Guyana struggles to invest in climate defences
With budgets tight, many poor countries are failing to spend enough on measures to adapt to climate change, researchers say
Husbands may have to pay salaries to wives in India -paper
Research suggests children better fed and educated if their mothers were given more control over finances
Jobs, social welfare are crucial to food security, top ag scientist says
Boosts in environmentally friendly crop production are needed but they must be matched with jobs and social welfare for effective food security, Swaminathan says
INTERVIEW ? Biggest health problem facing Haiti is tuberculosis - expert
Haiti had the highest rate of TB in the Americas before the quake, and the disaster has made things worse, a specialist says
TrustLaw Women in brief 6 September, 2012: a weekly news digest on women's rights
Our weekly selection of stories on women's rights from TrustLaw and other media
UN agencies urge speed in fight against W.Africa cholera
The cholera emergency in West Africa is set to get much worse due to rain and flooding which is causing the disease to spread
Increasing demand and urbanisation challenge global food systems
Greater yields and more sustainable production are needed to combat food insecurity, experts say
Policymakers agree ambitious global water monitoring initiative-expert
Data collected under new initiative likely to feed into Sustainable Development Goals projected to replace Millennium Development Goals
FEATURE-In post-quake Haiti, rebuilt AIDS clinic treats more patients
GHESKIO - in Port-au-Prince - the first institution in the world exclusively dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS
Africa faces challenges getting at its newfound groundwater
Governance and legal concerns as well as a lack of technical expertise and investment could slow the continent's ability to capitalise on its wealth of water