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Policy Briefs archive results 1-20 of 34 in Middle East & North Africa

Opportunities and challenges in South–South collaboration

South–South research collaboration can be a powerful strategy for boosting scientific capacity and achieving common goals. But it should not be embraced uncritically, says Athar Osama.

POLICY BRIEF | 14 May 2008 | EN | 中文

Integrating TB and HIV control activities

Recommendations on how policymakers can decrease the joint burden of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.

POLICY BRIEF | 27 June 2007 | EN

People, deserts and drylands in the developing world

Growing dryland populations are depleting their natural resources, while increasingly-settled agriculture ignores the traditional knowledge needed to tackle future uncertainties, says David Thomas.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 October 2006 | EN

Putting the right price on nature: environmental economics

Valuing the benefits ecosystems give us is a vital step in ensuring their sustainable use and conservation. Anantha Duraiappah shows how environmental economics offers the best way yet to tackle the job.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 October 2006 | EN

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Ten years since the UNCCD came into force, the problems remain. Despite some successes, varying definitions and restricted finance limit the convention's effectiveness, as Lindsay Stringer explains.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 October 2006 | EN

Conserving dryland biodiversity: Science and policy

Biodiversity in the world's drylands is fragile, easily disrupted and under threat. John Lemons sets out guidelines for tailoring policies to best protect these uniquely adapted species.

POLICY BRIEF | 27 September 2006 | EN

Improving access to water in deserts and drylands

With water scarcity already affecting over a billion people, dryland populations should combine traditional and modern knowledge to manage water access sustainably, says Theib Oweis.

POLICY BRIEF | 26 September 2006 | EN

The role of non-GM biotechnology in developing world agriculture

An overview of the various ways in which techniques that do not involve genetic modification can helping plant breeders to develop and propagate new crop varieties.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 February 2006 | EN

Malaria vaccines: research problems and priorities

Despite the urgent need for a malaria vaccine, progress in developing one has been slow and scientists do not always agree on the best way forward. This policy brief outlines the current status of malaria vaccine research.

POLICY BRIEF | 4 November 2005 | EN

Treating malaria with artemisinin combinations: challenges for policymakers

An outline of the opportunities and challenges in large-scale use of artemisinin combination therapies to treat malaria.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 November 2005 | EN

Insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria

Insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria

POLICY BRIEF | 1 November 2005 | EN

Epidemic malaria: preparing for the unexpected

Sudden epidemics of malaria need to be tackled quickly to stop them spiralling out of control; an early warning system could help predict outbreaks to mobilise a fast response.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 November 2005 | EN

How governments can boost business R&D

An outline of the financial and non-financial instruments that developing country governments can use to boost technology-generating efforts in production enterprises.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 September 2005 | EN | 中文

Building science, technology and innovation policies

How can developing countries construct national science, technology and innovation policies to enhance their development? This policy brief provides a guide to the issues involved.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 May 2005 | EN

After the trial is over: what are the sponsor's obligations?

What standard of care can clinical trial participants expect once the trial is over? Richard Ashcroft explores the ethical arguments for responsibilities of both researchers and sponsors of trials.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 May 2005 | EN | 中文

Could genetically modified foods be a new source of allergens?

The allergy issue has raised many concerns about GM food, which have important implications. This policy brief by Clare Mills attempts to put concerns into perspective.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 March 2005 | EN | 中文

Harmony or havoc: can the WTO, Biosafety Protocol and Codex Alimentarius work together?

Two international instruments have recently changed the playing field regarding the international regulation of genetically engineered organisms. What are they, how do they work and how effective can they be?

POLICY BRIEF | 1 January 2005 | EN

Evaluating the acceptability of GM crops: the scope for autonomy in developing countries

How much real scope do developing countries have in the way they trade or use genetically modified foods or crops?

POLICY BRIEF | 1 January 2005 | EN | 中文

Efforts to build capacity in research ethics: an overview

Sue Eckstein reviews existing schemes to build capacity in research ethics in developing countries, which range from sponsored academic degree programmes to tailored courses and one-off meetings.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 June 2004 | EN

The challenge of regulating international research with human subjects

James Lavery provides an introduction to the regulation of international human subjects research, describing the different approaches used, and highlighting some of the challenges faced.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 June 2004 | EN

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