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    <title><![CDATA[Urban risk management in South Asia]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This document is a compilation of case studies of initiatives aimed at making South Asian cities resilient to disasters with varying degrees of successes and failures, drawn from various academic, research and field organizations. It showcases South Asian cities where city governments and civil society organizations have taken up innovative measures to make cities resilient. These measures have proved to be successful and intend to be disseminated and replicated in other vulnerable cities.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:57:02 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ISDR secretariat biennial workplan: 2008-2009 final report]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/isdr-secretariat-biennial-workplan-2008-2009-final-report/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This annual report of the 2008-2009 biennium highlights how the UNISDR secretariat has teamed up with a wide range of partners to deliver on a challenging work programme, including the first Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction, the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and the World Disaster Reduction Campaign. It begins with key messages, provides a financial summary and thereafter reviews developments and impact of outcomes in relation to the secretariat's four strategic ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:42:03 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[State of the Climate 2009]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/state-of-the-climate-2009/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The primary goal of the annual State of the Climate collection of articles is to document the weather and climate events in 2009 from around the world and put them into accurate historical perspective, with a particular focus on unusual or anomalous events.&nbsp; In total, 37 Essential Climate Variables&nbsp;were reported&nbsp;in 2009. 
This year the State of the Climate report brings together more than 300 authors from every continent and from over 160 different research groups to collaborate,]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:26:57 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Africa Adaptation Programme: voices from the ground]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/africa-adaptation-programme-voices-from-the-ground/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This document gathers various media coverage of the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) in different countries and captures experience on the ground aimed at helping countries develop capacities to identify climate-related risks to their national development priorities, and to design and implement holistic climate-resilient adaptation and disaster risk reduction plans to address these risks.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:16:15 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Evaluation of DFID-UNICEF programme of cooperation: investing in humanitarian action]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/evaluation-of-dfid-unicef-programme-of-cooperation-investing-in-humanitarian-action/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This report assesses the results and outcomes of the Programme of Cooperation from 2006–2009 Phase III, intended to strengthen investments in improved humanitarian preparedness and response. It includes disaster risk reduction (DRR), recognized as a key strategy of climate change adaptation and centred on national capacity building. It highlights that tools are being developed to help integrating DRR in UNICEF's country programming, and calls for greater investment in disaster risk reduction to ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:12:18 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Connecting the Dots]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/connecting-the-dots/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[People engaged in climate change decision-making are not accustomed, generally, to thinking about reproductive health - and most probably have never considered how reproductive health can affect women's empowerment and population growth, and how those things can be meaningful in climate change responses. But connecting those dots reveals a story that is full of good news: investing in women's reproductive health needs can yield big, tangible dividends for people and the planet.It will do this in]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:51:17 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Successes in Abrolhos]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The ancestral origins of the residents of coastal Brazil are diverse; some come from indigenous heritage, others have European ancestry, while still others are descended from African slaves. Yet many of them share an important similarity: their families have made a living fishing off the Abrolhos region for centuries.Yet today long-standing livelihoods that rely on the ocean are threatened like never before by destructive activities. Fortunately, these unprecedented threats have led to important]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:41:31 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Will Bugs Creep North as Climate Heats?]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/will-bugs-creep-north-as-climate-heats/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[With predictions of temperatures rising by the end of this century, what will happen to the bugs that carry disease when the world warms? Will diseases of the Southern Hemisphere become more prevalent in these countries? Will the insects carry their disease burdens to the North?]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:19:27 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[People on the Move as the World Warms]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/people-on-the-move-as-the-world-warms/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The International Office of Migration, an intergovernmental organization established in 1951, estimates that 200 million people will be forced to move because of the changing climate by 2050, while other groups have said it could be as high as 700 million.Natural climate change and natural disasters have been disrupting and displacing humans for millennia. But now man-made climate change is challenging the way we understand and forecast these phenomena. Among the many questions stumping climate ]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:37:53 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[A Photographer’s Encounter in Kroo Bay]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/a-photographers-encounter-in-kroo-bay/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Kroo Bay is a difficult slum filled with good families and shanty structures overrun with garbage, extreme sanitation issues, and a long list of health conditions due to the lack of clean water. Some of the biggest issues they are facing are polio, ringworm, typhoid fever and malaria, not to forget a high incidence of child malnutrition.