September - December 2001 GDRC Website: A Help Desk function was added to the resources in GDRC NGOs and the Civil Society (NGO Cafe): Kickstart an NGO - An NGO Management Toolbox was created Urban Heritage and Conservation: Intl Journal of Heritage Studies Urban Governance: Documents - Governance: Need of the Day Urban Environmental Management: The Water Resources section was redesigned and upgraded. Urban Environmental Management: Resources in 'Urban Energy Systems' was expanded, and new sub-themes added Urban Environmental Management: Resources in 'Impact Assessment' were expanded and updated. Urban Environmental Management: Transportation - World Sustainable Mobility Project Urban Environmental Management: Water - Water Research Commission (South Africa) Urban Environmental Management: Water - The Dublin Statement on Water and Sustainable Development Urban Environmental Management: Waste - International Solid Waste Association Urban Environmental Management: Waste - Resource Recovery in Developing Countries Urban Environmental Management: Water - Special Focus on Urban Watersheds Microfinance: Additions to case studies in India and Pakistan Microfinance: Microfinance Governance - Rating systems Microfinance: Microfinance Governance - Policy Focus Microfinance: Documents - Link to papers from the Partnership for Economic Growth project Microfinance: Documents - Apex Institutions in Microfinance July - August 2001 Gender and Development: New Focus on 'Gender and Environment' Microfinance: Networks - MicroSave Africa Microfinance: CGAP: Information System Services Center Urban Environmental Management: Further additions and improvements were made to the Water Resources Management Section Urban Environmental Management: MEAs and Cities - Challenges in Strengthening Global-Local Linkages Microfinance: Case Studies - added country pages for Niger Microfinance: Documents - Calmeadow's Metrofund Microfinance: Nicaragua - Prisma Microfinance Inc. NGOs and the Civil Society (NGO Cafe): Toolbox - Dealing with the Media Technology Transfer: The sub-theme was updated, and new links were added Urban Environmental Management: Documents - Rapid Urban Environmental Assessment Urban Environmental Management: Energy systems - Intl. Energy Agency (IEA) Urban Environmental Management: Links - New subtheme on Urban Planning Urban Environmental Management: Local Agenda 21 - Participatory Approaches Urban Environmental Management: Water - International Water Association Urban Environmental Management: Transportation - Transportation and Environment Microfinance: Nicaragua - Prisma Microfinance Inc. Urban Environmental Management: 'Cities and ISO14001' pages were updated Microfinance: 'Environmental Colours of Microfinance' pages were updated Sustainable Business: Global Reporting Initiative Sustainable Business: Intl. Business Leader's Forum Sustainable Business: Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) April - June 2001 Urban Environmental Management: Cities and ISO14001 - The Way Forward for ISO14001 Urban Environmental Management: CEROI - City Environmental Reports Information Design: Additions made to Info-Ideas NGOs and the Civil Society (NGO Cafe): Special theme on Human Rights added Urban Environmental Management: Water Resources theme was updated and new pages on Rainwater Harvesting added Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands: Document - Renewable Energy in Small Islands January -March 2001 Microfinance: Cambodia study on microfinance by Karen Rasmussen NGOs and the Civil Society (NGO Cafe): Updated NGO Bungee Jumps and Wise Words Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands: Document - "The Solomon Islands: Headed for Self-destruction?" Eco-Tourism - Information on the International Year of Ecotourism 2002 November - December 2000 Information Design: New InfoIdeas were added to the collection and programme pages redesigned! Knowledge Management: New improvements and additions Knowledge Management: Added special feature - Learning Systems Microfinance: Documents - CGAP: Helping to Build a Microfinance Industry Microfinance: Documents - Microfinance in the Wake of Natural Disasters: Challenges and Opportunities Microfinance: Documents - Health Micro-insurance: A Compendium Microfinance: Case studies - Philippines: National Strategy for Microfinance NGOs and the Civil Society (NGO Cafe): Wise Words - Key Issues for NGO Review NGOs and the Civil Society (NGO Cafe): Kickstart an NGO - Management of NGOs Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands: Redesign and update of the sub-theme Technology Transfer: What is Appropriate Technology Urban Environmental Management: Water - The Water Magazine September - October 2000 Microfinance (Documents): Imperfect Information, Social Capital and the Poor's Access to Credit Microfinance (Microcredit Summit): Concept paper and other details of the Harare meeting in October, 2000 Internet and ICTs: UNESCO - Observatory on the Information Society Internet and ICTs: UNDP - Information and Communications Technologies for Development NGOs and the Civil Society (NGO Cafe): Bungee Jumps - NGOinfo.com NGOs and the Civil Society (NGO Cafe): New subpages for the International Year of Volunteers Technology Transfer: UNEP - Intl. Environmental Technology Centre Technology Transfer: GETF - The Global Environment and Technology Foundation Urban Environmental Management: Check additions to the Chronicles section Urban Environmental Management: Cities, EMS and Everything - The International Network for Environmental Management Urban Environmental Management: Numbers - CO2 Calculator Urban Environmental Management: New theme - Environmental Education Urban Governance: Aims and Tools of Urban Governance Urban Governance: Special topic - Precautionary Principle Sustainable Business: EMAS Toolkit for SMEs August 2000 Microfinance: Philippines - National Strategy for Microfinance Microfinance: Micro-Finance Programmes and Women's Empowerment: The Bangladesh Experience NGOs and the Civil Society (NGO Cafe): How to Conduct a "Visioning" Exercise Sustainable Business: Major expansion of information and resources Information Design: Info-Ideas - Presenting Information July 2000 Sustainable Business: Codes and Principles by and for the Business Sector Urban Governance: Special section on leadership development Urban Governance: Front pages were redesigned Environmental Decision-Making: Front pages were redesigned Gender and Development: Front pages were redesigned June 2000 Environmental Decision-Making: Issues to be considered in Environmental Decision-Making Environmental Decision-Making: A Lexicon of Decision Making May 2000 GDRC went online on 25 May 2000, and data was uploaded by 30 May 2000
