Gazan turbines overcome Israeli blockade
Gaza can only meet around 60 per cent of its own energy needs. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 23, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Compensation off the table at COP climate talks
Negotiators dodge ‘loss and damage’, but climate models can now point to responsibility for individual companies. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Resilience from people on the edge of global change
Mongolia ’s herders and Madagascar’s fishermen share challenges and strategies for adapting to a changing environment. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Q & A: Africa needs to lead on the ‘quantum revolution’
Thierry Zomahoun argues that African countries are well placed to seize the next technological revolution. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Climate goal in peril as science points to 3 degree warming
World leaders meeting in Bonn say goals of Paris Accord will not be met as research points to emissions on the rise. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Inventory revises down Amazon tree species list
A recent inventory reveals knowledge gaps, showing up to 40 per cent fewer tree species than previously estimated. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
App ‘trained’ to spot crop disease, alert farmers
Mobile-phone application using artificial intelligence to diagnose cassava disease gets funds for scale-up. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Method that cuts sugarcane emissions gets global prize
Award recognises Brazilian scientist for work that slashes nitrous oxide emissions through fertilizer use. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 10, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Water data used ‘as a negotiating chip’
Data hoarding hampers water security efforts, science for peace conference hears. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Soil-based filter bricks clean up water for Moroccan farmers
A home-made filter assembled with local materials cleans up water for irrigation and domestic use. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 8, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Q & A: ‘It doesn't matter if you improve your productivity ten-fold ’
IFAD president Gilbert Houngbo makes the case for a ‘rural transformation’ backed by affordable technology. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 7, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Q & A: A force behind new dynamics in South African science
Minister Naledi Pandor talks about SKA ’s wider impacts and backing up words with actions on gender equality in science. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 3, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
‘Smart’ turbine part for power plants made in Egypt
Invention wins African prize and attracts interest for potential to boost the efficiency of conventional turbines. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 2, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Test tells Zika and Dengue infections apart
Paper strip similar to pregnancy test identifies cause of infection in minutes with a small blood sample. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - November 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
World science journalism meeting stays out of Africa
With 11 conferences announced so far, when will the World Conference of Science Journalists go to Africa? (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - October 31, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
