Full Coverage: Climate change

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22.02.2008 Insurance can help the poorest to cope with the consequences of global warming, say development experts. Paying small premiums than raising money after disasters is a better way to minimise damage. Insurance managers however say the frequency of droughts and floods can weaken such claims.

20.02.2008 Even after three months of Cyclone Sidr hitting Bangladesh, some 1.3 million affected people are living under plastic sheeting, tarpaulins and other basic shelters exposing them to the approaching monsoon rains. Oxfam says that it is vital that the government and the international community urgently devise a better plan.

18.02.2008 Thirteen spirited Nepali women will make the bold journey to Mount Everest this spring. Backed by the United Nations, these women will draw attention to the impact of climate change on the Himalayas, and hope that their effort will inspire other women across Nepal to follow their dreams.

15.02.2008 The carbon market makes good business and moral sense, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a recent gathering of global business leaders at New York. He also called for investment in technological innovations to make possible the transition to a green economy.

07.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 7 (OneWorld) - Environmental campaigners scored a major victory this week as some of the nation's top banks agreed to link energy sector investment with initiatives to combat climate change.

07.02.2008 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$ 19 million grant to develop rice varieties that can withstand the effects of climate change. The money will benefit nearly half a million farmers in Africa and Asia who depend on rain fed agriculture for their livelihoods.

07.02.2008 Impoverished regions of South Asia will be hit first and hardest by climate change, along with southern Africa, say scientists. Under the circumstances the best strategy for agriculture is diversity not monocultures. Solutions from outside are unlikely to work so there will be a need for localised approach.