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Key interviews of 2012

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<h1>Key interviews of 2012</h1>
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	<strong><em>SciDev.Net </em>looks back over the year's interviews, highlighting some of the most fascinating Q&A (question and answer) articles. </strong></p>
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	These include Q&As with the Princess of Jordan on science after the Arab Spring; the president of the International Council for Science on the science of sustainability; the AAAS's Vaughan Turekian on science diplomacy; the new head of one of the largest agricultural research organisations, CGIAR, about his vision for the organisation; as well as interviews with heads of science academies in South Asia on their views on development.</p>
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	Which <em>SciDev.Net</em> articles do you find the most useful? Let us know by commenting below or tweeting us <a href="https://twitter.com/SciDevNet" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@scidevnet</a> using #bestof2012</p>
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	<a href="http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-in-the-islamic-world/features/q-a-princess-sumaya-on-science-after-the-arab-spring.html"><img decoding="async" alt="Maize farmer, Africa - Flickr/M. DeFreese/CIMMYT" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Princess_Sumaya_of_Jordan.jpg" title="Maize farmer, Africa - Flickr/M. DeFreese/CIMMYT" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="Maize farmer, Africa - Flickr/M. DeFreese/CIMMYT" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Princess_Sumaya_of_Jordan.jpg" title="Maize farmer, Africa - Flickr/M. DeFreese/CIMMYT" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="Maize farmer, Africa - Flickr/M. DeFreese/CIMMYT" border="0" class="article_image_left" height="80" src=" http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Princess_Sumaya_of_Jordan.jpg " title="Maize farmer, Africa - Flickr/M. DeFreese/CIMMYT" /></noscript></noscript> </a></p>
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		<a href="http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-in-the-islamic-world/features/q-a-princess-sumaya-on-science-after-the-arab-spring.html">Q&A: Princess Sumaya on science after the Arab Spring</a></h4>
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		Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan talks to SciDev.Net about hopes for science in the Middle East, science diplomacy and the role of women scientists.</p>
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	<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/features/q-a-denis-kyetere-on-innovative-technologies-for-africa-s-farmers--1.html "><img decoding="async" alt="Plastic bag protest - Flickr/350.org" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Denis_Kyetere_AATF.JPG" title="Plastic bag protest - Flickr/350.org" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="Plastic bag protest - Flickr/350.org" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Denis_Kyetere_AATF.JPG" title="Plastic bag protest - Flickr/350.org" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="Plastic bag protest - Flickr/350.org" border="0" class="article_image_left" height="80" src=" http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Denis_Kyetere_AATF.JPG " title="Plastic bag protest - Flickr/350.org" /></noscript></noscript> </a></p>
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		<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/features/q-a-denis-kyetere-on-innovative-technologies-for-africa-s-farmers--1.html ">Q&A: Denis Kyetere on innovative technologies for Africa's farmers</a></h4>
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		Denis Kyetere, executive director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation, outlines his vision for the continent's farmers.</p>
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	<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-at-rio-20/features/q-a-yuan-tseh-lee-on-achieving-sustainability.html "><img decoding="async" alt="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Yuan_T_Lee_Flickr_Chemical_Heritage_Foundation.jpg" title="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Yuan_T_Lee_Flickr_Chemical_Heritage_Foundation.jpg" title="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" border="0" class="article_image_left" height="80" src=" http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Yuan_T_Lee_Flickr_Chemical_Heritage_Foundation.jpg " title="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" /></noscript></noscript> </a></p>
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		<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-at-rio-20/features/q-a-yuan-tseh-lee-on-achieving-sustainability.html ">Q&A: Yuan Tseh Lee on achieving sustainability</a></h4>
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		Yuan Tseh Lee, president of the International Council for Science, tellsSciDev.Net what scientists must achieve at Rio+20.</p>
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	<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-diplomacy/features/vaughan-turekian-en-nueva-publicaci-n-de-ciencia-y-diplomacia.html "><img decoding="async" alt="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Vaughan_Turekian_AAAS.jpg" title="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Vaughan_Turekian_AAAS.jpg" title="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" border="0" class="article_image_left" height="80" src=" http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/Vaughan_Turekian_AAAS.jpg " title="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" /></noscript></noscript> </a></p>
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		<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-diplomacy/features/vaughan-turekian-en-nueva-publicaci-n-de-ciencia-y-diplomacia.html ">Q&A: Vaughan Turekian on the AAAS's new science & diplomacy quarterly</a></h4>
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		SciDev.Net speaks to Vaughan Turekian, editor-in-chief of the AAAS's new quarterly publication, Science & Diplomacy, which launched this week.</p>
