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Science Communication: Influencing policymakers

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Adolfo Martinez-Palomo (right) talks to Francisco Becerra-Posada

Informal dialogues can help drive global health policy

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

5 April 2013 | EN | ES | FR

Scientist

Adapting to the realities of getting science into policy

Messages about the workings of policymaking should be easier to come by, and can inform how scientific evidence is presented.

8 March 2013 | EN | ES | FR

Protests for Egypt

Promise for science after the Arab Spring

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

13 December 2012 | EN | 中文

Journalist, Kenya

Showing decision-makers the value of science

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

29 November 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Child examined for malnourishment, DR Congo

Goals for science in the post-2015 development agenda

Making science integral to the new development agenda will need new frameworks — and new thinking about the goals.

14 November 2012 | EN | ES | FR

Is the world ready for scientific diplomacy?

Progressive scientific diplomacy focused on building research capacity is in everybody's political interests, but significant challenges remain.

12 October 2012 | EN | ES | 中文

Focus group, Thailand

Global priorities, local context: a governance challenge

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

19 September 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Delivering vaccines, India

Scientific disciplines must link up to serve development

A greater commitment to multidisciplinary research, and to local problem solving, is essential to achieving future development goals.

13 August 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Transistor radios distributed in Sri Lanka

From Higgs to humanity: discoveries for the common good

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

13 July 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

After Rio+20, developing countries must take the lead

Last week's summit has confirmed that sustainable development will only be achieved through the political leadership of developing countries.

29 June 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Sha Zukang, Rio+20 secretary-general

Science can do more for sustainable development

The message from Rio+20 is for practical action to deliver existing targets. Scientists must identify and overcome barriers to change.

15 June 2012 | EN | ES | 中文

Agriculture experts use an app for mobile devices

Technical creativity needs nurturing at the grassroots

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

2 May 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

WHO director general Margaret Chan, World Health Assembly 2011

We need a global treaty on health research for the poor

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

20 April 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Journalists in Hoi An, Vietnam

Tackling the real crisis in science communication

The shortage of credible and diverse voices in science undermines the capacity of journalists to respond to development challenges.

4 April 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Earth from space

Science must guide us towards a more sustainable future

A meeting in London this week will show whether science can not only diagnose our environmental crisis but also provide effective solutions.

23 March 2012 | EN | ES | 中文

Delegates at COP-17

Developing world must lead on green economic policy

Yet more failure to make much progress on climate change in Durban means that developing countries must exert stronger political pressure.

30 December 2011 | EN | ES | FR

Politician, Uganda

Policymakers need a better understanding of science

A Ugandan report suggests that policymakers' interest in science and technology is growing. But they need support to turn it into action.

16 December 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Girl selling bananas, Uganda

Uganda should rethink its decision on World Bank funding

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

16 September 2011 | EN | FR | 中文

Woman in teashop, Somaliland

Famine response needs better science communication

The Horn of Africa drought exposes the continuing gap between our ability to predict disaster and to take effective humanitarian action.

22 July 2011 | EN | ES | 中文

WCSJ 2011, Doha, Qatar

Press freedom: the next challenge for science journalists

Government attempts to control science communication clash with public demands for accountability, and journalists must resist this trend.

8 July 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文