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Water-Africa: Civil Society Demands Action, Not Words

Thursday, November 12, 2009

'No more commitments... We have had enough of the promises. Can we please see something happening on the ground? Right now, it is business as usual and that’s why Africa is off-track on the MDG target.'

Climate Change: Africa In the Global Carbon Trade

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Carbon trading, as promoted by the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), has become a key global strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate Change: Africa Told 'Stop Playing the Victim'

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Critics of carbon trading, a strategy meant to combat global warming, say the buying and selling of carbon credits is being exploited.

U.S.: Obama to Meet Asian Leaders as China's Shadow Lengthens

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama's attendance at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leaders' meeting in Singapore next week will chart a new direction for U.S. participation in Asian multilateral diplomacy and call attention to the new administration's policy of engagement with the reclusive military-led government in Burma.

Africa: Taking the Lead on Water

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Water is a resource that binds people together, for better or worse. The care taken to prevent pesticides or sewage from washing into water supplies in one place, or decisions made in another about managing its flow to generate electricity or irrigate crops: it's clear that water issues spill over boundaries.

Brazil: Green Beans to Go, Roast Coffee Grounded

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

For over a century and a half, Brazil has led the world in green coffee bean production and exports, without ever achieving similar success with processed beans. Some of the internal and external hurdles reflect the dilemma of reliance on agricultural commodities for export revenue.

Japan: Fresh Aid to Mekong Signals Rivalry with China -- Experts

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

There is more to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s pledge last week to extend at least 500 billion yen (5.6 billion U.S. dollars) in fresh assistance to the Mekong region than meets the eye, or so observers think.

Politics: Big Breakthroughs May Elude Obama's Asia Trip

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo Thursday for the first stop of his four-nation trip to Asia, but an ongoing disagreement over realignment of U.S. forces in Japan, new roadblocks towards a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, and continuing tussles over climate change, trade and currency issues with China have led the White House to downplay goals for the northeast Asian legs of trip.

Q&A: No 'One-Size-Fits-All' for Surging South-South Cooperation

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

A major international conference on South-South cooperation is scheduled to take place early December in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi against the backdrop of a rising trend in regional economic integration in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

Development: Scandinavia, Ireland Tops in Humanitarian Aid

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Of the 22 major western donor nations, Norway, Sweden, Ireland and Denmark responded most effectively to humanitarian emergencies around the world in 2008, according to the latest of three annual assessments of humanitarian aid released here Tuesday by Development Assistance Research Associates (DARA).

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