18/12/13

Innovative Africa and tackling climate change at COP19

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By: Chris Creese

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<p>SciDev.Net presents a monthly podcast to keep you in the loop about science and technology news related to global development. In this podcast, we hear about the rise of African innovation and how the UN is addressing <a href="https://www.scidev.net/environment/climate-change/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">climate change</a>.</p>
<p>PhD student Pelly Malebe and SciDev.Net editor Kaz Janowski talk about the bright future for Africa’s scientists at the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Jonathan Ledgard, director of the new Afrotech initiative at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, discusses the challenges and opportunities for Africa in the <a href="https://www.scidev.net/communication/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">digital age</a>.</p>
<p>Lou Del Bello reports on the UN’s 19th Conference of Parties (COP19) in Warsaw. She flags up setbacks and advances in tackling climate change in the wake of <a href="https://www.scidev.net/environment/disasters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Typhoon Haiyan</a>.</p>

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SciDev.Net presents a monthly podcast to keep you in the loop about science and technology news related to global development. In this podcast, we hear about the rise of African innovation and how the UN is addressing climate change.

PhD student Pelly Malebe and SciDev.Net editor Kaz Janowski talk about the bright future for Africa’s scientists at the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Jonathan Ledgard, director of the new Afrotech initiative at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, discusses the challenges and opportunities for Africa in the digital age.

Lou Del Bello reports on the UN’s 19th Conference of Parties (COP19) in Warsaw. She flags up setbacks and advances in tackling climate change in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.