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Science communicators from across the globe have put together a series of recommendations for better communicating climate change.

Science journalism will have more impact in developing countries if efforts are made to make research relevant to local communities, experts say.

Un rapport conclut que la facilitation de l'accès des pays en développement aux contenus des publications nécessite une meilleure implication - et particulièrement celle des sociétés savantes.

The WHO's research access programme, HINARI, claims that it has helped increase the scientific output of its member countries.

Free HIV drugs drop Malawi mortality, farmers struggle to access adapted maize, radio initiative fails to reach Nigeria farmers, and more.

The Sichuan earthquake has highlighted the importance of open, accurate and authoritative information in disaster response, say experts.

Chinese scientists have submitted a letter to the country's education authorities, calling for an increase in primary school science education.

More than 65 Nature biomedical journals have been made free to access for readers in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The UK government has launched a new strategy to help developing countries apply technology to the needs of the poor.

Cinema is helping children and teenagers learn how to prevent tuberculosis in remote areas of Peru where other media are scarce.

Cuba's Youth Technical Brigades and the central administration have agreed to enhance young people's knowledge of science and technology.

A new organisation seeks to use the UK scientific community to address developing world problems and collaborate on potential solutions.

A new venture is helping Latin American and Caribbean scientists improve their scientific writing to prepare conference abstracts.

Dominican Republic has announced plans to create a scientific complex to share scientific knowledge among public and private institutions.

Mexico and the European Union have established a €20 million fund to encourage knowledge transfer and research collaboration.

Public surveys in six Latin American cities highlight a high interest in science, but low consumption of science media.

Fellowship applications are open to African researchers in an initiative to inject much-needed resources into neglected diseases.

Brazilian newspapers have increased their climate change coverage since the last quarter of 2006, finds a study published this month.

A new four-year initiative has been approved by the European Union to enhance partnership between African and European scientists.

An African chemistry network has been launched, that aims to boost the social and economic development of the continent.