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Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.

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New figures on research spending show that the gap between rich and poor countries is closing — but not fast enough.

Will UNESCO's likely new head have the vision to deliver much-needed change in the organisation — especially in its science programmes?

Climate change's complex links with insect-borne disease need solid research — not alarmism that distracts from other crucial factors.

A majority of Latin American countries suffer from worthy talk but little stable R&D funding. Long-term strategies should be a priority.

Journalists and scientists must guard against policymakers using science to legitimise pre-chosen and politically-motivated policies.

Academics have long argued for developing countries to adopt "systems of innovation". Now it looks like politicians have got the message.

The climate change debate offers a way to integrate forest management into development policy, but strategies must be informed by good science.

Science journalists should aim to be "informed critics" of science, supporting its values but wary of backing everything said in its name.

Using science for diplomatic purposes has obvious attractions and several benefits. But there are limits to what it can achieve.

An influential lecture on the cultural significance of science remains as relevant today as when it was delivered 50 years ago.

The prospects of a severe global swine flu pandemic appear to be diminishing. Informed reporting can take some of the credit.

Nanotechnology holds huge potential for supplying clean water to the world's poor, but many challenges must be overcome to realise it.

India's general election is becoming a lost opportunity to set out a science policy for development.

More agricultural research funding and a farmer-centred approach to boosting food production are needed to prevent future food emergencies.

This week's G20 summit in London must ensure that any solution to the global financial crisis also commits to sustainable economic growth.

A meeting in Berlin brought unequal health research partnerships into the open — but will its framework kick-start progress or gather dust?

With higher education returning to the aid agenda, SciDev.Net examines the successes, challenges and lessons to be learnt.

Japan is the latest country to give scientific cooperation with developing countries a higher profile in its foreign aid policies.