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Lawyers get a bad press. They are often portrayed as ambulance chasers that thrive on the misfortune of others.

Saleemul Huq, head of the climate change group at the International Institute for Environment and Development, was awarded the prestigious Burtoni Award for his contributions to research on adaptation to climate change.

Years of tense climate-change talks ended this week with victory for the most vulnerable countries, which won a key decision at the UN conference in Bali.

With forestry rising on political agendas worldwide and increasingly making international news, experts from 11 countries will meet in India this week to discuss how to make the sector work for the poor.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide US$10 million to the nongovernmental organisation Slum/Shack Dwellers International (SDI) to support the urban poor in Africa, Asia and Latin America to take action to improve their housing, water and sanitation.

The biggest study yet from unique coalition of major poverty and environment groups reveals scale of climate impacts on international work — immediate action is needed before Asia goes 'Up in Smoke'

Aviation's role in climate change could be reduced easily by eliminating needless emissions and enabling consumers to make informed choices about how to travel, says a report published today.

Research published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) warns that it will be much harder to 'adapt' urban areas to protect them from new and increasing risks from climate change than is currently thought.

Africa now has a larger urban population than North America and has 25 of the world's fastest growing large cities. Half of the world's urban population now lives in Asia, which also has half of the world's largest cities and fastest growing large cities.