Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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The Millennium Development Goals, aimed at halving poverty by 2015, form a blueprint for international action to tackle the world's main development challenges.
Opinions and Analysis
Africa needs more 'hands-on' science centres
Few science centres offer hands-on experience for young people in Africa. Support is needed for an expansion plan, says Graham Durant.
3 November 2011
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UNESCO must accept its role as an aid agency
The UN organisation with responsibility for science should embrace its role in tackling poverty — not keep it at arm's length.
Policy Briefs
Putting adaptation at the heart of development
A four-step plan to help governments integrate adaptation to climate change into development planning and policy.
11 December 2008
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Source: IIED
News and Features
UN 'needs greater integration between science and policy'
A report by the UN secretary-general's panel on global sustainability adds weight to calls for more science in policymaking.
3 February 2012
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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.
25 January 2012
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India faces totally drug-resistant TB
19 January 2012
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