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:55:43 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Waiting for the water to come?: Poverty reduction in times of global climate change]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/waiting-for-the-water-to-come-poverty-reduction-in-times-of-global-climate-change-1/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[It is the poor who suffer most under the impact of climate change. Climate change makes poverty reduction more difficult. This paper presents the consequences of climate change, the ways climate change is anticipated to develop in future and aspects which make the poor particularly vulnerable. The focus is on the measures people themselves can take to maintain and adapt their livelihood strategies to the changing climate conditions.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:01:24 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CARE USA 2009 Annual Report: Signs of Change]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/care-usa-2009-annual-report-signs-of-change/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice. We place special emphasis on investing in women and girls because our six decades of experience show that their empowerment benefits whole communities.CARE supported more than 800 poverty-fighting projects in 72 countries to reach more than 59 million people in fiscal year 2009. CARE projects advance education, improve health, increase economic opportunity and meet emergency needs during and after dis]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:47:13 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Asia's Response to Climate Change and Natural Disasters]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/asias-response-to-climate-change-and-natural-disasters-1/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This new report by energy, regional, and humanitarian disaster specialists at CSIS examines the politics of climate change in Asia, the region’s response to natural disasters, and the implications for the future geometry of Asia’s institutions and U.S. policy in the region. The assessment looks broadly at two areas of nontraditional security cooperation in Asia: (1) climate change, including the domestic political factors in Asia and the regional strategies for securing low-carbon pathways; and ]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:56:22 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Policy and financing for sustainable land management in Africa: The challenge, lessons from experience and guidance for action]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/policy-and-financing-for-sustainable-land-management-in-africa-the-challenge-lessons-from-experien/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The purpose of this paper is to present guidance for action on policy and finance for sustainable land management (SLM) in Africa for African governments and their development partners, to support the Country Strategic Investment Framework (CSIF) and related initiatives. The paper is based on two background studies: an overview of selected financing mechanisms and instruments for SLM, and a comparative study of experience with policy and financing in selected sub-Saharan African countries. Since]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=13375&amp;cHash=883a9dc19b" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="13375">Adam Swallow</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:26:06 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Learning Curves:Urban Services and Water Supply and Sanitation in Viet Nam]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/learning-curvesurban-services-and-water-supply-and-sanitation-in-viet-nam/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This report provides an independent assessment of Asian Development Bank's (ADB) assistance to Viet Nam's urban services and water supply and sanitation (WSS) sectors and identifies key areas for further improving the effectiveness of its operations. The findings of this report are used as inputs to the broader country assistance program evaluation update for&nbsp;Viet Nam. 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This sector assistance program evaluation finds that ADB's strategy in ]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=502424&amp;cHash=682b6374f0" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="502424">licel calderon</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:48:48 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[16 Water Development Jobs: Paris, Berlin, Laos, Cambodia, Netherlands, Tunisia, Burkina Faso]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/16-water-development-jobs-paris-berlin-laos-cambodia-netherlands-tunisia-burkina-faso/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Several international organisations focus on water resources development within&nbsp;their programme areas. Consequently, several job opportunities become available in the sector. Some of the recent jobs which have become available in International organisations in the water sector are published below. There jobs are location in all regions, including in&nbsp;Asia, Africa, Europe and Americas.&nbsp;For similar jobs go to, http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/developmentjobs Riparian Consultant (Pro]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=72856&amp;cHash=3eefa325fc" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="72856">Jessica Matthews</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:45:10 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[JOB: Program Evaluation Associate]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/job-program-evaluation-associate/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Program Evaluation Associate Innovations for Poverty Action Location: Kisumu, Kenya Last Date: August 20, 2010
