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Spotlight on satellites for disaster management
Satellites can save lives from natural disasters but developing countries risk missing the opportunity through poor political support.
Reducing forest emissions needs good science
The climate change debate offers a way to integrate forest management into development policy, but strategies must be informed by good science.
How nanotech can meet the poor's water needs
Nanotechnology holds huge potential for supplying clean water to the world's poor, but many challenges must be overcome to realise it.
Long-term solutions needed to feed the world's poor
More agricultural research funding and a farmer-centred approach to boosting food production are needed to prevent future food emergencies.
2009: Will a crisis turn into an opportunity?
Science can help developing countries facing commodity-price and climate turmoil: the biggest challenge is how to ensure it does.
Science: An anchor for the storm
Science and technology can contribute significantly to mitigating the impact of tropical cyclones.
Learning from failures in disaster response
The Myanmar cyclone and Chinese earthquake highlight the need for effective dissemination of information, both before and after a disaster.
S&T has vital role in sustainable farming
A recent report is a welcome analysis of modern agriculture's future, but it fails to adequately recognise the role of science and technology.
Gates Foundation can't go it alone
Bill and Melinda Gates' forays into aid are to be welcomed, but they can only succeed alongside government involvement.
Biofuels: Let's look before we leap
A commitment to biofuels should be based on a careful assessment of their prospective benefits and costs, not a blind leap of faith.
Technology alone will not solve energy crisis
The world must not miss its second chance to take a radically different approach to energy consumption.
Don't run for President, Mr Gore
Last week's award of the Nobel peace prize signals the coming of age of the public communication of science.
'Biopiracy' requires reasoned treatment
The fight against biopiracy must embrace both legitimate science and social justice if biodiversity itself is not to suffer.
Simple and cheap: Nepal's application of science
Almost unnoticed, Nepal is developing simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment.
EDITORIAL | 16 August 2007 | EN
Africa needs better data to combat global warming
Effective adaptation strategies will require reliable scientific data both on the nature of climate change and on its potential impact.
EDITORIAL | 1 August 2007 | EN
Africa must create its own biotechnology agenda
Building public support for genetically modified crops in sub-Saharan Africa means developing a homegrown solution to the region's own needs.
EDITORIAL | 12 June 2007 | EN
Turning the spotlight on sustainable development
All members of the media must work together to ensure sustainable development is given the attention it deserves.
Should developing nations embrace nuclear energy?
A combination of factors appears to be pushing the risk-benefit balance back into nuclear's favour as an energy option for developing countries. SciDev.Net readers are invited to comment.
G8 summit must remember the needs of the poor
The forthcoming meeting of heads of the world's industrialised nations must not let self-interest detract from the challenge of global poverty and efforts to soften the impact of globalisation on the developing world.
EDITORIAL | 11 July 2006 | EN
African science: now is the time to deliver
Next January, the heads of member states of the African Union will meet to discuss science and technology in what will be a unique opportunity to support the continent's scientific renaissance.
EDITORIAL | 16 June 2006 | EN
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Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
