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Agriculture can adapt to climate changeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Maize genome offers hope of improved varietiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The sequencing of the maize genome should boost efforts to find higher-yielding and climate change-proof varieties. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Q&A: Health systems innovation with Gill SamuelsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gill Samuels of the Global Forum for Health Research tells SciDev.Net why health innovation must include health systems research. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Don't ignore agriculture in climate talks, experts warnEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Agriculture and how it can adapt to climate change should be given more attention at Copenhagen, a group of scientists has urged. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Colombia to increase 2010 science budgetEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The country's budget for science will increase by 67 per cent in 2010, with an emphasis on supporting new PhD students. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

G8 emissions goals out of poor countries' reachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Meeting the G8 emissions targets would mean poor countries compromising their development, Chinese researchers say. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Rural data collection boosted by mobile techEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new data kit for mobile phones allows users to quickly collect, analyse and transmit a wide variety of data in infrastructure-poor areas. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Dengue-free Cuba an example to developing countriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cuba has managed to stay free of dengue fever through locally-relevant research, say Maria G. Guzmán and Gustavo Kourí. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Biomed Analysis: To control or eradicate malaria?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Some scientists worry that renewed enthusiasm for malaria eradication could distract from vital control efforts, says Priya Shetty. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Arab world 'long way' from knowledge societyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More funding and freedoms are needed if the Arab world is to reach its goal of becoming a knowledge-based society, a report finds. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Sub-Saharan Africa News in brief: 4–18 November 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New programme to bolster Africa agriculture, malaria control method overlooked, traditional healers have key role in epilepsy, and more. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Misfiring immune system blamed for HIV vaccine failureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An HIV vaccine component may have accidentally triggered an immune response that made people more vulnerable to infection, say scientists. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Health innovation requires a systems approachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The global health innovation system must be considered as a whole to boost its effectiveness, say Stephen A. Matlin and Gill M.R. Samuels. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Africa must act to tackle water crisis, says reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A report released at the 2nd Africa Water Week warns that climate change is putting the continent's water resources at risk. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Dog fleas implicated in leishmaniasis spreadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Fleas may transmit leishmaniasis to dogs, maintaining a reservoir of disease that could then infect humans. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Swine flu science update: 16 November 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A round up of articles about delays in shipping donated vaccine, how to define a pandemic, new antivirals, and more. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Himalayan glaciers 'not shrinking rapidly'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An Indian report rejects the consensus view that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly — sparking controversy. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Cholera outbreaks depend on river flow, say scientistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The speed and volume of river flow shape the severity of cholera outbreaks, a Bangladeshi study has found. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Food security in East Africa 'within reach'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
East Africa must adopt alternative farming techniques to combat the crop losses projected for 2050, a study says. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Technology critical to China's low-carbon plansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
China is considering a low-carbon road map to reduce emissions while preserving economic growth. Technology is crucial, says Gordon Conway. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Indian expat scientists scheme off to shaky startEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The first scientist to return home as part of India's new expatriate scheme has been dismissed, causing mixed reactions from fellow researchers. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 12, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Children missing out on zinc diarrhoea treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite campaigning in Bangladesh, under-fives are still failing to receive zinc treatment for diarrhoeal disease, a survey says. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 12, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Agriculture fastest-growing research in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
China's agricultural science is expanding fast, and its 'world share' of research papers is rising too, says a report. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 12, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

South Asia News in brief: 29 October–11 November 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Maldives ahead of carbon neutral target, South Asia marred by slow broadband, Nepal to discuss climate at Everest's base, and more. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Spotlight on satellites for disaster managementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Satellites can save lives from natural disasters but developing countries risk missing the opportunity through poor political support. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Fires: Spotted from satellites, warned by phoneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Combining satellite data with mobile phones offers cheap and effective tools for managing fires, says South African scientist Philip Frost. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Disaster management needs satellite 'constellations'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Disaster management needs constellations of satellites with multispectral sensors, says Indian space researcher, Ranganath Navalgund. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Satellites can help monitor and manage African droughtsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Kenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Remote sensing for natural disasters: Facts and figuresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sian Lewis explains how remote sensing can be used to manage natural disasters and highlights ongoing efforts and obstacles. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Satellites offer crucial data for volcano safetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Volcano expert Geoff Wadge explains how the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters helped manage a volcanic eruption in Montserrat. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Africans need earthquake educationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Africans need to be more aware of earthquakes to cope with disasters — and there's no better place to start than in schools, says Chris Hartnady. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Launching your own satellite — the pros and consEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing nations are building their own satellites despite freely available Western data. Do the gains outweigh the costs, asks Tatum Anderson. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Scientists 'must ensure key research reaches the poor'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientists must lobby policymakers and politicians to ensure that vital research on maternal and child health saves lives, say the authors of a report. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

China's farming ambitions in Mozambique take shapeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A farming research centre is set to open in Mozambique with funding, seeds and advice from China. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Africa facing climate data shortageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
African countries lack data on the effect climate change will have on water supplies, scientists said at Africa Water Week. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Grain of hope for Yangtze river climate impactEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Food production in China's Yangtze River Basin faces a dire future but new growing techniques could compensate. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Technological revolution vital to fight climate changeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Countries must join forces and act quickly to tackle climate change, say Rosina Bierbaum and Robert Zoellick in an editorial in Science. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Collaboration key to developing world genomics researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Poor countries need support to participate in genomics research, say Josefina Coloma and Eva Harris in PLoS Medicine. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Addressing poverty to reduce chronic diseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Pan American Health Organization has proposed to reduce poverty in a bid to tackle chronic diseases. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Cuba: The right to health during economic crisesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The international community can help Cuba to keep on providing its population with accessible healthcare, even during economic turbulence, say Pol de Vos and Patrick Van der Stuyft. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Kenya hopeful it can eliminate malariaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Kenya believes it can eliminate malaria by 2017 but admits that there is a long road of funding and capacity building ahead. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Megacities must tie clean air goals to carbon cuts, say expertsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Densely populated cities must use their financial clout to combine the fight for clean air with reducing carbon emissions, scientists say. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Malaria vaccine strategy aims for eradicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative has outlined its ambitions for the next generation of vaccines. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Herbs have a role in fighting malaria, conference hearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientists should investigate herbal malaria remedies as they are more affordable for the very poor, the MIM meeting was told. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

No simple solution to livestock and climate changeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Jamaica to tackle species threatening biodiversityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Jamaica and four other Caribbean countries have been granted US$1.7 million to reduce the biodiversity threat of invasive alien species. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Swine flu science update: 5 November 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A round up of articles about vaccine distribution in the developing world, flu virus survival strategies, thermal screening, and more. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Clean technology as a public goodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info

Climate change's tech transfer challengeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Getting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: info