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'Innovation cooperation' to meet climate challenges
Climate talks must move from technology transfer to 'innovation cooperation' to develop and deploy technologies effectively, says Ambuj Sagar.
OPINION | 26 November 2009 | EN
Local groups should set biodiversity research agendas
Local groups must help set biodiversity agendas if donors and scientists are to impact conservation, say Robert J. Smith and colleagues.
OPINION | 24 November 2009 | EN
Clean energy, not emissions cuts, for climate policy
Access to clean energy — not emissions reductions — is the key to tackling climate change, say Nancy Birdsall and Arvind Subramanian.
OPINION | 23 November 2009 | EN
Agriculture can adapt to climate change
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.
OPINION | 20 November 2009 | EN
Dengue-free Cuba an example to developing countries
Cuba has managed to stay free of dengue fever through locally-relevant research, say Maria G. Guzmán and Gustavo Kourí.
Health innovation requires a systems approach
The global health innovation system must be considered as a whole to boost its effectiveness, say Stephen A. Matlin and Gill M.R. Samuels.
OPINION | 17 November 2009 | EN
Satellites can help monitor and manage African droughts
Kenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts.
Africans need earthquake education
Africans need to be more aware of earthquakes to cope with disasters — and there's no better place to start than in schools, says Chris Hartnady.
OPINION | 11 November 2009 | EN
Collaboration key to developing world genomics research
Poor countries need support to participate in genomics research, say Josefina Coloma and Eva Harris in PLoS Medicine.
Africa Analysis: Progress on science spending?
After 2006's commitment to one per cent GDP spending on science, is Africa keeping up, falling behind or investing, asks Linda Nordling.
Biomed Analysis: Mothers' health needs targeted science
Maternal health needs a new, pragmatic, research-led approach targeted specifically for developing countries, says Priya Shetty.
India should make its national climate plans global
India should offer to make its national action plans part of a global climate deal in Copenhagen negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri.
Debating Pakistan's higher education overhaul
Three Nature articles display mixed feelings about the success of Pakistan's higher education reforms.
OPINION | 15 October 2009 | EN
CGIAR reforms make research decision-making distant
CGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
OPINION | 6 October 2009 | EN
Intellectual property vital for agricultural innovation
Intellectual property must be protected to encourage technical innovations in agriculture, says Javier Fernandez of CropLife Latin America.
OPINION | 5 October 2009 | EN
Africa Analysis: Can donors prove aid works?
Aid agencies, under pressure to prove their worth, should seize the opportunity to make spending more accountable, says Linda Nordling.
BioMed Analysis: Pooling patents for HIV drugs
A UNITAID patent pool could revolutionise HIV treatment and research in developing countries — if payment can be agreed, says Priya Shetty.
Get biodiversity science to decision-makers
Establishing an effective science–policy interface is key to combating biodiversity loss, say Harold Mooney and Georgina Mace.
OPINION | 28 September 2009 | EN
Home-grown vaccines are crucial for public health
Countries need to produce their own vaccines, and they need to invest in public sector capacity to do it, says Indian scientist Y. Madhavi.
OPINION | 23 September 2009 | EN
Collaboration essential to overcome global challenges
Encouraging cooperation and aligning interests is key to dealing with global challenges, say Brian Walker and colleagues.
OPINION | 23 September 2009 | EN
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