SciDevNet Weekly update: 2 December 2013

Bringing science & global development together through news and analysis   Latest from global edition     Highlight         Did you miss COP19? See SciDev.Net's coverage on the 19th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCC.     Agriculture Analysis blog: 27/11/13 Focus on Gender: women are more than agricultural victims Agricultural research must put women at its heart rather than continuing the victim narrative, says Henrietta Miers. Environment SciDev.Net at large: 27/11/13 Study to bring wave of ocean data to negotiating table The World Science Forum has heard how a team catalogued trends in ocean science, making them accessible to policymakers SciDev.Net at large: 25/11/13 Progress on loss-and-damage and tech transfer at COP19 Dealing with climate impacts in developing nations may become easier with two of the outcomes of the climate talks. Health Multimedia: 29/11/13 Q&A: Alvaro Bermejo on how HIV has reshaped global health policy The head of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance discusses how HIV programmes hold lessons for other health agendas. News: 26/11/13 Weak research capacity holds back progress on diseases Obstacles to strengthening research capacity undermine poorer countries’ health and need action, experts say. Governance Multimedia: 28/11/13 Q&A: Anne Glover on being a ‘critical friend’ The chief scientific advisor to the president of the European Commission discusses science’s role in policymaking. Multimedia: 27/11/13 How improved technology can battle climate change In this video, experts discuss international strategies to implement resilience in developing countries. News: 27/11/13 Latin America’s female scientists outnumbered at the top More women in Latin America are pursuing research careers, but men still occupy the majority of senior positions. Opinion: 26/11/13 India must move on reforming animal welfare in research India could lead by combining strong animal welfare law with investment in non-animal testing, say experts. Multimedia: 26/11/13 PhDs in Focus: a Zimbabwean researcher tells her story Dr Sithabile Tirivarombo talks to Imogen Mathers about the challenges facing researchers in Southern Africa. Feature: 26/11/13 Africa’s young researchers have a long road ahead Governments have to do more to help young African researchers succeed, Jan Piotrowski finds. Multimedia: 25/11/13 A step forward on climate resilience Last week, the 48 least developed countries submitted a set of plans to the UN to assess their adaptation needs. Enterprise Analysis blog: 29/11/13 Focus on Private Sector: How miners can cut mercury use Gold-mining firms in developing nations can use low-tech to limit this pollutant’s use, Joshua Howgego learns. SciDev.Net at large: 29/11/13 Data for development: revolution kicks off in Côte d’Ivoire European Development Days get a taste of how mobile-phone data could transform development practice. Multimedia: 26/11/13 Using natural capital to account for nature’s services In this video, we give a voice to speakers and activists from the World Forum on Natural Capital. Communication News: 28/11/13 Journalism contest eyes developing country entries A competition designed to raise coverage of development issues may widen its entry criteria, says an organiser. SciDev.Net at large: 28/11/13 EU Development Days' hidden love of science Science was not prominent in the European Development Days 2013 programme, but it still permeated the discussions. News: 25/11/13 Development journalism grants reveal science deficit Few entries in a competition designed to boost media coverage of development issues dealt with science.