Better data and governance of global water resources are called for in a bid to get water security into the post-2015 development goals.

Scientists must partner with development actors and local communities to safeguard important plants.

A study reveals a link between urbanisation and malaria, raising hope that cities sprouting in developing nations will help reduce malaria.

Muslim countries have failed to deliver on agreements to boost research spending and collaboration, their academicians claim.

Urgent action is needed to head off a cancer epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns an international group of specialists.

GM-produced artemisinin is deemed to be comparable in quality to the plant-derived version, but should be cheaper to produce.

Development experts from the world's least developed countries have launched an independent group to bring local concerns to the UN debating table.

IR Mapper, a free online mapping website, will enable users to follow global insecticide resistance in malaria-causing mosquitoes.

Five nations are behind a four-year initiative to inform decision-makers about climate change and give them the tools to tackle it locally.

Poor management and overexploitation mean many species of this commercially important food fish face extinction, says study.

Health services can use new technology to save lives, but only if local people and governments back the switch, an event has heard.

DVD players and discs could soon be used as affordable diagnostics for diseases such as HIV, say researchers.

The quality of healthcare available in Latin America varies dramatically from leading-nation Cuba down to struggling Haiti, an index reveals.

The switch to digital TV is freeing up frequencies that could be used to provide cheap wireless broadband services to remote areas.

IPBES, a new biodiversity panel set up to advise policymakers, must include indigenous and local voices, a meeting has heard.

Without new policies, universal access to electricity will not be achieved by 2030 and the situation may even worsen for clean cooking, predicts a study.

The latest studies predict adverse or ineffective outcomes of atmospheric geoengineering, and scientists are calling for better governance.

Research into transport mechanisms in plants is leading to innovations for improving crop yields, which are starting to trickle down to farmers.

CIRAD, the French agricultural research centre, has a new strategy that aims for more science partnerships with developing nations.