News
- The Kenyan government last week gave official recognition to the IAP regional member academy - the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) - a body set up 20 years ago by the late entomologist Thomas Odhiambo - as a fully fledged international organisation. For the press release, see Scidevnet:
http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/kenya-boosts-outlook-for-african-academy-of-sciences.cfm
- The Palestine Academy for Science and Tech-nology (PALAST) held an International Conference on "Water: Values and Rights" on 2-4 May in Ra-mallah, to analyse the problems associated with water access and scarcity in Palestinian territories. For more information, contact: info@palestineacademy.org