Blogs about: Forum On Science Technology And Innovation For Sustainable Development 2012

The word 'science' vanishes from a crucial place

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Aisling Irwin Consultant news editor, SciDev.Net The Scientific and Technological Major Group, whose … more →

Tags: Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Develop, Influencing policymakers, Science Policy, Environment, Rio+20

'We told you so,' and other final messages from the Science Forum

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Aisling Irwin Consultant news editor, SciDev.Net There is a scientist’s version of the phrase “I tol … more →

Tags: climate change, Science Policy, Environment, Rio+20

Brazilian scientists' hopes and fears about Rio+20

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Aisling Irwin Consultant news editor, SciDev.Net Wearied by the Rio+20 negativity (or realism, depen … more →

Tags: Environment, Influencing policymakers

Whoops! Policy-makers just picked up my science

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Aisling Irwin Consultant news editor, SciDev.Net There has been regular, gloomy and frustrated intro … more →

Tags: Science Communication, climate change, Food Security, Influencing policymakers, Environment

Lavish praise and a few reservations at the launch of Future Earth

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Mićo Tatalović Deputy news editor, SciDev.Net A much-talked about global research alliance for globa … more →

Tags: Sustainable Development, R&D

Weathering uncertainty: learn from indigenous communities

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: T. V. Padma South Asia regional coordinator, SciDev.Net Sha Zukang: Everyone is equally unhappy.. wh … more →

Tags: climate change, Environment, Rio+20, Indigenous knowledge

Engineering crucial for sustainable development, poverty reduction

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Mićo Tatalović Deputy news editor, SciDev.Net Engineering organisations from around the world – cons … more →

Tags: Engineering, Gender, Rio+20, science and technology, Sustainable Development, Women, women in science

Indigenous communities emerge as proactive negotiators1 comment

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: T. V. Padma South Asia regional coordinator, SciDev.Net For me, a refreshing change in climate chang … more →

Tags: climate change, Indigenous knowledge, Rio+20, sciforum, Sustainable Development, Traditional Medicine

Why your bulging tummy is a global sustainability agenda

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: T. V. Padma South Asia regional coordinator, SciDev.Net This morning, I learnt something new about … more →

Tags: health, Sustainable Development, obestity

A bit of lateral thinking on access to medicines1 comment

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Mićo Tatalović Deputy news editor, SciDev.Net In an ideal world, all people should have access to al … more →

Tags: health, Pharma, intellectual property rights, Rio+20, Patent, Medicine, Access to Medicine

Scientists, engineers and economists must work together

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Mićo Tatalović Deputy news editor, SciDev.Net One of the key messages that permeated the forum yeste … more →

Tags: capacity building, Collaboration, Innovation, Environment, Rio+20, Engineering

Brazil’s delicate balancing act at Rio+20

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: T. V. Padma South Asia regional coordinator, SciDev.Net The BASIC countries – Brazil, South Africa, … more →

Tags: India, poverty, Environment, Rio+20, earth summit, Basic

Are scientists ready to shed their old habits?

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: T. V. Padma South Asia regional coordinator, SciDev.Net This morning, I heard policy experts highlig … more →

Tags: Influencing policymakers, Science Policy

Rio+20: How to reduce your message to humanity by a third1 comment

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Aisling Irwin Consultant news editor, SciDev.Net If you had three minutes to address heads of state … more →

Tags: ICSU, Rio+20, science and technology, sti

Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development begins ahead of Rio+20

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Aisling Irwin Consultant news editor, SciDev.Net Yuan Tseh Lee, Nobel prize-winner and president of … more →

Tags: ICSU, Rio+20, science and technology, sti

Women talk about the demands of a career in science

scidevnet wrote 11 months ago: Mićo Tatalović Deputy news editor, SciDev.Net Rio+20 is unlikely to yield commitments on improving t … more →


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