Q&A: Mitrasen Bhikajee on ocean science in island states
Technology transfer is key for small island states, the director of the UN's ocean science body tells SciDev.Net.
7 June 2013 | EN
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Technology transfer is key for small island states, the director of the UN's ocean science body tells SciDev.Net.
7 June 2013 | EN
Tanzanian government funding aims to help weavers, wood carvers and furniture makers profit from science, says George Achia.
18 April 2013 | EN
The University of the South Pacific's massive catchment may mean less research cash, but its science helps the region, reports Anne Moorhead.
5 February 2013 | EN
Financial disagreement has halted a controversial deep-sea mining project but deeper issues lie with the environment, Prime Sarmiento reports.
14 January 2013 | EN
SciDev.Net brings you a selection of the best feature articles of 2012 curated by our editors in London.
Indigenous knowledge and science often seem poles apart, but meshing them can curb disaster risk, reports Smriti Mallapaty.
Lucy Pearson looks at early warning systems for disasters, their uses and limits, and what accounts for the gap between warning and action.
Satellite images are making the fate of the Himalayan glaciers clearer, but not that of the people who live downstream, finds Smriti Mallapaty.
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has spawned a series of agreements and technical phrases.
S. Romi Mukherjee outlines human rights-based approaches to science, technology and development, and what they mean for policy and practice.
Innovations in relief technologies are vital in the world's complex conflict zones. But there are barriers to overcome, writes Imogen Mathers.
20 September 2012 | EN
Deep-sea mining in the Red Sea may bring in jobs for scientists. But how will any benefits be shared and what will it do to biodiversity? Paula Park investigates.
14 September 2012 | EN
A WHO study that blames arsenic for rising levels of chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka is in conflict with another report that points to poor quality drinking water, report Dilrukshi Handunnetti and Smriti Daniel.
6 September 2012 | EN
With China controlling most of valuable rare-earth mineral supplies, India makes a strategic move to back exploration off its own coast, writes Paula Park.
28 August 2012 | EN
Scientists in China and the United States are using modern biotechnology to help prove that traditional medicine has a powerful pharmacological value.
Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Controversy continues over the impact of Bt cotton on the lives of farmers in India, report M. Sreelata and T. V. Padma.
11 July 2012 | EN
Frank Rijsberman speaks to Busani Bafana about his plans for the CGIAR Consortium and the importance of agricultural research investment.
6 July 2012 | EN
How will science and technology fare at the Rio+20 summit? Aisling Irwin looks at scientists' demands and assesses their chances.
Ten African nations have pledged, ahead of Rio+20, to include the economic value of natural resources in their national accounts.
Promises made at previous summits have not delivered enough protection for the oceans — campaigners are pushing for better results from Rio+20, writes Prime Sarmiento.
8 June 2012 | EN