Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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Halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water by 2015 is a UN Millennium Development Goal. But equally important are issues of agricultural water management and multilateral water treaties.
Opinions and Analysis
We have the tools to prevent another famine in Africa
Success stories show that food crises can be controlled with the right tools and agricultural policies, says Sam Dryden.
4 October 2011
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Source: The Globe and Mail
Population could keep climbing — and we must be prepared
Population forecasts may be based on unrealistic assumptions of demographic change in the developing world, warns Carl Haub.
20 September 2011
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Source: Yale Environment 360
Better grazing practices hold key to Kenyan droughts
5 August 2011
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Policy Briefs
Integrating water with climate change adaptation plans
Climate change adaptation initiatives can be built into water management programmes to protect water resources in Africa.
1 July 2011
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Source: UK Houses of Parliament
Adapting agricultural water to climate change
Strategies to reduce rural poverty in the face of climate change will largely depend on improving water management in agriculture.
15 September 2010
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Source: Overseas Development Institute
News and Features
Model to predict cholera outbreaks earlier, better
A new cholera prediction model can warn of outbreaks 11 months in advance and also describe the possible severity.
14 February 2012
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UN 'needs greater integration between science and policy'
A report by the UN secretary-general's panel on global sustainability adds weight to calls for more science in policymaking.
3 February 2012
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Peru may run out of glacier water earlier than expected
23 January 2012
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Latest models 'could give Asia ten-day flood warnings'
10 January 2012
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