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Countdown to the World Urban Forum, The Right to the City: Bridging the Urban Divide
08/03/2010
With over half the world’s population now living in cities, and cities making a disproportionate contribution to climate change, urbanisation is one of the “crucial agendas” of our time (UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon).
08/03/2010
With over half the world’s population now living in cities, and cities making a disproportionate contribution to climate change, urbanisation is one of the “crucial agendas” of our time (UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon).
Waste tea leaves could brew up biofuel
03/03/2010
[ISLAMABAD] Waste tea leaves could be a cheap source of biofuel that does not compromise food security, according to Pakistani scientists.
03/03/2010
[ISLAMABAD] Waste tea leaves could be a cheap source of biofuel that does not compromise food security, according to Pakistani scientists.
African Delegation Visits India to Learn Telecentre Best Practices
01/03/2010
A representative from Ghana’s Community Information Centres (CIC) in Tamale visited several telecentres in the Kerala State in India at the end of 2009. The visit was part of a 10-day study tour.
01/03/2010
A representative from Ghana’s Community Information Centres (CIC) in Tamale visited several telecentres in the Kerala State in India at the end of 2009. The visit was part of a 10-day study tour.
India to take green revolution to eastern drylands
26/02/2010
[NEW DELHI] India will plough US$86 million into extending its green revolution to the eastern drylands.
26/02/2010
[NEW DELHI] India will plough US$86 million into extending its green revolution to the eastern drylands.
Seeds of discontent: the 'miracle' crop that has failed to deliver
25/02/2010
A new 'ethical' biofuel is damaging the impoverished people it was supposed to help
25/02/2010
A new 'ethical' biofuel is damaging the impoverished people it was supposed to help
Stop oil palm move say experts
24/02/2010
ECOSYSTEMS CLIMATE ALLIANCE CALLS ON ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS TO OPPOSE MOVES BY INDONESIA AND THE EU TO DEFINE OIL PALM PLANTATIONS AS FORESTS
24/02/2010
ECOSYSTEMS CLIMATE ALLIANCE CALLS ON ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS TO OPPOSE MOVES BY INDONESIA AND THE EU TO DEFINE OIL PALM PLANTATIONS AS FORESTS
Biofuels accelerating hunger, warns report
15/02/2010
Biofuels accelerating hunger, warns ActionAid report into biofuels use in the UK and Europe
15/02/2010
Biofuels accelerating hunger, warns ActionAid report into biofuels use in the UK and Europe
Low-income households in Greater Buenos Aires will gain access to natural gas services
08/02/2010
A new business model based on community participation gets $3.69 million from the IDB’s Multilateral Investment Fund
08/02/2010
A new business model based on community participation gets $3.69 million from the IDB’s Multilateral Investment Fund
Reconstructing Haiti - Water
03/02/2010
The request seemed simple enough: find several tons of granulated chlorine and ship it to Port-au-Prince, where it was urgently needed to disinfect drinking water for survivors of the January 12 earthquake.
03/02/2010
The request seemed simple enough: find several tons of granulated chlorine and ship it to Port-au-Prince, where it was urgently needed to disinfect drinking water for survivors of the January 12 earthquake.
How will Haiti rebuild its shattered infrastructure?
25/01/2010
IDS Fellow Anton Simanowitz reflects on a microfinance programme that has made a real difference to Haitian women's lives and which will continue to work there long after the emergency agencies and journalists have moved on.
25/01/2010
IDS Fellow Anton Simanowitz reflects on a microfinance programme that has made a real difference to Haitian women's lives and which will continue to work there long after the emergency agencies and journalists have moved on.
