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Policy Briefs archive results 1-20 of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa

Reducing emissions through African agriculture

Agriculture, forestry and other land uses in Africa can help mitigate climate change while providing co-benefits.

POLICY BRIEF | 8 July 2009 | EN

Reducing health and environmental risks of pesticides

Advice for policymakers in southern Africa on how to improve pesticide use and reduce the risks they pose to human health and the environment.

POLICY BRIEF | 6 November 2008 | EN

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

To be resilient to climate change, Africa must adapt

Better integration of science and policy in Africa is crucial for effective adaptation to climate change, concluded an international workshop.

POLICY BRIEF | 30 July 2007 | EN

NAPAs put climate change adaptation on the map

National Adaptation Programmes of Action put climate change adaptation on the development agenda, write Balgis Osman-Elasha and Thomas E. Downing.

POLICY BRIEF | 30 July 2007 | EN

Controlling TB requires public awareness

An assessment of national tuberculosis policies in select countries emphasises the need for more public engagement.

POLICY BRIEF | 27 June 2007 | EN

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

The case for joint action on biotechnology in Africa

What are the main issues that African nations face in forthcoming negotiations on biotechnology and biosafety?

POLICY BRIEF | 4 June 2007 | EN

Fostering technological capabilities in sub-Saharan Africa

Manufacturers in sub-Saharan Africa need policy support at all levels if their technological capabilities are to catch up with other developing countries. Carlo Pietrobelli looks at problems and solutions.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 November 2006 | 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

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