SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT:
Special Joint Issue of SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL: The Newsletter of the
International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) (N 44) and the
NEWSLETTER of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) (Vol.3, N 2)
About TWAS 2
Messages 3
from M.G.K.Menon
from A.Salam
from F.Mayor
Environment and Development 9
News on ASCEND 21 J.Marton-Lefevre
Earth Summit: What Can the World Scientific
Community Contribute to its Success? M.Strong
Science and Development J.W.M. La Riviere
Science and IGBP in Developing Countries
T.Malone
Development, Technology and Information 15
Leap-frogging in Development through the Use of
Modern Technology: The Cartography of Development
D.R.F.Taylor
Scientific and Technological Capacity Building in
the Developing Countries L.Emmerij
Brain Drain: The Quest for a Future A.M.Hamende
ICSU Press Builds a Network to Increase the
Distribution of Books and Journals to Third
World Institutions A.R.Berger
Promoting Access to Scientific Literature in
Developing Countries: New Methods and
Technologies A.Abid
Barriers to Access to Scientific Information
D.Lide
Scientific Communication through Computer Networks
B.J.Blazic
Science Teaching 33
Introduction D.Waddington
Teaching Experimental Chemistry: An Initiative
from India K.V.Sane and D.Waddington
The Harare Generator P.Kelly
Profile 39
An Interview with D.A.Bekoe
COSTED news 42
The Asian Workshop on IGBP: A Study og Global
Change
Activities in Bio-Science and Bio-Technology
COSTED Regional Centres
ASCEND 21
Cooperation with other ICSU Bodies
A New Tempo of Plans and Programmes
Fund Raising for the Future
Assisting Researchers in the Third World 44
Information on TWAS Programmes M.H.A.Hassan
Learning from the Past and for the Future
L.Prage
Third World Organization for Women in Science
L.P.Makhubu
The TWAS / ICSU / UNESCO / CSC Lectureship Programme
About ICSU 51
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