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

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.

A survey of our contributors suggests improvements, but has also highlighted the challenges of science reporting in developing countries.

The Indian Institute of Science is a shining example of how a developing country can do basic science, but it needs to link its research more to social needs.

Science and technology can contribute significantly to mitigating the impact of tropical cyclones.

Commodity price rises are no substitute for long-term investment in infrastructure and capacity as a means of securing sustained development.

Governments and donors must find ways to tackle the rise in non-communicable disease, which can mean reassessing health priorities in developing nations.

More efforts are needed to hold the leaders of the G8 nations to commitments made at their annual summit meetings.

Successful efforts to implement effective South–South research collaboration require a better understanding of what works best and why.

A recent report is a welcome analysis of modern agriculture's future, but it fails to adequately recognise the role of science and technology.