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Traditional cooking fire in Myanmar. Photo: B. Manser for Mercy Corps.

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Clean cookstoves in Mozambique lure big investors

This article was republished by The Christian Science Monitor .

With the population of the world's urban areas exploding, creative city planning and design is more important and vibrant than ever. Photo: <a href="http://www.designother90.org/cities/solutions/10x10-sandbag-house">Design with the other 90%</a>

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How to find the world's best urban designs: An interview with Cynthia Smith

"Design With the Other 90%: CITIES," an exhibit of innovative designs and technologies from the world's fast-growing urban areas, debuts on the West Coast at Mercy Corps'

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TV makeover show shapes up East African agricultural economies

Edutainment company Mediae's latest recipe to revive rural livelihoods in Kenya mixes agricultural education and reality TV, with a pinch of celebrity and a dash of drama.

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The world's coolest social innovations (Video)

Nigerian farmers will soon be receiving vouchers for seeds and fertilizer on their mobile phones. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32348003@N02/5348965590/">IICD (Flickr)</a>

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Nigeria uses mobile phones to fight corruption in farm subsidies

Farmers of Nigeria, check your phones: You've got ... subsidies.

Declaring Internet access a human right would dilute the rights that matter more, says Internet pioneer Vint Cerf. Photo: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vint_Cerf_-_2010.jpg">Veni Markovski (Wikimedia)</a>

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Internet inventor: Poor people deserve livelihoods, not websites

Get real: The Internet isn't a human right.

Men in traditional Maasai clothing using their mobile phones. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markkelley/1022720488/">Mark Kelley (Flickr)</a>

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How technology is changing the world, and allowing you to change it too

Last year's devastating quake in Haiti created a pressing need for new, durable housing structures. Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps.

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How a home for Haitians was put to the (scientific) test

Part of a Global Envision miniseries about Portland State University's effort to become the "Consumer Reports" of developing-world technology.

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Brave New World: Gulf Seeks Bold Science Initiatives

The Gulf States are investing in radical initiatives to strengthen science, but results are not guaranteed.

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Countries Must Cross the Digital Divide

Despite the digital divide, technology continues to play a vital role in helping countries develop.

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Harnessing Design and Innovation to Fight Poverty

A new trend in employing innovative technology and design to improve the lives of the world's poor is gaining much attention—but it's not without its critics.

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A "Desert Refrigerator" Improves Lives in Nigeria

Rolex Award winner Mohammad Bah Abba's Pot-in-Pot cooling system is helping subsistence farmers in northern Nigeria by reducing food spoilage and thus increasing their income

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Biogas Technology Beginning to Make its Mark

Poor countries like Nepal can help combat global warming through the use of biogas systems.

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Uruguay Places First Order for 'One Laptop per Child'

The 'One Laptop per Child' organization received its first order for the 'XO'; 100,000 laptops purchased by Uruguay.

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France Top at Technology Aid to Poor Countries

The Center for Global Development compared 21 industrialized nations on their support of the developing world in the area of technology.

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