Tuesday 7 May 2013

Sci-Dev Weekly Update May 7 2013

Accessing technology: the future of tech transfer
A UN-led effort to help low-income nations use innovation to adapt to climate change is building up pace, reports Joanna Carpenter.
Tilling the crops in Africa with locally made technology

News

Policy void could jeopardise UN's energy access goals
Policy void could jeopardise UN's energy access goals 
Without new policies, universal access to electricity will not be achieved by 2030 and the situation may even worsen for clean cooking, predicts a study. 
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Huge health inequalities in Latin America revealed
Huge health inequalities in Latin America revealed 
The quality of healthcare available in Latin America varies dramatically from leading-nation Cuba down to struggling Haiti, an index reveals. 
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Vacant TV spectrum targeted for affordable rural Wi-Fi
Vacant TV spectrum targeted for affordable rural Wi-Fi 
The switch to digital TV is freeing up frequencies that could be used to provide cheap wireless broadband services to remote areas. 
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Global biodiversity panel urged to heed local voices 
IPBES, a new biodiversity panel set up to advise policymakers, must include indigenous and local voices, a meeting has heard. 
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Developing countries to share community-based adaptation experience 
The science of community-based adaptation is just emerging, and a new network will aim to share and scale up knowledge. 
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Basic science may yield crop gains in developing nations 
Research into transport mechanisms in plants is leading to innovations for improving crop yields, which are starting to trickle down to farmers. 
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Female Arab scientists urge defence of women's rights 
A conference in Kuwait urges support for efforts to improve networking and the protection of women's rights, which are at risk after the Arab Spring. 
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Concerns grow over effects of solar geoengineering 
The latest studies predict adverse or ineffective outcomes of atmospheric geoengineering, and scientists are calling for better governance. 
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French centre to use research as tool for development 
CIRAD, the French agricultural research centre, has a new strategy that aims for more science partnerships with developing nations. 
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Other News

Global ranking reveals innovation gap in South-East Asia 
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New drug-resistant malaria strains uncovered in Cambodia 
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Nepal to generate electricity from waste 
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Economic development 'can restore lost biodiversity' 
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Chilean coast could provide clues on sea level rise 
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Central America seeks funding to deal with coffee leaf rust 
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Brazilians and Chinese ‘have highest awareness’ of biodiversity 
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Opinions

Developing nations should avoid 'slow science'
Developing nations should avoid 'slow science' 
Scientists in developing countries should increase the quality of their research by publishing more good papers, not fewer, says Rafael Loyola
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Asia-Pacific Analysis: Easing megacity congestion 
Science may be the only way to keep traffic moving in the region's huge cities as car numbers continue to rise, says Crispin Maslog
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More OPINIONS 

Features

Paving the way for tech transfer
Paving the way for tech transfer 
A new UN body to advise nations on climate tech may break the deadlock in the long-running debate on transferring technology finds Joanna Carpenter
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More FEATURES 
Asia-Pacific Analysis: Unblocking the region's traffic
Science may help ease congestion in the region's megacities, argues Crispin Maslog.
Asia-Pacific Analysis


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