Can silk shield Kenyan farmers from climate change?
Sep 21, 2015, 5:00 am By SciDevThis photo essay examines sericulture as farmers are encouraged to seek more climate-resistant incomes.Female farmers suffer twin productivity blows
Sep 21, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevA lack of access to money for labour and improvements cuts harvests on farms run by women, says study.Making a killing: Human cost of the global arms trade
Fri 12:31pm By SciDevHear why weapons monitoring expert Thomas Nash says arms sellers should be responsible for those fleeing wars.Leptospirosis study unmasks global impact
Fri 9:40am By SciDevDisease estimated to seriously infect about a million a year and kill more than other causes of haemorrhagic fever.Aid agencies urged to sustain Ebola data advances
Sep 17, 2015, 4:00 am By SciDevNew early warning and data gathering systems are at risk without long-term commitment, meeting hears.Aid agencies urged to sustain Ebola data advances
Sep 17, 2015, 4:00 am By SciDevNew early warning and data gathering systems are at risk without long-term commitment, meeting hears.Southern climate scientists ‘absent from global debate’
Sep 17, 2015, 3:40 am By SciDevA focus on practice over peer-reviewed papers can lead to their research being overlooked, meeting hears.Haven of simple technology for mountain living
Sep 17, 2015, 2:40 am By SciDevThis photo essay visits a Nepali park where traditional farming tools and innovative techniques are preserved.The crucial difference between weather and climate
Sep 16, 2015, 7:20 am By SciDevCountries struggling to cope with extreme weather are not helped by being touted as victims of climate change.African nations threaten veto if climate deal too weak
Sep 16, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDevNegotiators may block any move at the UN’s Paris climate summit to lower a warming cap of two degrees Celsius.Small island states told to target research not resorts
Sep 15, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevPoorer island nations need more science to tackle future problems and provide long-term income, say experts.Focus on Poverty: Why the grid isn’t always the answer
Sep 15, 2015, 7:20 am By SciDevTo improve rural lives, fund off-grid irrigation for farmers ahead of more grid power, says Sally Murray.Earthworms helping smallholders increase crop yields
Sep 15, 2015, 7:03 am By SciDevIn Zimbabwe, a project is helping smallholders increase crop yields by using a technology that uses earthworms.Is South-South cooperation just a catchphrase?
Sep 15, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDevCountries in the global South are struggling to find their own approach to development partnership, meeting hears.Digital work signals a global race to the bottom
Sep 15, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevOnline technologies could hurt workers’ rights by connecting rich and poor into one labour market, says Mark Graham.How to pitch to a science editor
Sep 15, 2015, 2:20 am By SciDevTips on how to maximise the chances of getting your science story published.The IPCC needs more Southern voices
Sep 14, 2015, 9:00 am By SciDevHear Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, a candidate to chair the panel, explain why climate science needs a wider outlook.Sheep gene study uncovers valuable Asian diversity
Sep 14, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevDiscovery offers a chance to create better breeds for farmers in developing countries, say researchers.The wrong solution for the refugee crisis
Sep 14, 2015, 2:20 am By SciDevKnowledge exchange and innovation funding would do more to build stability in North Africa than EU aid ever can.PhD in Focus: Ghanaian creates electrical insulator
Sep 11, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevHear Abu Yaya’s story, from growing up in poverty to designing Ghana’s first locally made porcelain insulator.
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