Monthly Archives: April 2009

Multifunctional Rural Land Management (Earthscan)

Posted on April 25, 2009 by

Earthscan are pleased to announce that review and inspection copies are available for the following new title: Multifunctional Rural Land Management Economics and Policies Edited by Floor Brouwer and C .Martijn van der Heide Hardback • £65.00 • 336 pages … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, sustainable agriculture

Growing food crops in the drylands (Willem)

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

It should be a basic principle that food aid starts with the construction of a small kitchen garden for every family in the drylands.  If it is possible to offer such a small garden to families in refugee camps in … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, hunger / famine, malnutrition

Somalia: Drought-Affected Flock to Towns in Central Region (Google / IRIN / allAfrica)

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://allafrica.com/stories/200904220688.html Somalia: Drought-Affected Flock to Towns in Central Region Nairobi — More and more drought-affected internally displaced persons (IDPs) are flocking to towns across Somalia’s central region of Galgadud in search of food, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, drought, food / food security, migration

Native Peoples Sound Dire Warning (Google / Climateark)

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.climateark.org/shared/reader/welcome.aspx?linkid=125374 Native Peoples Sound Dire Warning Source:  Copyright 2009, Inter Press Service Date:  April 22, 2009 Byline:  Stephen Leahy Original URL Humanity’s hot carbon breath is not just melting the planet’s polar regions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Uncategorized

Makhzoumi Foundation Lebanon : E-Newsletter 2009-1

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

I would like to share with you The Foundation’s first quarter E- News letter for 2009. MF-QR1_eNewsletter09-Eng[1].pdf Wishing ever body a good day. Kind regards May Makhzoumi President Makhzoumi Foundation Ras Beirut, Al Kalaa Street Al Kalaa Tower, 8th Floor … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 68 (ENB / IISD)

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

Read at : Earth Negotiations Bulletin <enb@iisd.org> IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. The guest article, titled “The Green Customs Initiative: Capacity Building for Environmental Security,” was authored by Ezra … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, Ecology - environment, MEA, UNCCD, UNEP

REACHING CLIMATE DEAL WILL BOOST PRIVATE SECTOR (UNNews)

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews REACHING CLIMATE DEAL WILL BOOST PRIVATE SECTOR – UN New York, Apr 23 2009  7:00PM Global business leaders at a United Nations-backed gathering today stressed the importance of reaching an ambitious climate change deal later this … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, UNEP

UN SEMINAR EXPLORES WATER MANAGEMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA (UNNews)

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews UN SEMINAR EXPLORES WATER MANAGEMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA New York, Apr 20 2009 10:00AM A United Nations gathering underway in the Kazakh city, Almaty, has drawn dozens of experts and representatives of Central Asian nations to … Continue reading →

Posted in water management

Swaziland: Developers versus food security (AfricaFiles / IRIN)

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

AfricaFiles Title:  Swaziland: Developers versus food security Author:  IRIN, Mbabane Category:  Southern Region Date:  4/20/2009 Source:  IRIN News Source Website:  http://www.irinnews.org <http://www.irinnews.org/> African Charter Article# 21: All peoples shall freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources for their exclusive … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security

UN Expert Group Meeting: Sustainable agriculture in Africa (UNDESA)

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

Information, Follow-up and Press Release on UN Expert Group Meeting: Sustainable agriculture in Africa is available. For meeting background and information please see http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/susdevtopics/sdt_agri_egm0409.shtml. For Press Release please see:         http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2009/un-expert-group-meeting-how-can-researchers-contribute-to-productive-and-sustainable-agriculture-in-africa Background:

Posted in Agriculture, sustainable agriculture