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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD: MOBILIZING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF

THE POOR Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University v

INTRODUCTION: IAEA’S TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION (TC) PROGRAMME vi

PARTNERING IN THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA vii

MANAGING WATER RESOURCES IN AN ERA OF SCARCITY 1

GUARDING THE GUARANI: Improving Management of South America’s Precious Groundwater 2

POISONED WATERS: Bangladesh Reaches to Science for a Solution 5

GREAT LAKES BENEATH THEIR FEET: Probing North Africa’s Oldest Water Treasures 8

PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY FOR THE POOR 11

CHALLENGING TSETSE ON ITS HOME TURF: Campaign Moves to Africa’s Heartlands 12

LEARNING FROM ZTOUTI’S FARM: Nuclear Technology Helps Crops Grow in Morocco’s Salty

Soils 16

VIET NAM ADVANCES TOWARD FOOD SECURITY USING NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES 18

FOCUSING SCIENCE ON THE HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE POOR 21

ROLLING BACK MALARIA: New Tools for Fighting a Leading Killer 22

SAVING A MOTHER’S LIFE: Radiotherapy Offers Hope to Women with Cancer 25

MEASURING THE BENEFITS OF FORTIFICATION: Thailand’s Battle Against “Hidden Hunger” 28

MAKING THAI FOOD SAFE AND MARKETABLE WORLDWIDE 31

NEW TOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 33

GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF ALGAL BLOOMS: Nuclear Methods Target Toxins 34

HELPING TO SAVE THE BLACK SEA 36

STRENGTHENING NUCLEAR SAFETY AND SECURITY 41

COMBATING ILLICIT TRAFFICKING 42

PROMOTING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF RESEARCH REACTORS 45

WORKING TO SECURE RADIOACTIVE SOURCES