Monday 20 May 2013

Sci-Dev weekly update May 19 2013


Is Asian space science burning up health and education cash?
Satellites may provide things such as weather data, but some believe their funding would be better spent elsewhere, finds Talent Ng'andwe.
Lift off, Credit: ESA�S. Corvaja, 2013

News

Islamic nations are 'failing on R&D links and funding'
Islamic nations are 'failing on R&D links and funding' 
Muslim countries have failed to deliver on agreements to boost research spending and collaboration, their academicians claim. 
EN 

Call to mainstream ethnobotany into development
Call to mainstream ethnobotany into development 
Scientists must partner with development actors and local communities to safeguard important plants. 
EN 

WHO approves synthetic source of artemisinin
WHO approves synthetic source of artemisinin 
GM-produced artemisinin is deemed to be comparable in quality to the plant-derived version, but should be cheaper to produce. 
EN 

Is city growth driving malaria elimination? 
A study reveals a link between urbanisation and malaria, raising hope that cities sprouting in developing nations will help reduce malaria. 
EN | ES 

Call for action on Latin American cancer burden 
Urgent action is needed to head off a cancer epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns an international group of specialists. 
EN | ES

Other News

Kenya's GMO ban has no legal basis, official says 
EN 

India develops cheap rotavirus vaccine 
EN 

Nanotech filter may protect farmed fish from fungus 
EN 

Benin starts feeling the cost of rice pests 
EN 

Free software to help develop business in Argentina 
ES

More NEWS 

Opinions

Let's reconnect green issues and development post-2015
Let's reconnect green issues and development post-2015 
Post-2015 discussions offer a chance to link the environmental and development agendas — it shouldn't be bypassed, says Myles A. Wickstead
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More OPINIONS 

Features

Is Asian space science drive harming development?
Is Asian space science drive harming development? 
Space programmes can assist development work but are they taking cash better spent on ground-based efforts?Talent Ng'andwe investigates. 
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More FEATURES 
Green development push 
By joining the debate over the post-2015 agenda, scientists can bolster the clear case for including environmental issues, says Myles A. Wickstead.
Sowing the seed into politicians FLickr

SPOTLIGHT COMING SOON: The challenge of science and NGO practice joining forces
SciDev.Net explores the differences, overlaps and potential synergies between science and NGO practice.
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