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Arsenic: when will the clean water start flowing?
Many new technologies have promised to remove arsenic from drinking water but little has changed on the ground, finds T. V. Padma.
FEATURE | 24 November 2009 | EN
Launching your own satellite — the pros and cons
Developing nations are building their own satellites despite freely available Western data. Do the gains outweigh the costs, asks Tatum Anderson.
Climate change and insect-borne disease: Facts and figures
Priya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.
Floating toilets may cut river illnesses
Persuading Cambodian river-dwellers to use a newly designed floating toilet instead of the river could cut soaring diarrhoea rates.
FEATURE | 14 July 2009 | EN
An eye in the sky watching forests disappear
Remote sensing is crucial for getting the measure of forest loss. Countries don't need their own satellites but they do need training.
Q&A: Clean technologies with Yvo de Boer
Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.
Thailand puts big money into nanoscience
Thailand is pumping money into nanotechnology but a dearth of scientists and engineers could be a barrier to success.
Vietnam employs novel technology in flood battles
Vietnam is protecting flood prone areas with barriers that make use of innovative technology.
Therapeutic vaccines: a new hope for chronic diseases?
Vaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.
Q&A: Grand challenges in chronic diseases
Abdallah S. Daar speaks to SciDev.Net about the Grand Challenges in Chronic Non-communicable Diseases initiative.
Laos sunshine turns villagers green
Poor rural communities in Laos are feeling the benefits of green energy, thanks to the efforts of a local energy company.
Biogas: A scent of success for Vietnam small business
Vietnamese researchers are expanding the use of biogas as a sustainable energy source for the country's small businesses.
A-maizing: Asia's drought-resistant maize varieties
The first drought-tolerant maize varieties developed by the Asian Maize Network, established to tackle poor harvests, are showing promise.
Antibiotic resistance and the developing world
Many factors are increasing antibiotic resistance, and authorities, doctors and patients all have a role in fighting it, writes Jia Hepeng.
Antibiotic resistance: Frequently asked questions
Priya Shetty answers some common questions surrounding antibiotic resistance, and the dangers for the developing world.
Mental health research: Falling through the gaps
Priorities for research into mental illness in the developing world are not the same as those in the West, writes Katherine Nightingale.
Can crops be climate-proofed?
Climate change threatens food crops across the world. Now scientists are re-focusing their efforts on crop resilience, rather than yields.
GM crops — Asian farmers have their say
Despite pest and pricing worries, many Asian farmers welcome GM crops. Jia Hepeng heard their stories during a farmers' exchange programme.
Poor prediction models for Asian monsoon
Current models cannot properly predict monsoon rainfall in Asia — or how it will be affected by global warming, writes Jagadish Shukla.
FEATURE | 12 October 2007 | EN
Fighting for sight in the developing world
T. V. Padma takes a look at methods that are helping the developing world's blind people see again, and helping them live more easily.
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