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University Network for Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa (UNEDRA)
UNEDRA promotes collaboration among African universities in disaster risk reduction using remote sensing and geoinformation. It publishes online training courses, runs regional workshops and provides advice on curricula development, among other activities. Information on its activities and...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
The African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE)
AARSE is a nongovernmental network of African scientists and professionals working in remote sensing and geographic information systems. It holds a biannual conference and runs regional and local seminars and workshops on how to use remote sensing for environmental studies. The AARSE website...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (AMMA)
The AMMA programme aims to study how the West African monsoon affects meningitis and malaria epidemics. While it focuses on one weather system, the climate factors it looks at can be generalised to other environments. For example, it examines how wind, dust, rainfall, temperature and humidity,...
LINK | 9 September 2009 | EN
India, Brazil, South Africa Nanotechnology Initiative (IBSA)
IBSA, a joint project of the departments of science and technology in Brazil, India and South Africa, promotes research collaborations between scientists working on applications of nanotechnology. Its priority fields of research include health, water treatment and agriculture. India leads its...
LINK | 6 May 2009 | EN
Partnerships for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)
The PHEA -- a joint project between seven private US foundations -- supports higher education development in Africa. It works in four specific areas: developing and retaining new academics; information and communication technologies for higher education; regional institutional capacity building;...
LINK | 11 March 2009 | EN
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
The ADEA website provides a forum for policymakers, educators and researchers to discuss education policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. It encourages dialogue and links between African education ministries and external partners through the ADEA secretariat and working group meetings -- all activities,...
LINK | 11 March 2009 | EN
International Network for Higher Education in Africa (INHEA)
The INHEA, supported by the Ford Foundation and housed at the Boston College Center for International Higher Eduation, is a network of academics, practitioners and policymakers working in higher education (HE) in Africa. It publishes news, commentaries and research on key HE issues. It also...
LINK | 11 March 2009 | EN
AlertNet: Alerting humanitarians to emergencies
A project of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, AlertNet is a news aggregator that aims to raise awareness of humanitarian crises around the globe, particularly 'forgotten' emergencies that rarely make headlines. It publishes news from over 400 aid agencies and other media outlets across a range of...
LINK | 3 March 2009 | EN
The Directory of Open Access Repositories (Opendoar)
OpenDOAR is a directory of open access repositories -- institutional and subject-based archives of academic papers, books, datasets, conferences, patents and multimedia that are free to access. The directory covers 29 topics including agriculture, technology, health, environment and medicine in...
LINK | 3 March 2009 | EN
SERVIR
SERVIR is a regional environmental imaging and monitoring system -- operating in Africa and Latin America -- built on satellite and geospatial data. It can monitor and forecast ecological changes and natural hazards. The website publishes interactive maps including near real-time satellite feeds of...
LINK | 27 November 2008 | EN
UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles
These country-level reports, published by the Climate Systems and Policy research cluster at the University of Oxford, provide data on observed and projected climates in 52 countries in the developing world. Each report contains maps, diagrams, tables and a narrative of the data, putting it in...
LINK | 14 November 2008 | EN
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
The IISD is a Canadian policy research institute that publishes books, papers and policy briefs on issues affecting sustainable development such as climate change, governance and natural resources. The IISD Reporting Services focuses on environmental issues and publishes news and event coverage as...
LINK | 8 October 2008 | EN
African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC)
AORTIC aims to improve cancer research, control and prevention in Africa. The organisation runs research projects on cervical cancer screening, hosts biannual conferences and publishes a monthly newsletter, in English and French, with news and commentary on cancer-related activities around Africa...
LINK | 8 September 2008 | EN
Practical Action: New Technologies
This website reflects the activities of Practical Action's New Technologies programme. It links to news, briefing papers, reports and articles about nanotechnology, biotechnology and information technology -- with particular emphasis on how these affect people in developing countries. The website...
LINK | 8 September 2008 | EN
Global Forum for Health Research
The Global Forum for Health Research provides evidence, tools and discussion forums for decision-makers in research funding and policy to improve the health of the poor. Although it covers issues for both infectious and non-communicable diseases, the agency recognises that mental health problems...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
The INCTR is dedicated to helping build capacity for cancer treatment and research in countries in which such capacity is limited. The network, which has support from the US National Cancer Institute, aims to build capacity for cancer treatment and research in countries with limited resources...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
World Diabetes Foundation
The foundation's aim is to raise awareness of diabetes worldwide, with a special emphasis on developing countries. A key activity is funding projects (142 so far) that raise awareness, improve education and build capacity at local, regional and global levels. The website contains details of all...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
World Health Organization: chronic diseases
This section of the WHO's website includes factsheets on chronic diseases, details of the agency's relevant activities and programmes, and detailed technical information about action plan that the agency backs. Also included are links to key reports on chronic diseases (detailed in the Reports...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
Cancerworld
This is a portal to the websites of associations that aim to advance our understanding of oncology and how to better treat patients with cancer, both in the developed and developing worlds. Each partner association is represented in the portal with a website describing and providing information...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
WHO Global Infobase Online
The WHO Global InfoBase has, for the first time, assembled in one place, country-level risk factor data stratified by age and sex, with complete source and survey information. The current version of the InfoBase contains over 130,000 data points from more than 2,800 sources. Currently the InfoBase...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
