Climate Change

Gorillas, Tigers At Risk Due To Climate Change

Several animal species including gorillas in Rwanda and tigers in Bangladesh could risk extinction if the impact of climate change and extreme weather on their habitats is not addressed, a U.N. report showed on Sunday.

Launched on the sidelines of global climate negotiations in Durban, the report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation shows how higher temperatures, the rise in sea levels, deforestation and excessive land use have damaged the habitats of certain species, especially in Africa.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2011
Agnieszka Flak
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Climate Change, Wildlife, Monkey, Tiger, Endangered Species, Rwanda, Climate Impacts, Sea Level Rise, Deforestation, Africa, Ecosystems, Mountains, Migration, Elephant, Mali, Lion, Malawi, Crocodiles, Global Warming, Infectious Diseases, Ecotourism
Health

The field-testing of a novel integrated mapping protocol for neglected tropical diseases

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) cause significant physical debilitation, lowered economic productivity, and social ostracism for afflicted individuals. Five NTDs with available preventive chemotherapy: lymphatic filariasis (LF), trachoma, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis and the three soil-transmitted helminths (STH); have been targeted for control or elimination, but resource constraints in endemic countries have impeded progress toward these goals.

Publication Date: 
15/11/2011
Sonia Pelletreau, Mawuli Nyaku, Massitan Dembele & et al
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Tags:
Tropical Diseases, Health Care, Health Policy, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Mali, Child Health, Infectious Diseases
Agriculture

Small farmers, big change: scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture

To maximize the potential of agricultural scale up, NGOs need to act as facilitators of multi-stakeholder processes that establish new types of farmer organizations, alliances to influence policy and investment, new business models, and innovative ways of delivery market services. Small Farmers, Big Change will help NGOs to build their capacity to identify the most strategic pathways and leaders for change while working with small farmers as the key agents.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
David Wilson, Kirsty Wilson, Claire Harvey
Practical Action Publishing Ltd
Tags:
Agriculture, Farmers, Finance, NGO, Honduras, India, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Ethiopia, Haiti, Mali, Cotton, Women, Inland Fisheries, Poverty, Fisherfolk, Honey Bees, Dairy Development
Health

Panel Recommends Major Changes to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

A panel charged with reviewing financial systems at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria recommended a substantial overhaul Monday in the grant organization's practices.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2011
Asian Wall Street Journal (Hong Kong)
Tags:
AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Health, Zambia, Mali, Mauritania, Aid
Energy

The seeds of an economy

Biofuels could help poor nations modernize, but scaling up aid supported projects to commercial operations is far from easy.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v474/n7352_supp/full/474S018a.html

Publication Date: 
23/06/2011
Natasha Gilbert
Nature
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7352
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Tags:
Biofuel, Developing Countries, Mali, Electricity, Poverty, Public Participation, Ghana, Zambia, Climate Change, Human Rights, Benefit Sharing, Energy
Economy

Global targets, local ingenuity

In ten years, the living conditions of the poor have been improving

Publication Date: 
24/09/2010
Economist (London)
Tags:
UN, Children, Developing Countries, Drinking Water, Development, Poverty, World Bank, India, China, Africa, Ethiopia, Mali, Gambia, Niger
Energy

Jatropha: A smallholder bioenergy crop

Mass planting of jatropha as a biofuel crop could benefit poor
areas as well as combating global warming, but only if a number of
scientific and production issues are properly addressed, a review has
warned.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2010
Richard Brittaine, NeBambi Lutaladio
FAO
Tags:
Energy, Biofuel, Bio Fuel Crops, Developing Countries, Biodiesel, India, Mali, Tanzania, Africa, Wasteland Development, Intercrop Systems, Asia, Land Use
Agriculture

More rice for people more water for the planet

This new report highlights the potential benefits of adopting System of Rice Intensification (SRI) type practices in countries including India. Says that significance of SRI lies not only in enabling increased yields with less water, but in the basket of associated social and environmental benefits. It is based on the experiences of Africare, Oxfam America and WWF in African Sahel, Southeast Asia, and India.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2010
WWF-ICRISAT
Tags:
Agriculture, Environment, India, Farmers, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Food Security, Water Resources, Mali, Vietnam, Rice
Animal Care

Pastoralism: Shifts in policy-making

Pastoralism provides a living for between 100 and 200 million households, from the Asian steppes to the Andes. But misguided policies are undermining its sustainability. Farming Matters looked at how governments can best strengthen the governance of pastoral systems and find more equitable ways to include pastoralists in policy making.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2010
Jonathan Davies, Guyo M. Roba
Farming Matters
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Tags:
Grasslands, Land Tenure, Animal Care, Livestock, Niger, Pastoral Nomads, Africa, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Mongolia
Climate Change

National economic, environment and development study for climate change: initial summary report

The UNFCCC Secretariat has published an initial summary report titled

Publication Date: 
01/01/2010
UNFCC Secretariat
Tags:
Environment, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Economic Development, Egypt, Ghana, Mali, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Costa Rica, Climate Change

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