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Third World Network of Scientific Organisations (TWNSO)
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| Contact: |
Mohamed
HassanSecretary General |
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| Address: |
c/o
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP),
Strada Costiera, 11I-34014 Trieste, ITALY |
| E-mail: |
info@twnso.org |
| Tel: |
0039
040 224 0683 |
| Fax: |
0039
040 224 0689 |
| HTTP: |
www.ictp.trieste.it/~twas/TWNSOGeneral.html |
| Type: |
International
NGO |
| Sector: |
basic
science and technology |
| Geography: |
in
74 developing countries |
| Activities: |
funding,
research partnerships and networking |
| Budget: |
not
available |
| Profile: |
The Third World
Network of Scientific Organisations (TWNSO) is a non-governmental
organisation formed in 1988, at the initiative of TWAS (see above).
In 1990, it acquired consultative status with UNESCO. At present,
TWNSO has 154 members, including 31 organisations in 74 countries
in the South. In addition, TWNSO national committees have been established
in 23 countries in the South. Its objectives are to : i) Encourage
Third World governments to promote scientific enterprise through self-reliance,
adequate allocation of resources and other support; ii) Promote integration
of S&T into national development plans in the South; iii) Further
South's contributions to and involvement in global scientific and
environmental projects most likely to have a strong impact upon the
economic and social development of the Third World; iv) Promote collaborative
programmes between scientific institutions and organizations of the
South in areas of critical importance to development; v) Further relations
between scientific institutions and organizations in the South and
their counterparts in the North through bilateral links and exchange
programmes; vi) Encourage, recognize and reward S&T innovations
of substantial benefit to the South's economic and social development |
| Approach: |
TWNSO's activities include: i) providing grants (of up to US $30,000 for up
to 2 years) for joint research projects with competent research and
training institutions from different countries in the South, ii) promoting
best practices for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
of global significance in arid and semi-arid zones; iii) promoting
best practices for sustainable use of medicinal and indigenous food
plants in developing countries; iv) promoting best practices for conservation,
management and sustainable use of water resources in the South; v)
award prizes to honour distinguished individuals or institutions who
have provided significant and sustainable solutions to certain economic
and social problems of the Third World and for outstanding work that
resulted in substantial benefits to socio-economic development in
Third World countries; vi) publications. TWNSO works with both individuals
and institutions. |
| Finance: |
No information
available. |
| Notes: |
See the web
site for more information. |
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