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	<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/features/new-cgiar-head-explains-his-vision-for-the-future.html "><img decoding="async" alt="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/FrankRijsberman_Flickr_CIATInternationalCenterforTropicalAgriculture_140x140.jpg" title="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/FrankRijsberman_Flickr_CIATInternationalCenterforTropicalAgriculture_140x140.jpg" title="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" border="0" class="article_image_left" height="80" src=" http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/FrankRijsberman_Flickr_CIATInternationalCenterforTropicalAgriculture_140x140.jpg " title="The new turbine - Saphon Energy" /></noscript></noscript> </a></p>
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		<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/features/new-cgiar-head-explains-his-vision-for-the-future.html ">New CGIAR head explains his vision for the future</a></h4>
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		Frank Rijsberman speaks to Busani Bafana about his plans for the CGIAR Consortium and the importance of agricultural research investment.</p>
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	<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/features/q-a-with-odenildo-sena-on-science-in-amazonas.html "><img decoding="async" alt="Children near Kunsu, Ghana - Flickr/Gates Foundation" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/OdenildoSena_LuisaMassarani_140x140_120724112803240.jpg" title="Children near Kunsu, Ghana - Flickr/Gates Foundation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="Children near Kunsu, Ghana - Flickr/Gates Foundation" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/OdenildoSena_LuisaMassarani_140x140_120724112803240.jpg" title="Children near Kunsu, Ghana - Flickr/Gates Foundation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="Children near Kunsu, Ghana - Flickr/Gates Foundation" border="0" class="article_image_left" height="80" src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/OdenildoSena_LuisaMassarani_140x140_120724112803240.jpg" title="Children near Kunsu, Ghana - Flickr/Gates Foundation" /></noscript></noscript></a></p>
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		<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/features/q-a-with-odenildo-sena-on-science-in-amazonas.html ">Q&A with Odenildo Sena on science in Amazonas</a></h4>
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		Odenildo Sena discusses Brazilian science policy and shares his views on the main challenges for pushing science in the Amazon region.</p>
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	<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/features/science-academies-role-in-development-presidents-reveal-it-all-.html "><img decoding="async" alt="Flour mill on a scooter - SRISTI, Ahmedabad" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/StudentsPakistan2_Flickr_groundreporter_140x140.jpg" title="Flour mill on a scooter - SRISTI, Ahmedabad" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="Flour mill on a scooter - SRISTI, Ahmedabad" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/StudentsPakistan2_Flickr_groundreporter_140x140.jpg" title="Flour mill on a scooter - SRISTI, Ahmedabad" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="Flour mill on a scooter - SRISTI, Ahmedabad" border="0" class="article_image_left" height="80" src=" http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/StudentsPakistan2_Flickr_groundreporter_140x140.jpg " title="Flour mill on a scooter - SRISTI, Ahmedabad" /></noscript></noscript> </a></p>
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		<a href=" http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/features/science-academies-role-in-development-presidents-reveal-it-all-.html ">Science academies' role in development: presidents reveal it all</a></h4>
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		Science academies across South Asia and Africa are advocating for better science education and gender equity, reports T. V. Padma.</p>
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	<a href="http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/features/q-a-roseanne-diab-on-science-academies-and-climate-risk.html"><img decoding="async" alt="" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/RoseanneDiab_HaroldTShapiro_140x140.jpg" title="Lab workers - Shutterstock" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="" border="0" class="article_image_left lazyload" height="80" data-src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/RoseanneDiab_HaroldTShapiro_140x140.jpg" title="Lab workers - Shutterstock" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" alt="" border="0" class="article_image_left" height="80" src="http://c96267.r67.cf3.rackcdn.com/RoseanneDiab_HaroldTShapiro_140x140.jpg" title="Lab workers - Shutterstock" /></noscript></noscript> </a></p>
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		<a href="http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-impacts/features/q-a-roseanne-diab-on-science-academies-and-climate-risk.html">Q&A: Roseanne Diab on science academies and climate risk</a></h4>
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		SciDev.Net talks to ASSAf's Roseanne Diab about the role of science academies in climate change awareness and risk reduction.</p>
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SciDev.Net looks back over the year's interviews, highlighting some of the most fascinating Q&A (question and answer) articles.

These include Q&As with the Princess of Jordan on science after the Arab Spring; the president of the International Council for Science on the science of sustainability; the AAAS's Vaughan Turekian on science diplomacy; the new head of one of the largest agricultural research organisations, CGIAR, about his vision for the organisation; as well as interviews with heads of science academies in South Asia on their views on development.

Which SciDev.Net articles do you find the most useful? Let us know by commenting below or tweeting us @scidevnet using #bestof2012

Q&A: Princess Sumaya on science after the Arab Spring

Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan talks to SciDev.Net about hopes for science in the Middle East, science diplomacy and the role of women scientists.