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Pramod Kumar Aggarwal from India and Carlos Clemente Cerri from Brazil are honoured for their pioneering work on the intricate relationship between agriculture, climate and the environment.
TWAS has just announced the election of 50 new members.
TWAS has announced the winners of the TWAS Prizes for 2009 at the Academy's 20th General Meeting in Durban, South Africa. Each prize is endowed with USD15,000.
TWAS has awarded its first Regional Prizes for Building Scientific Institutions. The awards ceremony will take place at the TWAS 20th General Meeting in Durban, South Africa.
In cooperation with its Regional Offices, TWAS has selected 25 new Young Affiliates for 2009–2013.
Naledi Pandor was appointed minister of science and technology of South Africa by president Jacob Zuma in May 2009.
The 2009 CNR Rao Prize has been awarded to Akiça Bahri, Director for Africa of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Accra, Ghana.
Mohamed H.A. Hassan, executive director of TWAS, and A.M. Taleb, cultural advisor from the the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Iraq, signed a memorandum of understanding
Two organizations with close ties to TWAS have selected new directors
On the eve of TWAS's 11th General Conference in Durban, Daniel Schaffer, the Academy's public information officer, explores the current state of science in South Africa.