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SUMMARY:Science in the service of the developing world - Prof. Chris Whitt
 y\, Chief Scientific Advisor for the Department for International Developm
 ent
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DESCRIPTION:Few of the problems of the developing world have been solved o
 r will be solved without the use of science from multiple disciplines\, of
 ten in ways that are not recognised.  Economic development in Asia depende
 d on advances such as the Green Revolution in agricultural production.  Pr
 evention and treatment of diseases of poverty depends on a combination of 
 economic development and scientific advance.  Identifying the impact of cl
 imate change and finding ways to minimise it's impact on the poorest requi
 res basic as well as applied research.  In many areas such as dealing with
  emerging drug or insecticide resistance we need scientific advances simpl
 y to stand still.  It is not however solely in identifying developing and 
 testing new products such as drugs\, vaccines or plant varietals that succ
 ess in reducing poverty and the effects of poverty will rest.  Scientific 
 investigation of methods of delivery and social and behavioural research w
 ill be at least as important\; many of the problems of the poorest in the 
 developing world can be tackled with existing technologies which simply ar
 e not getting to the right people. The social sciences in areas such as go
 vernance are still being developed. Only by using\, and sometimes integrat
 ing\, the outputs from multiple disciplines will those involved in scienti
 fic work have the impact that is needed to reduce poverty and the effects 
 of poverty.\n 
LOCATION:Judge Business School - Lecture Theatre 3
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