Nowhere to go for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after cyclone wrecks camps
Most Rohingyas remained in their flimsy shelters in the camps when the storm struck, with priority given to evacuating only the most vulnerable, like heavily pregnant women
Rural India needs solar power for more than just lighting, study finds
Power for businesses and appliances - not just lights - is needed to bring real change in rural India, researchers find
Who can we trust to measure urban poverty?
The international poverty line is based on the cost of food and does not recognise that anyone might live in a city
Environmentalists urge Brazil's president not to rollback Amazon protection
The proposal to remove nearly 600,000 hectares of forest from three protected areas in the Amazon and Atlantic rainforest has been approved by Brazil's Senate
FEATURE-Lombok villagers beat poverty with tortilla chips and mangroves
A project that is helping women produce snacks from local ingredients and restoring coastal mangroves brings economic benefits in eastern Indonesia
Exxon steps up efforts to sway shareholders on climate-report vote
Exxon doesn't want to publicly report on the risks it faces from climate change
Volcanic rock stoves cook food - and protect forests - in Uganda
Heat-holding rocks dramatically reduce the amount of cooking fuel needed - and solar panels provide electricity as well
Amid U.S. doubt, UN chief says climate deal essential, 'get on board'
"If any government doubts the global will and need for this accord, that is reason for all others to unite even stronger and stay the course"
Sri Lanka battles to get relief to stranded flood-hit villages
Persistent rains and inaccessible roads were hampering efforts to airdrop and distribute aid in some areas
As disaster hits again, early warning text messages fly in Sri Lanka
Efforts to improve warnings are yielding results – but alerts are still coming too late, experts say