Topic: Diplomacy and International Development

America's Vital Interest in Global Health: Protecting Our People, Enhancing Our Economy, and Advancing Our International Interests (1997) - Since the end of the Cold War, the world economy has become increasingly interconnected. The movement of 2 million people each day across national...

A Relationship Restored: Trends in U.S.-China Educational Exchanges, 1978-1984 (1986) - In what The Wall Street Journal calls "the first comprehensive analysis of Sino-American educational exchanges," this volume provides information on...

Chinese-American Frontiers of Science (1998) - The first Chinese-American Frontiers of Science symposia are held each summer and are attended by approximately 70 scholars under 45 years of age, by...

Conserving Biodiversity: A Research Agenda for Development Agencies (1992) - The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing...

Control of Cardiovascular Diseases in Developing Countries: Research, Development, and Institutional Strengthening (1998) - Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are increasing in epidemic proportions in developing countries. CVD already accounts for almost 10 percent of the...

Examining the Probable Consequences of Alternative Patterns of Widespread Antiretroviral Drug Use in Resource-Constrained Settings - As private, bilateral, and multilateral initiatives begin to fund antiretroviral therapy programs for HIV/AIDS patients living in...

German-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (1998) - Since 1995, the National Academy of Engineering has held an annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium for outstanding engineers ages 30-45 in...

German-American Frontiers of Science (1995) - The first German-American Frontiers of Science symposia are held each Summer and are attended by approximately 70 scholars under 45 years of age, by...

Global Health in Transition: A Synthesis: Perspectives from International Organizations (1996) - There has been an explosion of analytic documents, published since the start of this decade, that deal mainly with health in developing countries. ...

Impact of Scientific Developments on the Chemical Weapons Convention (2002) - The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) undertook an evaluation of scientific and technological advances in the chemical...

Improving Birth Outcomes In Developing Countries - Birth outcomes worldwide have improved dramatically in the past 40 years. Yet there is still a large gap between the outcomes in developing and...

International Food and Nutrition Forum - The International Food and Nutrition Forum (IFNF) provides a mechanism for representatives from the U.S. government, academia and nongovernmental...

Japanese-American Frontiers of Science (1998) - The first Japanese-American Frontiers of Science symposia are held each Summer and are attended by approximately 70 scholars under 45 years of age,...

Knowledge and Diplomacy: Science Advice in the United Nations System (2002) - Since the 1950s, international cooperation in science has grown. The United Nations has assumed a responsibility to advance human health, welfare,...

Lighting the Way: Knowledge Assessment in Prince Edward Island (1999) - Knowledge Assessment is a methodology created by the National Research Council at the request of the World Bank to evaluate a community's ability to...

Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains (1996) - Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this...

Malaria Control During Mass Population Movements and Natural Disasters (2002) - Admittedly, the world and the nature of forced migration have changed a great deal over the last two decades. The relevance of data accumulated...

Marshaling Technology for Development: Proceedings of a Symposium (1995) - Recent technological advances, particularly in microelectronics and telecommunications, biotechnology, and advanced materials, pose critical...

Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders: Meeting the Challenges in the Developing World (2001) - Brain disorders—neurological, psychiatric, and developmental—now affect at least 250 million people in the developing world, and this number is...

New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research - More than a quarter of pregnancies worldwide are unintended. Between 1995 and 2000, nearly 700,000 women died, and many more experienced illness,...

New Vaccine Development: Establishing Priorities; Volume II, Diseases of Importance in Developing Countries (1986) - Common diseases cost the developing world an enormous amount in terms of human life, health, and productivity, as well as lost economic potential....

Nutrition Surveys and Surveillance Activities in Russia and the Newly Independent States: A Review of USAID-Sponsored Activities (1994) - In order for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to have a standing capability in the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the Committee on...

Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science: Proceedings of an International Symposium (2003) - This international symposium was held on 10-11 March 2003 at United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters...

Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability (1999) - World human population is expected to reach upwards of 9 billion by 2050 and then level off over the next half-century. How can the transition to a...

