Monthly Archives: July 2009

Tiempocyberclimate – Newswatch (Tiempo / IISD)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Read at : http://www.tiempocyberclimate.org/newswatch/ Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> In the latest issue of Newswatch… Virgilio Viana argues that REDD in the Amazon is a win for people, trees and climate… http://www.tiempocyberclimate.org/newswatch/comment090615.htm Robert Kay argues that a desire for grand … Continue reading →

Posted in Water

New Earthscan water books (Earthscan / IISD)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Read at : Andrew Miller <andrew.miller@earthscan.co.uk> Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> Review and Inspection copies are available for the Earthscan water books listed below. Please note that you can order these books at a 20% discount using the discount code … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, Water

ECONOMIC AND FOOD CRISES THREATEN RECENT DEVELOPMENT GAINS (UNNews)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

ECONOMIC AND FOOD CRISES THREATEN RECENT DEVELOPMENT GAINS – UN REPORT New York, Jul  6 2009 11:00AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on rich and poor nations to boost efforts to fight poverty and hunger after a new United Nations … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, FAO, food / food security, food crisis, MDG

REDD alert: SciDev.Net investigates the means for reducing forest emissions in developing countries (SciDev.Net)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

REDD alert: SciDev.Net investigates the means for reducing forest emissions in developing countries Dear Colleague, In the run-up to this year’s climate talks in Copenhagen, governments the world over are proposing strategies for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Forestry

id21 News July 2009

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Read at : <id21-news@lyris.ids.ac.uk> id21 News July 2009 id21 is a free service that communicates UK-based international development research to decision-makers and practitioners working in developing countries. id21 is one of a family of Knowledge Services at IDS. This month’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Research / science

Lebanon : Makhzoumi Foundation

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Please visit : MF-QR2 eNewsletter09 I would like to share with you our 2nd quarter e mail news letter for this year. I hope you enjoy reading about our activities and progress. Wishing you all the best. Kind regards May … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

UNCCD Alert (UNCCD / IISD)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Read at : UNCCD Land Day <land-day@unccd.int> Sustainable Development Announcement List <sd-l@lists.iisd.ca> Every two weeks, UNCCD Alert provides a gist of the latest postings on the UNCCD website. The first two issues were released as UNCCD Newsbrief. For subscription and … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, UNCCD

BETTER SEEDS CAN HELP BENIN BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN RICE (UNNews)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

UN EXPERTS PREDICT BETTER SEEDS CAN HELP BENIN BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN RICE New York, Jul 15 2009  2:00PM Experts from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (<”http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/28612/icode/”>FAO) are predicting that Benin could one day become self-sufficient in rice and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, FAO

Ethiopia: fourth dam on Omo river (AfricaFiles / Daily Natio Kenya)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

AfricaFiles Title:  Ethiopia: fourth dam on Omo river Author:  Argaw Ashine, Nairobi Category:  Eastern Region Date:  7/9/2009 Source:  Daily Nation, Kenya Source Website:  http://www.nation.co.ke/ African Charter Article# 21: All peoples shall freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources for … Continue reading →

Posted in dams / lakes / reservoirs / tanks, Water

FAO INFOSYLVA 2009-13 (FAO / IISD)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Read at : Infosylva <Infosylva@fao.org> Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l@lists.iisd.ca> FAO INFOSYLVA 2009-13 INFOSYLVA is an information service of news clippings  provided by the FAO Forestry Information Centre with news on forestry in English, French and Spanish. INFOSYLVA est un service d’information à partir … Continue reading →

Posted in FAO, Forestry