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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Science in Africa: how to move forward?
African science policy comes under the spotlight as Linda Nordling examines the prospects for continental science programmes, and SciDev.Net discusses what African science academies can do to make an impact.
News
Monitoring carbon storage 'more effective than closing power plants'
New research reveals that using existing technologies to monitor carbon storage could save more carbon than closing power plants.
1 December 2008
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Laws to protect native knowledge 'are failing'
Laws to ensure native communities retain the rights to local knowledge are in reality a barrier to progress, says a report.
Features
Q&A: Clean technologies with Yvo de Boer
Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.
1 December 2008
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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.
29 October 2008
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Editorial
Academies have no-one to fear but themselves
Science academies in the developing world must engage with the real world if they want to influence policy.
28 November 2008 | EN
Opinions
African Union support crucial for agricultural progress
African nations must not only bring industry and activists to the table, but also follow up on their report, says an editorial in Nature.
1 December 2008
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Source: Nature
Mobile phones can help manage diseases
Mobile phones can improve health services and provide help for displaced patients during political crises, say Richard Lester and Sarah Karanja.
1 December 2008
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Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Namibia cannot ignore the effects of climate change
27 October 2008
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Source: Tiempo Climate Newswatch
