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The Rio+20 Secretariat's analysis of S&T trends and achievements since the 1992 Earth Summit points to ways of accelerating progress.
Source: UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
16 March 2012 | EN
Nutritional interventions can improve health, save lives and boost economic growth but only if implemented before the age of two.
Source: International Food Policy Research Institute
20 January 2010 | EN
Sending students abroad and inviting in foreign institutions are both effective methods for boosting developing world higher education.
Source: OECD
11 March 2009 | EN
A four-step plan to help governments integrate adaptation to climate change into development planning and policy.
Source: IIED
11 December 2008 | EN
Advice for policymakers in southern Africa on how to improve pesticide use and reduce the risks they pose to human health and the environment.
Source: WAHSA
6 November 2008 | EN
South–South research collaboration can be a powerful strategy for boosting scientific capacity and achieving common goals. But it should not be embraced uncritically, says Athar Osama.
Sue Eckstein reviews existing schemes to build capacity in research ethics in developing countries, which range from sponsored academic degree programmes to tailored courses and one-off meetings.
1 June 2004 | EN
Ethical review committees are the main way of ensuring that clinical research conforms to ethical standards. But, as Zulfiqar A. Bhutta explains, the work of such committees is severely constrained in many developing countries.
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