With the global community gearing up for World Health Day, informal dialogues can build partnerships to drive health policy.

With disputes about the quality of exports on the rise, developing countries need to boost scientific capacity to win claims, says Joel D. Adriano.

Governments in the Middle East and North Africa are recognising the links between the uprisings and science for development, says Bothina Osama.

A SciDev.Net survey reveals the challenges of applying research insights to policy and practice, and underscores that evidence is not enough.

A pledge to increase support for biodiversity targets in developing countries is welcome, but care for indigenous people is vital too.

A consultation with science policy stakeholders in Asia–Pacific throws up tensions between research priorities that link to science governance.

The Olympic Games remind us that — as in science — competitiveness must be tempered with cooperation to achieve social development.

Big scientific discoveries, such as the God particle, can have great Earthly potential that must be shared by the world's poor.

Efforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.

It's time to move from debate to action with new mechanisms for funding research into diseases faced by developing countries.

A new intergovernmental panel would not be the best way of tackling the multifaceted challenges of sustainable development.

Millennium Science Initiative funding has produced an impressive range of projects in Uganda. The government is wrong to bring it to an end.

Crucial development opportunities may be lost without committed science ministers.

African countries now have a snapshot of their science spending. They should use it to improve policy and address development priorities.

The UN organisation with responsibility for science should embrace its role in tackling poverty — not keep it at arm's length.

Brazil must ensure its support for science becomes long-term commitment, not one restricted to the mandate of a particular government.

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Even focused research will not deliver agricultural progress unless donors also help join up links in the development chain.

Harmonising 'science for development' funding would make science aid more effective, benefiting both donors and recipients.