Full Coverage: Development

05/16/2008 Lacking support from the government, a group of tribal women from a remote district in Orissa in eastern India, devised a unique way to get rid of water scarcity. By using bamboo pipes to carry stream water to the villages, these women have benefited hundreds of people.

05/15/2008 IISD’s latest commentary Is Green Great?: Balancing the Demands of Environmental Protection and Human Needs, is the adaptation of Oli Brown's views made at a symposium, held in Portland, Oregon. The author feels that environmentalism is fundamentally about improving living conditions and a more efficient utilisation of resources.

05/14/2008 The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation invites applications for India’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2008. The Award seeks to recognise social entrepreneurs whose efforts and innovations have contributed towards achieving sustainable development.

05/13/2008 Best practices in preventing and eliminating child labor through education by Child Rights Information Network helps users design and implement capacity-building activities for children in situations of child labour. The book documents experiences of over 80 NGOs and possibilities of change through educational interventions.

05/08/2008 WASHINGTON, May 8 (OneWorld) - More than 800 development and human rights activists are gathering here this week, developing and calling on Congress to implement new strategies to tackle world poverty and hunger.

05/08/2008 Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives – the South Asian Scenario released by UNESCO, New Delhi illustrates South Asian initiatives to bridge knowledge gaps in the region. The book is a useful source for building up necessary information infrastructure for development.

05/06/2008 Reuters Foundation and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) invite entries from print and online news services for the 2008 Media Awards for excellence in environmental journalism. The worldwide competition aims to encourage informative reporting based on sound scientific data.

05/02/2008 Mikä Afrikan demokratisoitumista oikein jarruttaa? Se, että ulkopuoliset sekaantuvat Afrikan asioihin tuntematta mantereen historiaa eivätkä salli afrikkalaisten ajatella itsenäisesti ja tehdä omia virheitään, vastaa tansanialainen professori Severine Rugumamu.