http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on home and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/home/news/ Latin American governments are contesting plans by US firms Amazon and Patagonia to take charge of new geographic Internet domains.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/latin-america-up-in-arms-over-us-firms-domain-name-grab.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeMon, 20 May 2013 17:21:13 GMTBetter data and governance of global water resources are called for in a bid to get water security into the post-2015 development goals.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/experts-urge-water-s-inclusion-in-development-goals.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeMon, 20 May 2013 03:00:45 GMTScientists must partner with development actors and local communities to safeguard important plants.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/call-to-mainstream-ethnobotany-into-development.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeFri, 17 May 2013 16:44:25 GMTA study reveals a link between urbanisation and malaria, raising hope that cities sprouting in developing nations will help reduce malaria.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/is-city-growth-driving-malaria-elimination-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeThu, 16 May 2013 17:38:47 GMTSpace programmes can assist development work but are they taking cash better spent on ground-based efforts? Talent Ng'andwe investigates.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/features/is-asian-space-science-drive-harming-development--2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeThu, 16 May 2013 16:58:20 GMTMuslim countries have failed to deliver on agreements to boost research spending and collaboration, their academicians claim.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/islamic-nations-are-failing-on-r-d-links-and-funding-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeWed, 15 May 2013 16:44:00 GMTPost-2015 discussions offer a chance to link the environmental and development agendas — it shouldn't be bypassed, says Myles A. Wickstead.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/opinions/let-s-reconnect-green-issues-and-development-post-2015.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeWed, 15 May 2013 13:29:17 GMTUrgent action is needed to head off a cancer epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns an international group of specialists.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/call-for-action-on-latin-american-cancer-burden.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeTue, 14 May 2013 11:58:48 GMTGM-produced artemisinin is deemed to be comparable in quality to the plant-derived version, but should be cheaper to produce.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/who-approves-synthetic-source-of-artemisinin.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeMon, 13 May 2013 16:00:16 GMTDevelopment experts from the world's least developed countries have launched an independent group to bring local concerns to the UN debating table.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/panel-from-least-developed-nations-to-jumpstart-sdg-debates.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeFri, 10 May 2013 17:08:09 GMTIR Mapper, a free online mapping website, will enable users to follow global insecticide resistance in malaria-causing mosquitoes.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/web-tool-tracks-insecticide-resistant-malaria-mosquitoes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeFri, 10 May 2013 14:51:11 GMTCommunicators and journalists complement one another and should work together to promote public engagement with scientific knowledge.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/editorials/science-journalism-and-communication-make-a-good-match.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeFri, 10 May 2013 11:33:54 GMTAnalysis of scientific trends can help policymakers target limited resources where science and development collide, argues Linda Nordling.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/opinions/africa-analysis-research-topic-trends-are-useful-for-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeFri, 10 May 2013 10:31:56 GMTFive nations are behind a four-year initiative to inform decision-makers about climate change and give them the tools to tackle it locally.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/south-american-climate-change-think-tank-launched.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeThu, 09 May 2013 08:44:25 GMTPoor management and overexploitation mean many species of this commercially important food fish face extinction, says study.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/overfishing-threatens-quarter-of-key-grouper-species.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeWed, 08 May 2013 17:15:07 GMTHealth services can use new technology to save lives, but only if local people and governments back the switch, an event has heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/new-tech-needs-local-buy-in-to-deliver-health-benefits.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeTue, 07 May 2013 17:44:32 GMTConstant calls for evidence-based policy miss the underlying politics of knowledge, argues analyst Peter Bille Larsen.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/opinions/will-more-science-expertise-fix-the-sustainability-crisis-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeTue, 07 May 2013 16:27:17 GMTDVD players and discs could soon be used as affordable diagnostics for diseases such as HIV, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/dvd-discs-double-as-cheap-diagnostic-kit-for-hiv.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeTue, 07 May 2013 11:59:08 GMTThe quality of healthcare available in Latin America varies dramatically from leading-nation Cuba down to struggling Haiti, an index reveals.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/huge-health-inequalities-in-latin-america-revealed.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeMon, 06 May 2013 08:00:54 GMTThe switch to digital TV is freeing up frequencies that could be used to provide cheap wireless broadband services to remote areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/home/news/vacant-tv-spectrum-targeted-for-affordable-rural-wi-fi.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_homeMon, 06 May 2013 00:48:56 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/