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Information
and Resources
Meridian
Institute has developed several background papers and resources to inform the
activities of the on-going Global Dialogue on
Nanotechnology and the Poor: Opportunities and Risks (GDNP):
Nanotechnology,
Commodities and Development
This paper provides a brief introduction to issues at the intersection of
commodity dependence, development, and technology; general information
regarding the opportunities and challenges nanotechnology offers for developing
countries and, in particular, commodity-dependent developing countries; and
descriptions of commodity markets that are important to many developing
countries (e.g., agriculture, mining and minerals, textiles, and rubber and
composites), an overview of nanotechnology applications relevant to those
sectors, and specific examples of relevant nanotechnology applications.
Commodities,
Development, and Technology
As a supplement to “Nanotechnology, Commodities, and Development,” this paper
provides an overview of commodity markets, commodity dependence and poverty;
the history, trends, and key issues in global commodity markets and how these
issues affect commodity-dependent developing countries; and key issues at the
intersection of commodity dependence, development, and technology.
Nanotechnology and Commodities
Database
An online database cataloging specific examples of nanotechnology applications
relevant to agricultural, mining and mineral, textile, rubber and composite,
and other commodities.
Nanotechnology, Water and
Development
Provides information about the scale and significance of water and sanitation
problems in developing countries, the broad array of challenges associated with
improving access to water, and the possible opportunities and risks of using
nanotechnology to address these challenges.
Overview and Comparison of
Conventional and Nano-Based Water Treatment Technologies
As a supplement to the "Nanotechnology, Water, and Development."
Specifically, this paper responds to numerous requests for a comprehensive
document that facilitates comparisons of conventional and nanotechnology-based
water treatment devices.
NDN Water
Compilation
Provides a compilation of all water-related NDN news summaries. This
compilation is intended as a resource for people interested in applications and
implications of using nanotechnology to improve access to clean water and basic
sanitation in developing countries.
Nanotechnology and the Poor:
Opportunities and Risks - Closing the Gaps Within and Between Sectors of
Society
Meridian Institute released this paper in January 2005 to raise awareness about
the implications of nanotechnology, including both potential opportunities and
risks, for poor people.
For more
information on Meridian Institute's nanotechnology projects, please visit http://sites.merid.org/nanodev/.