Africa's progress to better water and sanitation 'slow' but still hope (AFDB report)
African Development Bank | 06 Mar 2012
More Africans have access to safe, clean water, but progress has been slow and mixed across the continent, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB).The AfDBs Chief Economists department has created a Water and Sanitation Index of Development Effectiveness (WIDE). In...
 Access to Freshwater | Sanitation

World: Intégration de la gestion du risque de sécheresse : Manuel introductif
feedproxy.google.com | 06 Mar 2012
Les sécheresses occasionnent des crises humanitaires étendues. Entraînant souvent des famines, des conflits et le déplacement de populations (réfugiés et personnes déplacés dans leur propre pays), elles affectent la croissance économique et la santé des écosystèmes. Réduire les impacts...
 Niger | Zambia | Drought

FAO Reports on Methodologies and Good Practices for Sustainable Bioenergy
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 06 Mar 2012
The publications cover, inter alia: good environmental and socio-economic practices in bioenergy production; policy instruments to promote such good practices; a compilation of tools and methodologies, as well as a set of indicators, to assess the impacts of bioenergy development on food security at the national and project level; and case studies of opportunities and challenges for smallholders in bioenergy value chains and certification schemes in Peru, Mali and Thailand.
 Mali | Renewable Energy