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Mountain-Dwellers Adapt to Melting Glaciers Without Necessarily Caring About Climate Change
A new study challenges the assumption that communities have to believe in climate change before they can take action.
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The Use and Misuse of Climate Change Projections in Development
Current practices are not making use of the best available scientific knowledge to guide real-world decision making.
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Mixing Science With Tradition Among Burkina Faso’s Migratory Herders
Anthropologists are working with Fulani community leaders to promote knowledge-sharing between herders and climate scientists.
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New Project Will Tackle Amazonian Development Challenges From Space
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society is part of a new project that will use satellite imagery to address environment and development challenges across the Amazon Basin.
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How Pollution and Greenhouse Gases Affect the Climate in the Sahel
A recent study is the first to show that pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions have directly affected the 20th century evolution of rainfall over a region.
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Shade-Grown Coffee Helps Ecosystems and Farmers
A new study finds that coffee farmers could be better off financially if they used shade-growing practices for part of their production.
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El Niño Arrives, Unfashionably Late
In February, the long-predicted El Niño event in the Pacific began to finally take shape. Here’s what it could mean for precipitation levels over the next few months.
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Bangladesh Gets a New Climate Academy
The academy will train a new generation of experts who can use climate services effectively to manage the risks and opportunities around food security in Bangladesh.
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Using Climate Information to Protect Vulnerable Populations In Bangladesh
A Q&A with Melody Braun, who brings advanced climate services to areas in crisis.
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