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Arsenic: when will the clean water start flowing?
Many new technologies have promised to remove arsenic from drinking water but little has changed on the ground, finds T. V. Padma.
FEATURE | 24 November 2009 | EN
Remote sensing for natural disasters: Facts and figures
Sian Lewis explains how remote sensing can be used to manage natural disasters and highlights ongoing efforts and obstacles.
Launching your own satellite — the pros and cons
Developing nations are building their own satellites despite freely available Western data. Do the gains outweigh the costs, asks Tatum Anderson.
Is the sun setting on jatropha's biofuel promise?
Jatropha will not be saving the world anytime soon, say researchers, but it could work in local biofuel projects in developing countries.
FEATURE | 1 October 2009 | EN
A revolution to combat world hunger
Ambitious reforms aimed at meeting the world's food demands lie ahead for the agency that networks agricultural research in poor regions.
Roadblocks on the path to GM superfoods
Nutrient-rich foods could combat malnutrition — but getting from the lab to the plate is proving a challenge.
Climate change — adapting is crucial too
Climate change is a reality in developing regions, who say the international community must not neglect better adaptation strategies.
FEATURE | 4 September 2009 | EN
Floating toilets may cut river illnesses
Persuading Cambodian river-dwellers to use a newly designed floating toilet instead of the river could cut soaring diarrhoea rates.
FEATURE | 14 July 2009 | EN
Reducing forest emissions: Facts and figures
Hannah Chalmers gives the low-down on how reducing emissions from deforestation can play a central role in tackling climate change.
An eye in the sky watching forests disappear
Remote sensing is crucial for getting the measure of forest loss. Countries don't need their own satellites but they do need training.
Ethiopia's sorghum superhero
An agricultural scientist whose work in sorghum improvement has benefited African farmers has won the World Food Prize.
FEATURE | 22 June 2009 | EN
'Dark earth' and its carbon-holding powers
Locking carbon away as charcoal in the soil could help to mitigate climate change but whether it will work in practice remains a mystery.
Nanotechnology for clean water: Facts and figures
Nanotechnology could help give millions clean drinking water. David J. Grimshaw outlines the potential, the progress and some of the risks.
Nanosponges: South Africa's high hopes for clean water
Can nanosponges solve a continent's water contamination problems? Munyaradzi Makoni investigates.
Is GM shedding its Frankenstein image?
Developing world farmers are leading the way in the adoption of genetically modified crops.
Farming without soil
Is hydroponics — a system using no soil and very little water — a route to increased food security? Some Cape Verdean farmers think so.
FEATURE | 6 March 2009 | EN
Chinese rubber rush leads to 'ecological credit crunch'
China's profitable rubber industry is a boon for some rural communities, but the environmental costs could be much higher.
Growing money on trees?
Growing forests might be easy but getting developing-country forests onto the carbon market is proving more difficult.
China's GM ambition raises biosafety concerns
Opinions on China's recent US$3.7 billion GM roll-out remain divided, with concerns over potential risks and regulation loopholes.
Q&A: Mozambique's science for the people
Mozambique's science and technology minister, Venâncio Massingue, tells SciDev.Net how he hopes to ensure that science benefits everyone.
FEATURE | 29 October 2008 | EN
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