection cistern in the Rashayida area, in the desert between the West Bank town of Bethlehem and the Dead Sea, on July 25, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

    Climate-security as agent provocateur

    18 February 2012 23:40 GMT | Comments (1)

    Katie Harris | Climate Conversations

    Framing climate change as a security issue can be a dangerous tactic

  7. A salt pan workers in the Gujarat region of western India struggles to cook on a smoky wood stove. Photo: Manpreet Romana

    Curbing wood use in India's salt pans

    17 February 2012 10:06 GMT | Comments (3)

    Beatrice M. Spadacini | Climate Conversations

    Efficient cookstoves are improving life for workers - but supplies remain low

  8. The silent cost of child malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    16 February 2012 17:07 GMT | Comments (1)

    Blog from MSF | Live Blogs

    Despite its lush surroundings, many children inside the MSF hospital tent in South Kivu are dying from preventable illnesses ...

  9. Battling through the malaria season in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    16 February 2012 17:03 GMT | Comments (0)

    Blog from MSF | Live Blogs

    Working in a remote clinic in DRC brings daily challenges of coping with shortages of space, equipment and medicines – and ...

  10. A long journey to deliver precious medicine in eastern Congo

    16 February 2012 16:56 GMT | Comments (0)

    Blog from MSF | Live Blogs

    Lulimba, a remote town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's east, is challenging to work in as a doctor

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