Monthly Archives: February 2010

Urban farming: growing vegetables in sacks in Kenya (IRIN)

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Read at : IRINNews KENYA: Bag a farm NAIROBI, 18 February 2010 (IRIN) – Faced with high food prices, low income and barely a patch of arable land, hundreds of residents of Nairobi’s densely populated slums have adopted a novel … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security, food crisis, hunger / famine, malnutrition, urban agriculture/farming

Quote Alain de Botton

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Most of life’s wisdom boils down to the art of “not letting things get to you”. (Alain de Botton)

Posted in Uncategorized

New forestry books (Earthscan / IISD)

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

Read at : Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l@lists.iisd.ca> New forestry books available Earthscan are pleased to announce the publication of these new forestry books. If you are a course leader and would like an inspection copy, please fill in … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, Forestry

MORE THAN 20 MILLION PEOPLE IN ASIA-PACIFIC COULD FALL INTO EXTREME POVERTY (UNNews)

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

Read at: UNNews MORE THAN 20 MILLION PEOPLE IN ASIA-PACIFIC COULD FALL INTO EXTREME POVERTY, UN WARNS New York, Feb 17 2010 12:05PM The global economic downturn could push an additional 21 million people in the Asia-Pacific region into extreme … Continue reading →

Posted in poverty

New Both ENDS and Drynet publications

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

New Both ENDS and Drynet publications There are some new publications I would like to point your attention to, both from the Drynet network partners as well as from Both ENDS, one of the Drynet members. * A new Both … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications

Water Lecturer post (Dundee University)

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> Posting Request The UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science at Dundee University is pleased to announce an opening in our academic team; an exciting new Water Lecturer post which will … Continue reading →

Posted in Water

GHANA: Volta Foundation to harness youth for faster development (NGO News Africa / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

Read at : NGO News Africa GHANA: Volta Foundation to harness youth for faster development Ho, Feb 18, GNA – The Volta Foundation, a development advocacy NGO, is to harness the energies of the youth to accelerate the economic growth … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, drought, family farming, hunger / famine, malnutrition, Social dimensions, women/youth and desertification

MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 86 (IISD / UNEP)

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

Read at : Multilateral Environmental Agreement List <mea-l@lists.iisd.ca> MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 86 meabulletin86 IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. The guest article was authored by Kerryn Lang, of … Continue reading →

Posted in MEA

GHANA: NGO pushes for ban on packaged water (NGO NewsAfrica)

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

Read at : NGO News Africa GHANA: NGO pushes for ban on packaged water… Encourages Ghanaians to go back to the taps By Charles Takyi – Boadu The Ghana Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizjations in the Water and Sanitation Sector (CONIWAS) … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, Water

No Green Wall without small-scale gardens for women (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

My attention was caught by some statements in Mrs. Priscilla ACHAKPA’s interview, referred to a former posting on my desertification blog: Nigeria: WEP Wants Green Wall Sahara Programme (http://allafrica.com/stories/201002180504.html) This Executive Director of the Women Environment Programme (WEP) urged the … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, Agriculture, Climate / climate change, desert/desert gardening, Desertification, drought, drylands, family farming, food / food security, Food for Work, gender, Green Wall, hunger / famine, nurseries, reforestation, Social dimensions, UNCCD, women/youth and desertification