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Participatory development: no-one said it was going to be easy
Community-led climate adaptation is the way forward, but it’s not without it’s challenges (Image: Sophie Rigg) In the wake of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk...
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UK research: lead the charge towards new targets
A lot of targets will require a lot of work, but research can help (Image: Roger Smith) As most of our readers will probably know, this week has been a biggie for global...
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Malaria death rates drop by 60%
Malaria death rates have plunged by 60% since 2000, translating into 6.2 million lives saved, the vast majority of them children, according to a joint World Health...
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UKCDS welcomes new Director Fiona Reid
Fiona Reid, new director of UKCDS Today, Fiona Reid joins the UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) as its new Director. Fiona is an expert in innovation and...
Funders’ priorities: Rapid mapping
This report by UKCDR provides a high-level overview of the complex research capacity strengthening landscape, revealing trends in funders’ RCS strategies.
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Next step towards polio-free Africa
The African continent has been declared one year free of the wild poliovirus, with no new cases identified since 11 August 2014. This significant event has been greeted with...
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How to “leave no one behind”
How can we ensure everyone benefits from technology? (Image: Theophilos Papadopoulos) Fifteen years is a long time in the world of technology. Futurologists predict that by...
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Ebola and genetic modification
GM mosquitoes could be used to help fight the spread of malaria (Image: Ramón Portellano) A number of UK Parliamentary Select Committees have recently announced new...
UK Climate Services booklet
This booklet provides a short introduction to a wide range of the work that UK public sector organisations are providing on climate services including contact information for...
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The environment could change the way we eat
How might the changing climate affect our food and health? (Image: Nicola Jones) A new Wellcome Trust funded study should soon be able to tell us how the food we eat...