Countries in the northern hemisphere including Russia, Canada, China and the United States are being called on to increase funding and build monitoring networks to manage the risks of warming permafrost.
The latest UN climate change conference opened Monday in Doha, Qatar, where developing countries called for more commitment and actions by the developed world.
Core issues at the Doha climate change talks include the extension of the Kyoto Protocol that mandates reduction in emissions. 
Division to hamper talks
China's push for clean energy commended
Obama may take on climate change Special
A woman installs a UN flag in the assembly room of the climate change conference at the Qatar National Convention Center in Doha on Nov 25, 2012
The new round of UN climate talks will not go smoothly unless the developed and developing countries bridge their gap on the upcoming second commitment period.
UN climate talks seen falling short despite fears
China's push for clean energy commended
Obama may take on climate change
Despite mounting alarm about climate change, almost 200 nations meeting in Doha from Monday are likely to pay little more than lip service to the need to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions.
China expects US President Barack Obama will give climate change more attention in his upcoming second term, top climate change negotiator Su Wei said ahead of the climate change talks in Doha, Qatar.
The world is barreling down a path to heat up by four degrees at the end of the century if the global community fails to act on climate change, the World Bank said Sunday in a report.
The strength of Obama's handling of Sandy and the devastation it caused to the East Coast last week raised a topic that was conspicuous by its absence during the campaign — climate change.
The vast majority of Chinese believe climate change is taking place and most consumers are willing to pay more for eco-friendly products to reduce its effects, a survey has found.
The Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) on climate change, a new group of developing countries, have been coordinating their positions on climate change negotiations ahead of the upcoming climate change talks in Doha, Qatar, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has said.
After an extra day's hard negotiations, the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) to the UNFCCC agreed on the second commitment period under Kyoto Protocol. China welcomes Durban outcomes
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