Friday 19 January, 2007 - 10:37
AllAfrica.com, 19 January 2007.
Kameelah Rasheed, a Johannesburg-based community activist, grapples with the overall impact that the World Social Forum has for civil society and the realisation of sustainable development.
Monday 15 January, 2007 - 10:28
IOL, 12 January 2007.
Japan and the European Union (EU) have urged major polluters such as the United States, China and India to work harder to curb greenhouse gas emissions in order to achieve the Kyoto Protocol targets.
Monday 8 January, 2007 - 11:31
The Herald, 8 January 2007.
The Endangered Wildlife Trust has launched a web-based toolkit to help ordinary South Africans understand environmental impact assessments (EIAs).
The toolkit uses flow charts and lists the contact details of each of the provincial environmental authorities. It also answers frequently asked questions related to exemptions from carrying out an EIA, not being consulted despite living adjacent to a project site, and being blocked by a developer from finding out more about a project.
Friday 5 January, 2007 - 15:54
Eldis, 4 January 2007.
”A Guide to Tax Work for NGOs”, is a guide is intended to help demystify revenue policy issues and give civil society budget groups the tools they need to influence revenue policy in the same way that they have been able to influence expenditure policy.
Friday 5 January, 2007 - 15:47
Eldis, 4 January 2007.
“Making ICTs work for Food Security in Africa”, is a report that explores how the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as fixed-line and mobile phones and Internet services, can make a significant contribution to reducing poverty in Africa.
Friday 5 January, 2007 - 15:42
Eldis, 4 January 2007.
“Reforming Maize Markets and Regional Food Security”, is a policy brief that encourages greater civil society involvement in debates around national grain (particularly maize) policies and regional food insecurity in Southern African Development Community countries.