Position: Program Evaluation AssociateStart Date: August/September 2010 (with some flexibility)Location: Kisumu, Kenya; however, candidates should be prepared to spend significant time in Busia, Kenya, especially at the start of their employmentApply By: August 20th, 2010BackgroundAbout the Organization• The Safe Water Program is (SWP) is an entrepreneurial group working to reduce the ]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=72856&amp;cHash=3eefa325fc" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="72856">Jessica Matthews</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:08:58 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Access to water services for all: The role of small-scale private operators in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/access-to-water-services-for-all-the-role-of-small-scale-private-operators-in-ho-chi-minh-city-vie/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Doi Moi (renewal) policy at the end of the 1980s marked Vietnam’s rapid entry into economic liberalisation reforms. It was accompanied by a progressive process for privatisation and the marketisation of public services called “socialisation”. In Ho Chi Minh City it took the form of a highly innovative regulation mechanism associating Sawaco, the public operator in charge of the drinking water service, and small-scale informal private operators.Does this political voluntarism, underpinned by ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:52:45 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Disaster safety review]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/disaster-safety-review/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This edition sheds new light on coastal property risks as the US Gulf and Atlantic coasts prepare to enter the height of what is forecast to be an active hurricane season. The issue’s feature article, "Surviving Nature’s Fury: Performance of Shingle Roofs in the Real World," details findings of a comprehensive IBHS research study on roof cover damage during hurricane conditions. The study examines damage levels at relatively low wind speeds as a function of the age of the roof, the adoption and ]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:37:18 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[IFRC strategy 2020: saving lives, changing minds]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/ifrc-strategy-2020-saving-lives-changing-minds/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This document presents policies and strategies to guide the actions of IFRC during the next ten years. It defines three strategic aims and three enabling actions for the IFRC and its member National Societies. Strategic aim 2 "Enable healthy and safe living" is the specific contribution to sustainable development through strengthening community resilience. It includes disaster risk reduction as well as climate change adaptation.]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:55:04 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[UNEP disasters and conflicts]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/unep-disasters-and-conflicts/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This fact sheet describes UNEP Disasters and Conflicts sub-programme's vision and core services for 2010-2013, including disaster risk reduction with an aim to reduce exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards, and integrate environmental considerations into risk reduction policies and practices through risk assessment, strategic planning, and sharing of best practices. It also gives a brief description of UNEP's key projects in the area of risk reduction, along with their geographic scope an]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:49:30 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Climate change vulnerability of mountain ecosystems in the Eastern Himalayas]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/climate-change-vulnerability-of-mountain-ecosystems-in-the-eastern-himalayas/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This publication presents a summary of the findings of a preliminary assessment of the impacts and vulnerability of the Eastern Himalayas region to climate change and related hazards such as glacial run-off lake outburst, floods, mud-flows, avalanches, as well as droughts, landslides, wildfires from lightning, thunderstorms, and cloudbursts, in addition to earthquakes, which amplify the potential impacts of climate change and exacerbate vulnerability.The results of surveys, workshops, stakeholde]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:39:14 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Application of Satellite Remote Sensing to Support Water Resources Management in Africa]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/application-of-satellite-remote-sensing-to-support-water-resources-management-in-africa/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This technical document was drafted by the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It presents the results provided by several different groups involved in the TIGER research and pre-operational projects. The TIGER initiative’s objective is to assist African countries to overcome problems faced in the collection, analysis and dissemination of water related geo-information by exploiting the advantages of Earth Observation te]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:08:13 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Water for Sustainable Urban Human Settlements]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/water-for-sustainable-urban-human-settlements/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This joint briefing note by the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) highlights critical water challenges related to today's unprecedented urban expansion – from providing access to basic services to ensuring environmental and human security. The note provides urban mayors, leaders and high-level decision makers with concrete policy options to meet these challenges, protect against potential water-related disasters and ensure the development]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:51:47 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Vacancy Announcement: Director, Capacity Development]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/vacancy-announcement-director-capacity-development/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[UNDP IS SEEKING A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT 
as
DIRECTOR, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, based in New York
&nbsp;
Capacity Development is at the core of UNDP’s mission to support countries achieve human development. UNDP is a global leader in this regard, working on the transformation and development of capable and resilient institutions.

