science diplomacy

The Brazilian Agricultural Research Organization, or Embrapa, has set up its first office in Asia to increase scientific and technological ties.

With cooperation from international shipping giant DHL, a Central Michigan University professor was able to donate 700 pounds of science equipment to a needy school in Ghana.

A project to boost water resources in southern Africa, first announced in 2003, held its first executive meeting last month.

Scientists have a key role to play in the U.S. effort to strengthen its international ties, by working with their international colleagues on specific projects that address common problems such as climate change and health care, said Nina Fedoroff.

When traditional diplomacy doesn’t work between two countries at loggerheads, where should they look for a breakthrough? Stuart Thorson, professor of political science and international relations at Syracuse University, has his answers.

The governments of El Salvador and Israel have signed a cooperation agreement to promote the exchange of technical and scientific knowledge in agriculture, local media reported on Friday.

Countries are joining forces to find ways of doubling global food output without increasing carbon emissions from agriculture.

CRDF's President and CEO, Cathy Campbell, joined a non-governmental delegation led by Nobel Laureate Peter C. Agre, AAAS President, to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for five days of talks with scientists and science officials.

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