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Plan Nederland: Position Paper
on Environment
This document reflects on the
ongoing policy discussion with
respect to food security and its
underlying assumptions.
Particular attention is paid to
ensuing programmes implications
for Plan Nederland, notably with
respect to its grants funded
projects. The views and
programmes outlines presented
herein are part of the
continuing efforts by Plan Nede.
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Added by Dominique Nduhura
September 13, 2006 |
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Watersheds of the World: Africa
- Nile Watershed
In the publication, Watersheds
of the World (Revenga, et al.,
1998), a watershed or river
basin is defined as the entire
area drained by a major river
system or by one of its main
tributaries. Often extending
across one or more international
boundaries, watersheds play a
critical role in the natural
functioning of the Earth.
Watersheds used in Wate. . .
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Added by Emmanuel Habumuremyi
September 12, 2006 |
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"Complex Science for a Complex
World: Exploring Human
Ecosystems with Agents"
Moore's Law works, and computer
modeling is becoming affordable
with more and more complex
simulations. Models based on
agents can now be used in
simulations of very complex
systems of interactions, and the
behaviors of these systems
explored as the parameters of
the agents behavior, the
linkages among agents, and the
factors in their environment a.
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Added by John Daly September 11,
2006 |
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Merger of the World Bank's
environment and infrastructure
networks
While mainstreaming
environmental and social
sustainability into Bank
operations has been a
longstanding goal of internal
reformers and external critics
for the past 20 years, certain
criteria have to be met before
the latest development is
celebrated. The World Bank plan
to merge its environmental and
social development units with
the department t. . .
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Added by
Karsten Weitzenegger September
11, 2006 |
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Rio Declaration on Environment
and Development
The following is all about the
Declaration on Environment and
Development made by the United
Nations Conference on
Environment and Development in
Rio de Janeiro. At the centre of
concerns was the human beings
and sustainable development.
They are entitled to a healthy
and productive life in harmony
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Added by Dominique Nduhura
September 7, 2006 |
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Handbook for Estimating the
Socio-Economic and Environmental
Effects of Disasters
Based on the work it has carried
out since the early 1970s to
assess the impact of the most
significant disasters in the
Region, the United Nations
Economic Commission for Latin
America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
developed a methodology for
assessing the damage and losses
caused by natural disasters.
ECLAC published a handbook on
the methodology in . . .
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Added by Maya Schaerer September
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States may soon sign new Nile
accord
This article is about a new
treaty on equitable use of the
Nile waters by the riparian
states to be signed soon to
replace the 1929 Treaty, Kenyan
Officials have said, RNA News
Desk has established.
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Added by Dominique Nduhura
September 6, 2006 |
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Connecting poverty and ecosystem
services
The primary objective of this
report is to identify regions
within Rwanda where critical
ecosystem services for human
well-being are stressed. These
regions were identified through
an extensive literature review
and research which spatially
connected ecosystem services and
human well-being within Rwanda.
The framework of ecosystem
services and huma. . .
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Added by Dominique Nduhura
September 6, 2006 |
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Environment and Urbanization
Journal April 2006 Issue on
Ecological Urbanization
Environment and Urbanization
Journal: This twice-yearly
journal provides researchers,
NGO staff and professionals in
Africa, Asia and Latin America
with the chance to write about
their work, present their ideas
and debate on issues. It
promotes the work of French,
Spanish and Portuguese-speaking
authors by arranging for the
translation of their wor. . .
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Added by
Anuradha Bhattacharjee September
4, 2006 |
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Medio Ambiente y Urbanización
Medio Ambiente y Urbanización is
a sister journal to Environment
and Urbanization. The two
journals have similar editorial
policies but only a small
overlap in what they publish as
Medio Ambiente y Urbanización
concentrates on Latin America
while Environment and
Urbanization covers all regions
of the world. Medio Ambiente y
Urbanización receives su. . .
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Added by
Anuradha Bhattacharjee September
4, 2006 |
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