The Director will be responsible for leading UNDP's global engagement and advocacy on capacity development, while integrating theory and field evidence into pra]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=224117&amp;cHash=57ed92f8f1" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="224117">Jayne Musumba</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:12:21 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CTA Brussels Newsletter n. 232 (19th July to 23rd July 2010)]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/cta-brussels-newsletter-n-231-12th-july-to-16th-july-2010-1/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[brussels.cta.int – The CTA Brussels weblog provides daily online news on ACP-EU policy development cooperation issues. Users have access to policy documents and news, key events in Brussels relevant to agriculture and rural development for ACP countries and information on the Brussels development community. Every week a special guest is interviewed on topical development policy issues. Readers can access thematic content on policy issues (trade, fisheries, aid effectiveness, environment, migrati]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=502437&amp;cHash=913feaa312" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="502437">Cristina Pruna</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:54:14 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[REACHING THE MDG TARGET FOR SANITATION IN AFRICA – A CALL FOR REALISM –]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/reaching-the-mdg-target-for-sanitation-in-africa-a-call-for-realism/</link>
    <description><![CDATA["This assessment mirrors the current global situation in the sanitation sub-sector, i.e. not enough has been done. The current global response is that “we must do more” if we are to reach the MDG targets for sanitation. The questions are what exactly should and can be done, and what aid modality for support to the sector would be the most effective to follow considering the lessons learned – good or bad – over the past 30 years."]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:20:31 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Eastern chimpanzee: status survey and conservation action plan 2010-2020]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/eastern-chimpanzee-status-survey-and-conservation-action-plan-2010-2020/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The eastern chimpanzee is classified as 'Endangered' and of global conservation concern. The main goal of the Action Plan is to develop a strategy to reduce or halt the decline of eastern chimpanzees across their range.]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:58:39 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Greening Blue Energy]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/greening-blue-energy/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Greening Blue Energy project aims to facilitate well-balanced and science-based discussions on the impacts on the marine environment from off shore renewable energy developments. The guidance provides a synthesis of current knowledge on the potential biodiversity impacts of off shore wind energy on the marine environment.]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:44:26 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Evaluation of the World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/evaluation-of-the-world-bank-global-facility-for-disaster-reduction-and-recovery/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This report presents an evaluation of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), one of the more recent donor-supported partnership programs of the World Bank. It aims to provide the GFDRR and management with an independent assessment of GFDRR performance since inception (i.e., its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency) in the context of reducing a country’s vulnerability to natural hazards and climate variability. It identifies lessons learnt for improvement of the Facility]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:38:42 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Economic evaluation of climate change adaptation projects: approaches for the agricultural sector]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/economic-evaluation-of-climate-change-adaptation-projects-approaches-for-the-agricultural-sector/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This paper identifies key challenges and solutions for carrying out project-level economic analysis of adaptation to climate change, including disaster-oriented adaptation, both stand-alone and integrated into broader development projects. It puts particular emphasis on anticipatory adaptation, though it mentions that the same basic concepts can also be applied to coping measures taken after adverse impacts are realized.The paper focuses on the agricultural sector, but also highlights some gener]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:31:30 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Struggle over Land in Africa Conflicts, Politics & Change]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/the-struggle-over-land-in-africa-conflicts-politics-change/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Struggle over Land in Africa: Conflicts, Politics and Change  is a compelling book which analyses the role of land as a place and source of conflict, especially with regard to policy development, crisis management and post-war/post-conflict reconstruction. The authors’ main aim is to gain insight into the nature of policy-making concerning land and to delve into the underlying causes of these land issues, not only at national level but also in terms of broader Africa. The book covers land is]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:25:54 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Flood early warning information]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/flood-early-warning-information/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This report addresses the imminent threats posed by flooding in some flood prone areas of Ethiopia. It indicates the forecast for the current main (Kiremt) rainy season, and identifies flood risk areas in order to trigger timely preparedness and response measures.It is aimed to be updated regularly inline with further forecasts by the National Meteorological Agency (NMA) and the development of the situation on the ground.]]></description>
    <!--author>by Zunia</author-->