Partners on the Frontier: The Future of U.S.-Russian Cooperation in Science and Technology (1998) - At the request of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the National Research Council (NRC) hosted a workshop on October 28, 1997, to...

Prospectus for National Knowledge Assessment (1996) - This prospectus was prepared by a committee of the National Research Council in response to a request from the World Bank. The concept of a knowledge...

Reducing Birth Defects: Meeting the Challenge of the Developing World (2003) - Each year, more than 4 million children are born with birth defects. Reducing the Impact of Birth Defects: Meeting the Challenges in the Developing...

Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: Expanding Dimensions, Building Solutions (1997) - Sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancies, infertility, and other reproductive problems are a growing concern around the world,...

Saline Agriculture: Salt-Tolerant Plants for Developing Countries (1990) - Populations in developing countries are growing so quickly that the land and water are unable to sustain them. Salt-tolerant plants, therefore, may...

Science and Democracy (1998) - With the collapse of the communist regimes in Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, considerable attention has focused on how to create and...

Science and Technology in Armenia: Toward a Knowledge-Based Economy (2004) - This study analyzes the current status and future development potential of Armenia's science and technology base, including human and infrastructural...

Science and Technology in U.S. Foreign Assistance: Interim Report to the Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (2004) - This report provides the preliminary views on the critical role of science and technology (S&T) in development assistance by a committee that was...

Scientific Data for Decision Making Toward Sustainable Development: Senegal River Basin Case Study Summary of a Workshop (2003) - Scientific databases relating to the environment, natural resources, and public health on the African continent are, for various reasons, difficult...

Scientists, Engineers, and Track-Two Diplomacy: A Half-Century of U.S.-Russian Interacademy Cooperation (2004) - This report has three main purposes. The first is to provide a brief historical perspective of the evolution of the relationship between the Russian...

Soviet-American Dialogue in the Social Sciences: Research Workshops on Interdependence Among Nations (1990) - This report is the first published product of a collaborative effort sponsored by the US National Research Council and the Academy of Sciences of the...

Staff Report of the 27th General Assembly of ICSU (2002) - Michael Clegg, Foreign Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences, led the U.S. Delegation to the 27th General Assembly of the International...

Strengthening Science-Based Decision Making - The National Academies have formed a partnership to develop and strengthen the linkages between scientists and decision-makers in developing...

The Economics of Antimalarials - Malaria remains the leading killer of children in Africa and a significant cause of morbidity among adults and children in Africa, Asia, and focally,...

The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health - Workshop Summary (2002) - Zoonotic diseases represent one of the leading causes of illness and death from infectious disease. Worldwide, zoonotic diseases have a negative...

The Epidemiological Transition: Policy and Planning Implications for Developing Countries (1993) - This book examines issues concerning how developing countries will have to prepare for demographic and epidemiologic change. Much of the current...

The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and Health in Foreign Policy: Imperatives for the Department of State (1999) - Issues involving science, technology, and health (STH) have moved to the forefront of the international diplomatic agenda. Other vital issues linked...

The Role of Environmental NGOs--Russian Challenges, American Lessons: Proceedings of a Workshop (2001) - In June 1999, the Presidents of the National Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Sciences agreed that a joint project on the role of...

Toward Sustainability: A Plan for Collaborative Research on Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (1991) - Toward Sustainability recommends a design for a new Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) for the U.S. Agency for International Development...

Toward Sustainability: Soil and Water Research Priorities for Developing Countries (1991) - How can high-growth areas such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America sustain agricultural production for current and future generations? Toward...

Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture (2000) - It is essential that we improve food production and distribution in order to feed and free from hunger a growing world population, while reducing...

USAID Research Support Program - The Policy and Global Affairs (PGA) Division of the U.S. National Research Council (NRC) provides technical and administrative support to the...

U.S. Civil Society Views of UNESCO - At the request of the US Department of State, the National Academies convened a meeting of experts from US civil society organizations in November...

Vetiver Grass: A Thin Green Line Against Erosion (1993) - For developing nations, soil erosion is among the most chronic environmental and economic burdens. Vast amounts of topsoil are washed or blown away...