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World Bank ups funds to tackle 'existential threat' of climate change
Bank will give equal weight to curbing emissions and helping poor countries deal with "disastrous effects" of warming
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As India adds 100 Smart Cities, one tells a cautionary tale
India's $7.5 bln plan to turn 100 urban centres into Smart Cities by 2020 does not address structural issues and ignores the needs of low-income and marginalised groups
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Protect coastal, island communities now as seas rise, scientists urge
Some areas that once flooded only every 100 years or so could face annual flooding by 2050 unless strong protective measures are put in place
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Climate resilient programs in Mali: What we know, how to do it better
The similarities between BRACED and the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme are tenfold
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Kenyan farmers mix tradition with tech to protect drying Mara River
New technology aims to help governments - and farmers - get an idea what might lie ahead for river levels
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Arid Niger a 'model for Africa' as desert blooms
Rainwater storage and smarter farming is making life easier for Niger's farmers
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Seeds of change: Mali farmers fight drought with hybrid crops
Hardy sorghum is helping farmers bring in a harvest, even when drought destroys other crops
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Forecasting trouble: How South Sudan's weather service is failing farmers
Decimated by civil war, South Sudan's met office is barely running, with inadequate funding, outdated equipment and untrained staff, experts say
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From Indonesia to Gabon, countries turn to nature to cut climate risks
"There is a wealth of evidence ... that if we restore, protect and enhance ecosystems, they will lower human vulnerability to climate change"
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Kenyan farmers try to sweep away landslide risks with bamboo
As extreme rainfall brings more landslides, farmers are turning to bamboo to protect their land - and making an income from it
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