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Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 4–18 November 2009
New programme to bolster African agriculture, malaria control method overlooked, traditional healers have key role in epilepsy, and more.
News
Satellites identify mosquito breeding sites
Researchers are using satellite data such as soil moisture patterns to identify likely breeding sites of mosquitoes.
27 November 2009
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Saviour tree turns scourge in Kenya
Kenyan forestry specialists, acting on research by scientists, are trying to control a tree said to threaten up to 27 million hectares of land.
24 November 2009
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African policymakers urged to speed seed to farmers
23 November 2009
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Sub-Saharan Africa News in brief: 4–18 November 2009
18 November 2009
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Features
A shopping list for nuclear energy skills
What do a country's universities need to support a large-scale nuclear industry? One group in South Africa is trying to find out.
27 November 2009
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Remote sensing for natural disasters: Facts and figures
Sian Lewis explains how remote sensing can be used to manage natural disasters and highlights ongoing efforts and obstacles.
Editorial
Time to coordinate science aid
Harmonising 'science for development' funding would make science aid more effective, benefiting both donors and recipients.
27 November 2009 | EN
Opinions
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.
24 November 2009
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Source: Nature
Agriculture can adapt to climate change
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.
20 November 2009
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Information Services
Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
One per cent for science?
Is Africa meeting its commitment to one per cent of GDP for science by 2010?
