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Tuesday, May 22, 2012   14:02 GMT    
Climate South: Developing Countries Coping With Climate Change

Jakarta Poaches on Farmland Waters
By Kafil Yamin*
SUKABUMI, Indonesia - The 18,000 litres of clean water that Jakarta consumes per second are expected to hit 26,000 litres by 2015. The solution? A 54-km stretch of toll road cut through prime paddy land to access the water resources of this salubrious hill district.
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High Oil Costs Drive Jamaica's Clean Energy Agenda
By Zadie Neufville*
KINGSTON - A growing appetite for oil and some of the Caribbean region's highest electricity rates and petroleum prices are driving Jamaica's thrust toward clean energy alternatives.
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Tribal Farming Beats Climate Change
By Manipadma Jena*
RAYAGADA, India - Tribal farmer Harish Saraka has rediscovered the key to sustainable farming in this rain-dependent hinterland of eastern Odisha state – mixed cropping.
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Buenos Aires Unprepared for More Intense Storms**
By Marcela Valente *
BUENOS AIRES - The 18 deaths caused by a storm that hit Buenos Aires earlier this month tragically demonstrate the lack of preparedness for the ever more frequent and powerful weather events faced by the Argentine capital and its suburbs.
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Jamaica to Galvanise Public on Climate Adaptation
By Zadie Neufville*
KINGSTON - A public awareness project that aims to foster wider understanding among locals about the linkages between the global climate and their social and economic wellbeing is Jamaica's newest adaptation strategy.
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Dominica Seeks Millions for Climate Change Strategy
By Peter Richards*
ROSEAU, Dominica - Dominica presented its "2012-2020 Low Carbon Climate Resilient Development Strategy" to donors including the World Bank on Wednesday in a bid to gain wider access to funding and position itself as a regional leader in renewable energy.
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Argentina Responds to Climate Challenge with Transgenic Seeds
By Marcela Valente *
BUENOS AIRES - Researchers in Argentina have isolated a sunflower gene and implanted it into corn, wheat and soybean seeds to make them more resistant to drought and soil salinity, problems increasingly faced by this South American agricultural powerhouse as a result of global warming.
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CENTRAL AFRICA
Tentative Steps Towards Adaptation
By Badylon Kawanda Bakiman*
KIKWIT, DR Congo - Governments and civil society organisations in Central Africa are slowly developing strategies in response to global warming. But specialists say the steps being taken seem hesitant in the face of emerging realities.
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Eastern Caribbean Seeks Funds for Green Growth
By Peter Richards*
CASTRIES, St Lucia - As developing countries urgently seek new sources of financing to cope with problems linked to climate change, delegates from the nine-nation Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met here last week to evaluate potential funds and outline a more concrete vision of what is required for the subregion.
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PUERTO RICO
Cleaner Energy Sources Prove Divisive
By Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero*
SAN JUAN - As Puerto Rico seeks to lower soaring utility rates while simultaneously shifting toward cleaner energy sources, it faces grassroots opposition to two major projects even though at least one is 100-percent renewable.
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