Balanites products offer great opportunity to reduce malnutrition, contribute to food security and reduce poverty among dryland communities.
In this interview with SciDev.Net, Luiz Davidovich, president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, offered his insights about today’s science landscape in Brazil and what he envisions for the futu
Global spending on R&D has reached a new high of $1.7 trillion, with 10 countries accounting for 80 per cent of spending, according to the UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi
What is the process for institutional change when extraterritorial actors are already installed, have transformed economic dynamics, and have introduced new power relationships in the territory?
This study aims at developing Groundwater Quality Indices (GQIs) that constitute a reliable tool in defining aquifer vulnerability.
Land degradation is severe in the steep sloping highlands in eastern Africa; natural resource management is central to good governance and increasing enfranchisement of rural people.
While local adaptive capacity can evolve from place-based knowledge that governments often lack, communities need assistance from state powers to adjust to climate change and socioeconomic impacts.
This paper offers socio-ecological, situated perspectives on adolescent resilience derived from an application of interpretive
Health systems in many low-income countries remain fragile, and the record of human resource planning and management in Ministries of Health very uneven.
The demand for engineers and the under-employment of engineers seem to be simultaneous. This study looks for underlying reasons based on a review of existing literature.
The study examines the relationship between olfactory signals and nutrient rewards in 28 fruiting plant species in Madagascar.
The study employs an integrative multivariate approach which successfully examines what drives variation in fruit colour.
Open Research has the potential to advance the scientific process by improving the transparency, rigour, scope and reach of research, but choosing to experiment with Open Research carries with it a
The study involves understanding why some teachers share educational resources and others do not.
This in-depth report examines the South African school health service, and considers its design and intentions against international models.
Dengue represents a substantial burden in many tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. We estimated the economic burden of dengue illness in Malaysia.
The study uses the first comprehensive Indian income data to evaluate whether the “other family income” effect explains the negative relationship between women’s education and labor force participa
Maternal mortality in Nigeria is one of the highest in the world. This research proposal focuses on programme impact on maternal survival.
Health workers were interviewed from caregiver (parental and health provider) perspectives regarding therapeutic oxygen – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (bubble CPAP) – and newborns.
Drawing on their experiences as young African researchers, the authors describe the challenges of obtaining training in the biological and environmental sciences at home and abroad.
The article provides an overview of the CultiAF project (Cultivate Africa’s Future) “Expanding Business Opportunities for Youth in the Fish and Poultry Sectors in Kenya,” a joint undertaking by the
The paper documents the present condition (2016) of coastal agriculture in Bangladesh under the threat of climate change.
The study examines the similarities and differences of specific deltaic areas in parallel, under the project DEltas, vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation (DECCMA).
This review focusses on the Volta delta (Ghana) with emphasis on biophysical processes and socioeconomic characteristics in terms of current environmental challenges.