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News
Tsunami alerts must be tailored to people, says report
The Indian Ocean tsunami warning system must take into account how local governments and people respond to alerts, says a report.
25 January 2010
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No let-up for Indonesian earthquake risk
Indonesia should remain on alert for a huge earthquake after scientists confirmed the latest quake was not the big one they had been expecting.
Thailand nanotech plan moves ahead
5 January 2010
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Features
Life as a scientist in South-East Asia
From Cambodia to Singapore, Shiow Chin Tan finds the situation for scientists varies enormously across South-East Asia.
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.
24 November 2009
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Editorial
Biodiversity loss matters, and communication is crucial
Communicating why biodiversity loss matters for people is essential for reversing it.
Opinions
GM crops: still not a panacea for poor farmers
GM crops have been hailed as a 'pro-poor' technology, but the reality is much more complicated, says technology researcher Dominic Glover.
9 February 2010
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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).
6 October 2009
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