
Where Will the Next Food Crisis Strike? Extended Geographical Monitoring Using Satellite Observation
Satellite observation is the
key instrument that will
allow to double in 2010 the
number of countries
monitored in real time for
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Most Maternal Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa Could Be Avoided
More than 500,000 women die
each year worldwide due to
complications arising from
pregnancy and childbirth.
Half of these women live in
sub-Saharan Africa.
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Global Warming May Hurt Some Poor Populations, Benefit Others
The impact of global warming
on food prices and hunger
could be large over the next
20 years. But even as some
poor populations are hurt,
... > full story

Free Trade, Loss of Support Systems Crippling Food Production in Africa
Despite good intentions, the
push to privatize government
functions and insistence
upon "free trade" that is
too often unfair has caused
... > full story
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Infectious Diseases Physicians Renew Call for 10 New Antibiotics by 2020
March 16, 2010 As the deaths and suffering caused by antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections continue to rise around the world, the Infectious Diseases Society of America is urging a global commitment to develop ... > full story -
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UK Research Community Unites to Help Ensure Future Food Security
March 10, 2010 The UK's main public funders of food-related research and training will today (11 March) join together to launch a new program aimed at meeting the challenge of providing the world's growing ... > full story -
HIV and Noncommunicable Diseases Hinder the Progress of Poor Countries' Millennium Development Goals
March 2, 2010 Problems controlling common diseases like HIV, heart disease and diabetes in poor countries could be hindering efforts to meet the world’s key child health and tuberculosis goals, a new study ... > full story -
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Sustainable Fisheries Needed for Global Food Security
February 13, 2010 Increased aid from developed countries, earmarked specifically for sustainable seafood infrastructure in developing countries, could improve global food security, according to a new policy ... > full story -
One Billion Are Hungry: Can We Reduce Hunger Now and by 2050?
February 1, 2010 As we begin the new decade, despite an abundance of food, worldwide, more than 1 billion persons are living with hunger. A Special Issue of Agricultural Water Management, "Investing in Water For ... > full story -
Ecologists Outline Necessary Actions for Mitigating and Adapting to a Changing Climate
January 31, 2010 Global warming may impair the ability of ecosystems to perform vital services -- such as providing food, clean water and carbon sequestration -- says the nation's largest organization of ecological ... > full story -
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Adaptation Science Should Be Applied to Climate Change, Scientists Urge
January 20, 2010 The urgency for adaptation actions in response to climate risks is rapidly growing - climate change mitigation efforts alone are insufficient to avoid further and often negative impacts. Although ... > full story -
WHO Spearheads Health Response to Earthquake in Haiti
January 13, 2010 The severe earthquake that struck Haiti and the Dominican Republic has inflicted large-scale damage, including on hospitals and health facilities, and large numbers of casualties are ... > full story -
GDP Is Misleading Measure of Wealth, Says Top Economist
January 4, 2010 The most commonly used measure of overall economic output is misleading and inaccurate, according to one of the world's leading economists, who says Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ignores the value of ... > full story
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