Natural and social sciences: ICSU embraces the need to work more closely together.

NewsRx Health & Science | November 23, 2008 | Copyright

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Maputo, Mozambiqueunatural and social sciences must work together to help solve some of the most pressing issues facing society. That's the message in a report delivered today to the global scientific community at the 29th General Assembly of the International Council for Science (ICSU) in Maputo, Mozambique. 'Global change, environment and natural resources management, sustainable development, poverty reduction, and environment and human health, are some of the major scientific research challenges currently being tackled by ICSU. ...

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