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Developing countries are increasingly recognising the importance of science in developing their economies, and the challenges that entails.

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The New Agriculturalist

This online publication, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), provides information on a wide range of issues related to agriculture including livestock disease, gender, climate change, biodiversity and finance. The website publishes podcasts on various development issues including insurance for seeds and how to share agricultural information in communities. It also provides news, opinions, research, links to online books as well as country profiles and events.

The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition

Founded in 1998, SPARC is an alliance of universities and research libraries whose overall mission is to make scholarly journals affordable, by: incubating competitive alternatives to high-priced journals; advocating fundamental changes in the system and culture of scholarly communication; and carrying out education campaigns. SPARC publishes the monthly Open Access Newsletter.

The UNESCO Global Ethics Observatory

UNESCO's Global Ethics Observatory is an extensive database of ethics experts, institutions, teaching programmes, legislation, codes of conduct and resources relevant to ethical and human rights-based approaches to science and technology issues, including global environmental change and bioethics. These resources are intended to support member states' ethics-related activities. The website provides access to the network of databases which are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. It also provides information about data collection methods, other publications and support activities available for member states, and regional information centres.

Traditional Ecological Knowledge - AAAS Project

This is a project of Internet-based documentation concerning the ways that various plant species are used. The website focuses on indigenous knowledge, patents and intellectual property rights. It is run by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Trends Online - A Compendium of Data on Global Change

This website provides an online compendium of frequently used time series of global-change data. It includes historical and modern records of atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane, isotopic measurements for atmospheric greenhouse gases, and estimates of global, regional, and national carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels. Of particular interest is data relating to carbon flux from land-cover change, long-term temperature records, and the total cloud amount over China.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

The UIS, a branch of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), collects and circulates policy-relevant science statistics from more than 200 UN-member countries and territories. It aims to develop a database of indicators including gender disparities in various science disciplines. The website provides access to country profiles and data that can be searched by theme such as education, literacy, science and technology. Current surveys, key documents, factsheets on policy issues, questionnaires, reports and other publications are made available.

US National Library of Medicine: Bibliography on Research Ethics

This site contains a bibliography of resources on ethical issues in research involving human participants. The 4,650 citations date from 1989 to 1998 and are arranged under subject headings including: minority and cross-cultural issues, informed consent, community consent, and institutional review boards and research ethics committees. In addition there is a list of resources on topics such as teaching bioethics and community consent, and links to case studies and bioethics databases, as well as a comprehensive listing of guidance on research ethics. Although the site has an emphasis on American materials, and is now slightly out of date, it remains a useful background resource.

US National Reference Centre for Bioethics Literature

This useful reference site — run by Georgetown University, Washington DC — provides links to educational resources in bioethics and to other bioethics organisations and sites. It also contains an archive of the material published by the US National Bioethics Advisory Commision (which has now expired), including a report on clinical research in developing countries.

Water Governance Programme for Arab States (WGP-AS)

The aim of the Water Governance Programme for Arab States (WGP-AS) is to improve the use and management of scarce water resources in Arab countries by promoting an integrated approach and supporting the achievements of the Millennium Development Goal 7.

It also addresses cross-cutting areas such as adaptation to climate change, trans-boundary water management and gender mainstreaming. The website publishes free-to-access reports, events, as well as information on past and current projects.

WaterWiki

WaterWiki is an interactive knowledge exchange and collaboration platform for the global water community, which aims to connect professionals to knowledge in the context of the UN system. It provides an online platform for sharing experience and lessons learned, with the overall aim of improving coordination and inter-agency cooperation in the water sector.

The website publishes reports, video, case studies from around the world, as well as links to useful organisations. Users can add new content and edit existing content in real-time.

Web-based instruction on informed consent

This University of Minnesota website provides information about the informed consent process for research and assistance in creating an informed consent document. Unusually, in addition to the training modules focusing on consent to health and biological research, a separate set of modules is provided for those conducting social and behavioural research. While the information provided is based on the US context, it is also an interesting resource for those conducting research in developing countries.

World Bank eAtlas of Global Development

The World Bank eAtlas of Global Development is an online, interactive tool that creates maps and graphs of more than 175 development indicators for more than 200 countries. Data for most indicators span several decades. The eAtlas allows users to transform data into customised visual comparisons across time, countries, and regions. Full colour maps and graphs can be compared and exported, while users can also import their own data and use additional features such as timeline graphing and ranking tables. The indicators are grouped into themes that cover critical issues such as poverty; food production; population growth; climate change; international trade; and foreign direct investment.

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WIPO is a UN specialised agency with 179 member states that administers 23 international treaties dealing with different aspects of intellectual property protection. The website holds useful information about all aspects of intellectual property rights.
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