More than a year after its outbreak, Zika virus infections are still an unresolved threat in many countries – especially in Brazil, where pregnant women remain at high risk, warns science leader and TWAS Fellow Hernán Chaimovich.
The planned UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries will be a key resource for scientists in the developing world, and TWAS’s interim executive director will lead the Council that will draft its principles and policies.
Five years ago, Mohamed Hassan retired after an historic 26-year run as TWAS's executive director. Now he is returning as the interim director to guide the Academy through a leadership transition.
The call for nominations has opened for the 2017 Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. The award is for excellence in research in the field of engineering, innovation and technology, and candidates will be accepted through 1 September.
Gebisa Ejeta, a member of the prestigious United Nations Scientific Advisory Board, explained how science and technology can help address climate change, food production and water scarcity. The interview was released to TWAS staff writer Cristina Serra during the UNSAB meeting in Trieste.
Peaceful conditions build the foundation for food security and this paves the ground for the elimination of wars worldwide, says Moctar Toure a founding member of the African Academy of Sciences and the Senegalese National Academy of Sciences and World Bank staff.
A new monograph from TWAS profiles the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), a model for how nations can cooperate to produce research vital to sustainability and a clean environment.
Meeting in Trieste, Italy, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's Scientific Advisory Board advanced policy proposals for sustainable development in key areas: climate, food, health and indigenous knowledge.
Cambiamenti climatici, salute globale, l'uso delle conoscenze indigene per lo sviluppo sostenibile e sicurezza alimentare saranno i temi su cui il Comitato scientifico consultivo delle Nazioni Unite (UNSAB) si focalizzerà a Trieste, nelle riunioni dei giorni 24-25 maggio.
The Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary-General is set to meet in Trieste 24-25 May.