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Africa Progress Report (APR)
"Four crises dominate the global economy today - a financial crisis in the developed countries, an energy crisis that is worsening by the day, climate change which is becoming both better understood and more urgent, and a food crisis which is devastating to the world’s poorest citizens. We have missed early opportunities to deal with the first two crises. It is imperative that we meet the challenge of the third and take immediate steps to address the fourth. And indeed these crises are linked-... more
July 3, 2008
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This is an excellent video file on Delhi Water Privatization

Added by  Shambhu Ghatak  July 4, 2008

The aim of the Africa Progress Panel is to focus world leaders' attention on making the most of the growing number of opportunities for progress in Africa.

It will also comment on the challenges African governments, the G8 and other international partners face in meeting the commitments made towards Africa's development.

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  July 3, 2008

'The objective of the report of the Africa Progress Panel is to examine the state of the continent in 2008, to focus world leaders’ attention on delivering on existing commitments and to mobilise resources
to deal with new challenges, in particular the crisis in food production. The Panel has drawn on the work of various institutions and eminent individuals working on African issues to present an independent assessment of progress. We have strived to combine these assessments with our experie more...

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  July 3, 2008

Appropedia is the site for collaborative solutions in sustainability, poverty reduction and international development through the use of appropriate technology and the sharing of project information. It’s Wikipedia for the development and humanitarian communities.

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  July 3, 2008

KIT and IIRR are proud to present Trading Up, the second book in their series about value chains in Africa. Following on the success of Chain Empowerment, which focused on farmer organizations and their support agencies (NGOs), this book looks at the role of traders in the value chain.
Standing up for traders: In much of Africa, smallholder farmers face serious difficulties selling their produce. But farmers, development agencies and governments all treat the traders who market their goods wit more...

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  July 3, 2008

The editorial regarding 'Fissures on Afghanistan' (Wednesday) correctly warns that 'So long as Pakistan remains a sanctuary for jihadists targeting Afghanistan, NATO's progress in keeping the terrorists out will be limited.'

In addition, the ongoing peace negotiations between Pakistan and the Taliban in the country's Federally Administered Tribal Areas have coincided with increased cross-border terrorist attacks in the south and east of Afghanistan, further undermining NATO's stabilization e more...

Added by  M. Ashraf Haidari  July 2, 2008

This newsletter of the Global Food Security and Nutrition Forum (FSN Forum, http://km.fao.org/fsn/) resumes past and current online discussions on different topics relevant to food security and nutrition, as well as resources and news/events contributed by Forum members.

Added by  Tran Huyen  July 2, 2008