    <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:33:11 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Risk governance deficits: analysis, illustration and recommendations]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This policy brief is a summary of IRGC's report on risk governance deficits, which identifies and describes a number of common and recurring deficits in risk governance processes and structures, including the ones related to preparation for and response to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. The policy brief includes added recommendations and aims to make the research and insights of the report available to anyone responsible for risk governance processes, or elements thereof, whether in govern]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[JOB: Coordinator – Thematic Initiatives, France, World Water Council]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Coordinator – Thematic Initiatives World Water Council Location: Marseille, France Last Date: July 28, 2010 Email: recruitment@worldwatercouncil.org (Reference: DevNetJobs.org) VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Coordinator – Thematic InitiativesGrade: CadreReporting to: Director - Policy and ProgrammeDuty Station: World Water Council, Headquarters, Marseille, FranceContract: 100% – CDD (limited term contract with view to evolve to a CDI)Under the general supervision of the Director-Policy and Programme, the ]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=72856&amp;cHash=3eefa325fc" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="72856">Jessica Matthews</a></author-->
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    <title><![CDATA[JOB: Riparian Consultant (Project Manager) for the Mekong Hycos project]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Riparian Consultant (Project Manager) for the Mekong Hycos project Mekong River Commission Secretariat Location: Vientiane, Lao P.D.R. Last Date: August 2, 2010http://devnetjobs.tripod.com/mrc-20july2010.html 
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TERMS OF REFERENCE1. Project Title: Mekong Hydrological Cycle Observing System (Mekong-HYCOS)2. Title of Position: Riparian Consultant – Project Management Unit (HYCOS -PMU), IKMP3. Duty station: Office of the Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao P.D.R. (up to Octob]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=72856&amp;cHash=3eefa325fc" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="72856">Jessica Matthews</a></author-->
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    <title><![CDATA[CAKE: Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/cake-climate-adaptation-knowledge-exchange/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE) is a joint project of Island Press and EcoAdapt.    It is aimed at building a shared knowledge base for managing natural systems in the face of rapid climate change.   CAKE brings together EcoAdapt’s capacity  in developing the concepts and practices of climate adaptation with Island Press’s experience as a publisher of solutions-based environmental information to offer up-to-date, and authoritative materials on the subject.  It is intended to help bu]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=1400&amp;cHash=1612db3456" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="1400">John Daly</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Water Pollution Control - A Guide to the Use of Water Quality Management Principles]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/water-pollution-control-a-guide-to-the-use-of-water-quality-management-principles/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This guidebook will be a valuable tool for policy makers and environmental managers in developing and newly industrialized countries as they seek to combat the damaging health, environmental and economic impacts of water pollution.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:34:45 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Creating Jobs – Cutting Pollution: The roadmap for a cleaner, stronger economy]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/creating-jobs-cutting-pollution-the-roadmap-for-a-cleaner-stronger-economy/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This report demonstrates in detail that strong action to clean up pollution will create jobs across all regions, generating higher and cleaner living standards as well as a healthier environment as we shift to a cleaner economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:21:58 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bioengineering for Pollution Prevention]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/bioengineering-for-pollution-prevention/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In this document, the application of industrial biotechnology to the important commodity classes of fuels and plastics is reviewed. Where applicable, those areas that have been advanced under funding from the joint EPA and National Science Foundation (NSF) program, Technology for a Sustainable Environment (TSE), are highlighted. Promising areas for future exploration and development are identified as well.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:12:56 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme: Green Paper]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/carbon-pollution-reduction-scheme-green-paper-2/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The green paper outlines the Australian Government’s approach to the design of a national emissions trading scheme – Australia’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. The paper identifies the key design decisions that are required, discusses alternative approaches to dealing with the key questions to be resolved, and indicates preferences among options.