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Zimbabwe's cattle breeders face tough choices as pasture vanishes
As rainfall vanishes, animals are selling at less than half their usual cost and dairy industries are suffering
Suriname steps up monitoring of reserve damaged by illegal mining
More than 2,500 small-scale miners have been working within the borders of the park, the Worldwide Fund for Nature charges
Zanzibar pushes to join island alliance to confront climate change
Archipelago leaders say they have more in common with small island states than mainland Tanzania in facing climate threats
Mangroves reduce disaster risk, boost income options in Vietnam
Efforts to expand mangrove forests are paying dividends in northern Vietnam
Disaster losses set to outpace economic growth - study
Governments urged to consider disaster risk in economic policy, with climate change impacts seen worsening future losses
Water-efficient maize boosts harvests for drought-hit Tanzanian farmers
In an unusual switch, farmers are giving up sorghum, millet and legumes to grow maize
Solar powered phones recharge Kenya's conversations
Cheap, solar-powered handsets are making life easier for Kenyans off the grid or hit by power shortages
Pricing natural assets could spur green growth - World Bank
Under new UN-approved method, a hectare of mangroves in Thailand has flood-control value of $16,000
India to line up planes, radars against extreme weather
Disaster chief says better warning of storms and floods will help protect people from climate hazards
Kenya's north - from aid basket to meat exporter?
“The potential of livestock has not even been touched a little," minister tells AlertNet

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Blogs

Cassava comes to the table

2012-05-18 01:18:00.0 | Comments 1
Neil Palmer | Climate Conversations
The lowly but widely used tuber may be about to claim its rightful place as food security concerns grow
Migration, militias, coups and climate change in Mali

2012-05-15 15:04:00.0 | Comments 0
Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia | Climate Conversations
The humanitarian community was prepared to deal with climate-driven drought in Mali – but what about government collapse?
Climate change means doing Asian development differently

2012-05-11 14:36:00.0 | Comments 0
AlertNet Contributor | Climate Conversations
"The goal is clear - reduce poverty, increase prosperity, but leave a smaller carbon footprint," says UNDP official
The end of climate policy as we know it

2012-05-11 11:09:00.0 | Comments 0
Oliver Geden | Climate Conversations
A more practical, bottom-up approach to cutting emissions may be needed if international climate negotiations fail
A voice for Latin America’s climate scientists?

2012-05-10 15:27:00.0 | Comments 0
Guy Edwards | Climate Conversations
Boosting their role in the science and policy of climate change could pay dividends for the region

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Blog: Cassava comes to the table
The lowly but widely used tuber may be about to claim its rightful place as food security concerns grow

Reducing climate disaster risk

News: Disaster losses set to outpace economic growth - study
Governments urged to consider disaster risk in economic policy, with climate change impacts seen worsening future losses
News: Mangroves reduce disaster risk, boost income options in Vietnam
Efforts to expand mangrove forests are paying dividends in northern Vietnam
News: India to line up planes, radars against extreme weather
Disaster chief says better warning of storms and floods will help protect people from climate hazards