Climate Innovation Centers can promote clean technologies but need backing with a coordinated effort, says policy specialist Ambuj Sagar.

A six-country assessment shows how women's inclusion in science should be supported, write gender experts Sophia Huyer and Nancy Hafkin.

Developing countries deserve more support for their efforts to prioritise climate change in development, writes climate expert Simon Anderson.

The US development agency looks set to build on its 'development science' efforts during Barack Obama's second term, writes David Dickson.

Despite concern over adverse impacts, deep marine mineral exploration is set to become a global industry, says geologist Chris Yeats.

Social attitudes towards vaccines are hard to cram into a mathematical model, but scientists need to take them into account, says Priya Shetty.

Theatre is a powerful tool to mobilise women farmers in Africa, say agriculture specialists Lindiwe Majele Sibanda and Sithembile Mwamakamba.

S&T advances should safeguard health, equity and the rights of vulnerable populations, says rural development professional Bhavani R. V.

Looking through a 'human rights lens' can improve S&T programmes, while S&T can help strengthen human rights work, says lawyer Jessica Wyndham.

Using the human rights framework to tackle challenging ethical questions can guide climate policy, argues political philosopher Simon Caney.

A lack of evidence to convince policymakers holds back progress on grassroots innovation in agriculture, say Brigid Letty and Martin Bell.

The latest round of challenges to India's drug patent laws is a fight that must be won for the world's poor, says Priya Shetty.

Implementation of the Rio+20 outcome must account for changes in the global innovation landscape, says tech policy expert Ahmed Abdel-Latif.

Evidence of impact shows that libraries can be local hubs for community development, says communication specialist Jean Fairbairn.

New research on public attitudes to science yields clues to communicating more effectively, says AAAS executive Alan Leshner.

The developing world needs support for low-tech health innovations that do not compromise on effectiveness, says Priya Shetty.

Development programmes must move away from top-down approaches to empower networks of activity, argues USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah.

Gender analysis must become integral to development policy. But the first step is to count women in, says UNCSTD gender adviser Shirley Malcom.

There are five key principles to ensuring that post-MDG development meets the needs of low-income populations, argues David Satterthwaite.