Monthly Archives: June 2010

DesertNet International Newsletter 2/2010

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Read at : DNI Newsletter DNI_newsletter_2_2010 Please find the latest issue of the European DesertNet Newsletter (2/2010). Best regards on behalf of the Steering Committee and Advisory Board of DesertNet. Chiara Zanolla Centro Interdipartimentale di Ateneo NRD-UNISS (Nucleo Ricerca Desertificazione) … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, DesertNet International

MALI: Feeding the children not ‘woman’s work’ (IRINNews)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89398 MALI: Feeding the children not ‘woman’s work’ BORO, 8 June 2010 (IRIN) – Men in Mali’s Dogon country are beginning to play a greater role in ensuring children eat properly – a shift nutrition experts … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, gender, Social dimensions

Cassava comes in from the cold (IRINNews)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89401 EAST AFRICA: Cassava comes in from the cold NAIROBI, 8 June 2010 (IRIN) – Perishable, poisonous if mishandled and reputedly fit only for the plates of the poor, the cassava plant is set for an … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security

MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 94

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Read at : IISD RS / MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement List <mea-l@lists.iisd.ca> MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 94 meabulletin94 IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. The guest article in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecology - environment

Share Best Practices for Forest Projects (CSDi / IISD)

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Read at : Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l@lists.iisd.ca> Share Best Practices for Forest Projects at the CSDi Online Professional Development Community CSDi’s Online Development Community invites people active in development to share resources & collaborate online in developing sustainable, … Continue reading →

Posted in Forestry

Thirsty as well as hungry (INRINNews / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89432 NIGER: Thirsty as well as hungry ZINDER, 10 June 2010 (IRIN) – A bad harvest season has punished the rural and urban poor across Niger, but food insecurity has been compounded by a critical lack … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

What will we eat when climate change strikes? (IRIN / NGO News Africa)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Read at : NGO News Africa South Africa: What will we eat when climate change strikes? Diversify food sources; go local, suggests renowned agriculturalist and development expert Hans Herren in the latest news publication by the UN Standing Committee on … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, food / food security

Why is feeding the hungry so controversial? (IRINNews)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89467 Why is feeding the hungry so controversial? NEW YORK, 14 June 2010 (IRIN) – The US Senate is expected to pass the Global Food Security Act, new legislation that would significantly expand the government’s commitment … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine

Vitamin A and polio (IRINNews)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89470 NIGERIA: Vitamin A handouts boost polio vaccine acceptance MAIDUGURI, 14 June 2010 (IRIN) – Campaigns to distribute Vitamin A supplements to reduce high rates of child mortality and morbidity in northern Nigeria have had the … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, malnutrition, public health, Social dimensions

Water Alternatives (WCD / UNEP / IISD)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> World Commission on Dams + 10: A special issue of Water Alternatives now online The whole issue includes 32 documents available at www.water-alternatives.org WCD+10: Revisiting the Large Dam Controversy A special issue … Continue reading →

Posted in dams / lakes / reservoirs / tanks, Water