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Remarks at the Africa Health Forum
Remarks William J. Burns Deputy Secretary Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC April 19, 2013 Thank you. Good morning. It is truly a pleasure to welcome all of you to the...
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Islam Analysis: Do or die for OIC science cooperation
By Athar Osama – Sci.Dev.Net The Islamic world’s current science effort is on life support and without major ‘surgery’ could be yet another policy failure, says Athar Osama. In 2007,...
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How to unlock business funding for development projects
By Edward Hanrahan – SciDev.Net Results-based carbon financing shows the way forward for involving the private sector in development, says ClimateCare’s Edward Hanrahan. There is increasing acknowledgement that the public...
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AfDB reinforces regional integration support with USD 232.5 million Tanzania-Kenya road financing
An effort to reduce the cost of transport and enhance access to agricultural inputs, larger markets and social services within the East Africa Community The African Development Bank (http://www.afdb.org) has...
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Data dearth impeding fight against desertification
By Jan Piotrowski – SciDev.Net The lack of location-specific scientific data on the degradation of land, and the dearth of networks through which to share such data where it...
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Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (ZIMFUND) Launches Flagship Infrastructure Development Project
ZimFund’s Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project (Phase One) will increase the reliability, quality and availability of water, restore wastewater treatment capacity and reduce the incidence of cholera and...
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Developing countries unprepared for research misconduct
By Eva Aguilar – Sci.Dev.Net Developing countries need to be better prepared to address scientific misconduct, say researchers. In a first attempt to evaluate the extent of dishonest behavior in...