C. ASSAf Policymakers' Booklets

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Policymakers' Booklets are summaries of Consensus Study Reports aiming at making scientific information accessible to policymakers and the general public.

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2010 - 20123
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End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 × Subject: Sub-Saharan Africa ×

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    Regulation of Agricultural GM Technology in Africa
    (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2012) Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
    This policymakers’ booklet is produced by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) as part of the project “GMOs for African Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges”. The project was implemented through ASSAf’s Committee on Science for Poverty Alleviation. The project is in its second year of implementation with funding from the Global Network of Science Academies (IAP).
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    Turning Science On: Improving Access to Energy in sub-Saharan Africa
    (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010) Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
    Access to modern energy services, defined as electricity and clean cooking fuels, is central to a country’s development. Poor access retards the pace of national development and poverty reduction and delays the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The availability and use of energy will greatly influence how rapidly African countries are able to increase their agricultural productivity, provide safe water, achieve economic development, and use information and communications technologies to become increasingly integrated into the global economy.
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    Inquiry-Based Science Education: Increasing Participation of Girls in Science in sub-Saharan Africa Policy-makers’ Booklet
    (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011) Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
    This policy-makers’ booklet is a joint project of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC), the Organisation of Women Scientists for the Developing World (OWSDW) and the Gender Advisory Board of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD).
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