Subject: Información AFA (Agora: Increasing the Impact of Science on Public Policy)

From: "AFA Filial Buenos Aires" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:56:46 -0300

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      The L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Newsletter and Interactive Forum

      Increasing the Impact of 
      Science on Public Policy

      The New Issue is Online! 

      Why, when the very survival of our planet is at stake, do the warnings of scientists so often take second place to less vital concerns when public policy is made?  

      The answers are many and varied, ranging from the very different goals and time frames that separate laboratories from legislatures to the difficulties of communicating highly complex information to politicians and the people. 

      Our current issue of Agora explores the challenges of increasing the impact of science on public policy and what scientists can do to make it happen. Here's a preview: 

        Indira Nath, L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate 2002 Asia, on the successes and failures of implementing science-based policy in India. 

        Ghinwa Naja, UNESCO-L'OREAL For Women in Science International Fellow 2004, on the flaws in the system that prevent us from solving catastrophic environmental problems. 

        Rehana Jauhangeer, UNESCO-L'OREAL For Women in Science International Fellow 2004, on the need for today's young scientists to develop the political skills necessary for influencing public policy.  

        Articles by International Fellows Petra Klepac, Prudence Mutowo, Sarrah Ben M'Barek and Mestawet Taye Asfaw, and by National Fellows Rasana Wongratanacheewin and Valentina Lodde.    

      Agora welcomes further posts on this topic as well as your comments on current articles. Please use this opportunity to speak out! 

      The Agora Bulletin Board is Online! 

      Our first post brings excellent career news from Esther Orozco, L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate 2006 Latin America. We will be updating regularly, so please send us any personal news, career news, conference bulletins or other information you would like to share with the community. 

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