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The biodiversity body puts too many resources into providing assessments for policymakers, says a…Top-notch impact studies on development ‘on the rise’
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The quality and quantity of scientific evaluations on the effectiveness of aid interventions are…How to transfer knowledge from classroom to village
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Informal science learning that questions daily living conditions can help villagers find solutions,…Science could inform UN’s loss and damage mechanism
Oct 13, 2014, 9:00 am By SciDev
Credible ways to link individual weather events to climate change may aid the developing mechanism.Nothing beats radio for telling Africa’s climate change stories
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At a climate change meeting reporters were urged to convey research finding to farmers. Their best…Poor nations urged to leapfrog harmful HFC refrigerants
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These states will need help to skip climate-affecting hydrofluorocarbons for better substitutes, say…Sowing the seeds of stable agriculture
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Senegal’s institute for food tech trains women and farmers to add value to their products and earn…Lyon declaration pushes for data access to permeate SDGs
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Information and communications technologies are key to the Sustainable Development Goals, says…Q&A: Peter Piot on the lessons from the Ebola crisis
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Oct 9, 2014, 9:00 am By SciDev
The UN has attacked abuse based on sexual orientation, but Africa shows the problem’s scale, says…How to turn human waste into disease-free fertiliser
Oct 9, 2014, 5:00 am By SciDevThis audio slideshow explores a Tanzanian project to safely dispose of urine and faeces while…Peruvian scientists disgruntled with ‘brain gain’ scheme
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Returning researchers are upset about working conditions but what is billed as a better initiative…Move to set up online SIDS development course revived
Oct 8, 2014, 11:00 am By SciDev
A sustainable development course first mooted in 2005 may finally be offered to small island…Becoming a top female fisheries researcher in Kenya
Oct 7, 2014, 10:20 am By SciDev
A film about AWARD fellow scientist Nina Wambiji researching rabbitfish, an important food for…First hookworm vaccine passes Brazilian safety trial
Oct 7, 2014, 10:20 am By SciDev
The vaccine could provide long-lasting protection, offering an alternative to the drugs used for…Let’s rethink self-help models for alcohol abuse
Oct 7, 2014, 6:00 am By SciDev
Research in the Caribbean on alcohol use problems shows that self-help groups need not be anonymous,…
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