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African Governments Signing Away Water Rights for Decades

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24 November 2011 | By IIED | 627
A paper published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development warns that African governments are signing away water rights for decades with insufficient regard for how this will affect millions of local users, including fishing, farming and pastoralist communities. 

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Duke and Durham County Embark on Public Health Initiative to Manage Diabetes

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21 November 2011 | By Duke University | 445
Improving health outcomes and quality of life for Durham County residents with type 2 diabetes are the twin goals of a bold collaborative effort spearheaded by Duke University Medical Center, the Durham County Health Department, and the National Center for Geospatial Medicine, based at the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment. The five-year program is supported by a $6.2 million grant the Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) Foundation’s national diabetes initiative, Together on Diabetes.

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Alternative Routes for International Climate Policies

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22 November 2011 | By Netherlands Gov | 467
Alternative routes for international climate policies, such as have been proposed in recent years by several parties, may benefit societal support for these policies. The Netherlands could make clever use of these proposals for its own international climate strategy. Read More

ICT in Conflict & Disaster Response and Peacebuilding Crowdmap

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18 November 2011 | By Christine Broenner and Laura Morris | 632
ICT is being used in many ways to help with disaster & conflict early-warning, management & resolution and for peacebuilding; this map offers a resource of who is doing what worldwide. It captures the large variety of activities carried out in projects, programmes and initiatives at various levels of society and decision-making; their content ranges from policy frameworks to actual technological solutions. The map illustrates the role of civil society organisations, states, multilateral organisations, academia and companies in the field, the difference ICT can make and the impact it can have.

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