Africa
Grand Challenges Canada has announced a Request for proposals for investigators in low and middle income countries who are within 10 years after their latest degree (Young innovators) .
With this proposal, Grand Challenges Canada is seeking emerging innovators (within 10 years of graduation from a Masters level or PhD) from developing countries. We are looking for bold ideas with big...
Issue 48 - Month 1 - Year 2012
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40 years of UNESCO World Heritage Convention
This year marks the 40th anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
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The countries Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti are facing the worst food crisis of the 21st century as a result of devastating droughts. The crisis is causing starvation and leading to a lack of access to clean water and sanitation for over 12 million people. Not only are the direct drought effects endured now by the population, but they have weakened response capacity and created...
International Mountain Day is an opportunity to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build partnerships that will bring positive change to the world’s mountains and highlands.
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 11 December, from 2003...
This publication was produced by IFWF-sponsored reporters from Limpopo, Andes, Mekong, Nile and Ganges river basin (CPWF).
The following articles are part of this:
- Can Africa feed the world in 2050? River basin have enough water if they are managed well
- No development without women's decisions in water. Call for more girls and women to participate in and influence the...
Created in 1986, the asbl ADG has for mission to promote a lasting sustainable economical development, generating autonomy in countries of the South. To achieve this target, ADG ’s methodology is supported by three axis of intervention:
- Financial and technical support in order to achieve concrete actions in the countries of the South as a partner of local associations....
News and Views from the 3rd International Forum and Water and Food
It is no secret that food security depends on water security and that climate change is impacting on both. The question is whether these issues will be addressed at the UNFCCC COP17?Is there still time to have them feature on the COP17 agenda? Belynda Petrie, CEO of One World,provides...
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 11 December, from 2003 onwards, as the “International Mountain Day”. The occasion is observed each year with a different theme relevant to sustainable mountain development. In order to ensure the link and the contribution to the International Year of Forests, the theme for the International Mountain Day 2011 is “...
The 3rd International Forum on Water and Food was opened with an African drum roll on November 14th. The Forum offers something for everyone.
The Forum will bring together more than 300 CPWF partners (from more than 50 organizations), policy makers, development professionals and other key stakeholders to assess the very relevance of its research-for-development (R4D...
The World Health Organization (WHO) lists indoor air pollution (IAP) (1) from primitive household cooking fires as the leading environmental cause of death in the world, as it contributes to nearly 2.0 million deaths annually (2)—more deaths than are caused each year by malaria. Almost half of the planet lives in poverty, and those households generally use biomass (wood, crop...
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