World Economic Forum report offers view of global risks

World Economic Forum report offers view of global risks

This year's list of chief concerns includes severe wealth gaps, chronic fiscal imbalances, rising emissions and water shortages. >>
Our cooperative Darwinian moment

Our cooperative Darwinian moment

Darwin tells us we must evolve or die. Can we adapt to scarcity and re-integrate ourselves within ecosystems in the decades ahead? >>
Enhancing indigenous knowledge in rice terraces

Enhancing indigenous knowledge in rice terraces

Melding science and local wisdom can support farming practices threatened by climate change. >>
Maya nut could boost resilience to climate change

Maya nut could boost resilience to climate change

The Maya nut is one of the few tree species able to adapt to predicted climate changes in tropical forests. >>
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Political barriers to climate change adaptation

A Swiss perspective on the political barriers to the development and implementation of adaptation policies in the developed world. >>
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Solutions for those at risk in climate disasters

Insurance and risk reduction measures could reduce long-term adaptation costs and help those vulnerable to manage some of the impacts of climate change. >>
The complicated truth about sea level rise

The complicated truth about sea level rise

Climate change is indeed happening and sea levels are rising. However, how this will affect the islanders of the world is a complicated story. >>
Resilient Bangladesh: Songs help kids adapt to climate

Resilient Bangladesh: Songs for a changing world

In this final part of the Bangladesh series, we see how children are learning about adapting to changes in their environment. >>
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Resilient Bangladesh: Mapping local solutions

This second video of the series shows how the people of Bangladesh are tackling local problems like less predictable rainfall. >>
Resilient Bangladesh: Fishermen cope with rough seas

Resilient Bangladesh: Fishermen cope with rough seas

This video brief, the first in a 3-part series showcasing Bangladeshi resilience in coping with climate change, looks at a fisherman's struggle. >>
Indigenous innovation at vanguard of climate change

Indigenous innovation at vanguard of climate change

Indigenous peoples already use traditional knowledge and survival skills to test adaptive responses to climate change. >>
Japan to suffer huge climate costs

Japan to suffer huge climate costs

There is a pervasive belief amongst Japanese leaders and decision-makers that climate change will not have a big impact on Japan in the future. They are wrong. >>
Bangladesh tackles its cabon footprint

Bangladesh tackles its carbon footprint

Bangladesh certainly faces serious impacts brought by climate change, but the country has become a hotbed of adaptation strategies and experimentation. >>
Scale of the climate and energy challenge

Scale of the climate and energy challenge

Climate change and energy policy are set to be the toughest economic issues in the next few decades. But there is a way out, if we begin to act now. >>
Africa and climate change

Africa and climate change

For the depth and breadth of climate challenges that Africa faces, the country needs frontier science and entrepreneurship. >>