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:02:58 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Status of The Vehicular Pollution Control Programme In India]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/status-of-the-vehicular-pollution-control-programme-in-india/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The document presents a review of the vehicular emission problems in Indian cities, the various developments that have taken place in the past including the studies conducted for assessment of the air quality in cities, the legislation and standards adopted for the control of vehicle emissions, the role of the various concerned agencies, the steps taken for improvement in the quality of the automotive fuel, the overall impact of these measures and the future strategy to be adopted for vehicular ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:39:56 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Promoting Energy Efficiency in Jiangsu]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/promoting-energy-efficiency-in-jiangsu/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[It's rare to see a clear sky in many of China's cities, due to the ever-present layer of smog and soot from factories and coal-burning power plants. The cheapest way to reduce this staggering pollution is to improve energy efficiency in the industrial sector and reduce the use of coal, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.That's why NRDC, together with the China-U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliance, has been developing programs known as demand side management, or DSM. The goal is to help C]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:22:36 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Investigative Report on Journalism and Environment]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This report states that the main obstacle to quality independent coverage of deforestation and industrial pollution is to be found in the complicity between the private sector (such as companies and involved in logging and mining) and local authorities. Together they use “a carrot and a stick,” as one Indonesian journalist put it. In other words, they threaten and buy journalists who try to cover their deplorable practices.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:15:24 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Benchmarking Air Emissions]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/benchmarking-air-emissions/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The 2010 Benchmarking report is the seventh collaborative effort highlighting environmental performance and progress in the nation’s electric power sector. The Benchmarking report facilitates the comparison of emissions performance by combining generation and fuel consumption data compiled by EIA with emissions data on sulfur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2) and mercury compiled by EPA; error checking the data; and presenting emissions information for the nation’s 10]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:52:47 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Banaja Shilpa Mela at Kolkata]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Krishnaa Human Initiatives (KHI)&nbsp;aims to play a significant role in augmentation of livelihood opportunities for the people at grass root level through natural resource management.To promote rural income generation by managing natural resources, Krishnaa Human Initiatives assisted The Regional Centre of National Afforestation &amp; Eco-Development Board under Ministry of Environment &amp; Forests, Government of India in organizing the "Banaja Shilpa Mela" (a fair on products and artifacts m]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=504280&amp;cHash=c49e84d1ad" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="504280">SUSANTA BISWAS</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:51:18 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Meals_per_gallon ( Biofuel negative environmental findings)]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/meals-per-gallon-biofuel-negative-environmental-findings/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[For all those that are pursuing the course of biofuel,( including jatropha), this is a very negative and disastrous findingsof using crops for fuel. The full report here, " meals per gallon" by actionaid.]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=180172&amp;cHash=e7872b6e4e" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="180172">Ron Tan</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:03:16 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Universalism and Ethical Values for the Environment]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/universalism-and-ethical-values-for-the-environment/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This E-book on Universalism and Ethical Values for the Environment is the first in a series of working group reports under the Ethics and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific project.Climate changes may be the defining issue of the 21st century, as humankind faces responsibilities for its actions upon the global community. Universalism was one of the most significant social trends of the 20th century. How can we address ethical issues of climate change through the lens of universalism? This vo]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=1400&amp;cHash=1612db3456" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="1400">John Daly</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:00:47 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Climate neutrality, between wishes and reality: The ITC experience]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/climate-neutrality-between-wishes-and-reality-the-itc-experience/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Reducing carbon emissions and mitigating climate change are high on the global agenda and, as a development agency, ITC has embarked on the path to climate neu-trality.Environmental sustainability is one of the Millennium Development Goals and one of the highest priorities of the United Nations. The UN Environment Management Group (EMG), established by the UN Secretary-General, is the leading mechanism in “greening” the UN and making it climate neutral.The question is: what can be done? And how?]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=502898&amp;cHash=74a7c0c42f" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="502898">Lihan Deng</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:39:46 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Green Technologies: Opportunities for South–South Trade]]></title>
    <link>http://zunia.org/post/green-technologies-opportunities-for-south-south-trade/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Climate change and broader environmental concerns have, as yet, had only a relatively minor impact on shaping the direction of economic growth in South-East Asia. However, prospects for change are expanding with growing global concern and increasing competition for and pressure upon available agricultural land and water.Over the last 20 years, green technologies have become a global market worth US$ 650 billion in 2008, matching the aerospace and pharmaceutical industries in revenue, with the Un]]></description>
    <!--author>by <a href="http://zunia.org/directory/profile/?profuserid=502898&amp;cHash=74a7c0c42f" target="_self" class="member_bubble" userid="502898">Lihan Deng</a></author-->
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:34:59 -0400</pubDate>
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