• Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands:
  • Small Islands: Added 12 links to organizations working on small island issues.
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Sustainable Tourism: CBD - Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism development
  • Sustainable Tourism: Environmental Impacts of Tourism
  • Green Construction: New sections on 'News' and other new links
  • Disaster Management: Environment and Disasters section - Added document by John Labadie, "The Unexplored Nexus ..."
  • Sustainable Transportation: Updated links amd added 'Transport Information Group' blog
• NGO Cafe:
  • Bungee Jumps: Expansion of resources in "The NPO Scene in Japan"
• Microfinance:
  • Documents: Islamic Banking & Finance News

Check out International Days and Observances for December

Nov'07

• Sustainable Development:
  • Poverty - Added link to MDG Monitor.
• Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands:
  • Oceans - Added link to International Seabed Authority (ISA)
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Ecological Footprints - Paper Calculator
  • Sustainable Tourism: Tourism Dictionaries
• Sustainable Business:
  • Programmes and Initiatives - The Equator Principles
• Internet and ICTs:
  • Networks and Initiatives - Drum Beat - Communication and Change News and Issues

Check out International Days and Observances for November

Oct'07

• All GDRC:
  • Do Your Bit: Added info on World Tourism Day (27 September)
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Sustainable Tourism - added a list of journals and magazines
  • Ecological Footprints - added link to Water Footprint News
• Microfinance:
  • News and events: Added a new list of microfinance-related blogs.
  • Documents: ILO/GIMI - Global Information on MicroInsurance
• Sustainable Business:
  • Programmes and Initiatives - Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
• Internet and ICTs:
  • Networks and Initiatives - Drum Beat - Communication and Change News and Issues
• Knowledge Management:
  • Special Feature on Learning Systems: Updated content in the feature pages.

Check out International Days and Observances for October

Sep'07

• All GDRC:
  • NEW BLOG!! GDRC launches a new blog, "Serendipitous Tags" highlighting interdisciplinary themes based on its 15 programmes. You can also subscribe to it using a standard RSS Feed Reader.
• Sustainable Development:
  • Sustained Voices: Added more voices
  • Human Security: Added link to UNOCHA's Human Security Unit
  • UN-DESD: Updated information and added new links
• Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands:
  • Small Islands - Added link to UN-OHRLLS
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Sustainable Tourism: ATHE: Association for Tourism in Higher Education
• Urban Governance:
  • Programmes and Institutions - Link to the Commission on Global Governance report on "The Global Neighbourhood"
  • Programmes and Institutions - Link to World Bank's Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP)
• Urban Heritage and Conservation:
  • Programmes Initiatives Networks - Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities
• NGO Cafe:
  • Kickstart an NGO: Link to Global Forumon NGO Governance
  • Kickstart an NGO: Accountability section - Link to 'Credibility Alliance'
• Microfinance:
  • Case Studies: Mozambique - Added paper on, "The Microfinance Market in Maputo, Mozambique: Supply, Demand And Impact"
  • Case Studies: Togo - updated with new resources
  • Improving Credit Access for Women - Added link to "Women Advancing Microfinance International"
• Sustainable Business:
  • Programmes and Initiatives - 'Corporate Conscience Awards', and 'Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes'

Check out International Days and Observances for September

Aug'07

• All GDRC:
  • Added "What is GDRC doing now?" to the index pages of all 15 programmes.
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Sustainable Transportation: Guidance on Urban Transportation Choices
  • Waste Management: Guidance on Solid Waste Management
  • Environment and Disasters: Environment and Vulnerability - Emerging Perspectives
• Urban Governance:
  • Urban Governance: Top Ten Solutions and Challenges to Implementation
• Microfinance:
  • Case Studies: Documents and information for Cameroon was added.
• Informal Sector:
  • Definitions: "The Informal Sector Revisited - A Synthesis Across Space and Time"

Check out International Days and Observances for August

Jul'07

• Sustainable Development:
  • Sustained Voices: Added several new contributions to the section
  • SD Stories: Islands of Achievement - People Building Hope
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Waste Management: A number of new documents were added to the theme
  • Waste Management: An InfoPac on 3Rs was created
  • Waste Management: Waste Management Planning
  • Energy Management: Wind and Ocean energy pages were updated and new documents added.
  • Sus. Transportation: Online Transportation Demand Management Encyclopedia
• Urban Governance:
  • Organizations and Institutions: Basel Institute on Governance
• NGO Cafe:
  • Kickstart an NGO - Document added: "An NGO for NGOs"
• Gender and Development:
  • Women and Development Resources (under "P"): Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP)
• Microfinance:
  • Case Studies - Sri Lanka: Added link to "ProMiS - Promotion of the Microfinance Sector in Sri Lanka"
• Sustainable Business:
  • Programmes and Initiatives: Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines
  • Organizations and Institutions: European Academy for Business In Society (EABIS)
  • Repositories and Themes: The Innovation Bank

Check out International Days and Observances for July

Jun'07

• Sustainable Development:
  • More 'Sustained Voices' added
• Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands:
  • Documents and Reports - Decision-making framework/matrix
• Technology Transfer:
  • Layout and design of the TechTran programme pages were enhanced and made more useable.
• Information Design:
  • Articles and Reports: "Message in a Bottle - Graphical Communications"

Check out International Days and Observances for June

May'07

• All GDRC:
  • GDRC celebrates is sixth anniversary!!
• Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands:
  • Oceans: Link to International Polar Year added
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Sustainable Tourism: Responsible Travel Report - The Sustainable Tourism e-Newsletter
  • Impact Assessment: Resources were added and updated.
• Urban Governance:
  • Mediation: MEDIATION - Preferred Alternative to Conflict Resolution
• Microfinance:
  • Case Studies: New country file for Mozambique created.
• Internet and ICTs:
  • Several new links were added and updated.

Check out International Days and Observances for May

Apr'07

• Microfinance:
  • Case Studies: Expanded resources on microfinance in Benin.
• Information Design:
  • Web Resources - Link added to "InfoDesign - Understanding by Design"

Check out International Days and Observances for April

Mar'07

• All GDRC:
  • Do Your Bit - added info on World Teachers Day (5 October)
• Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands:
  • Oceans - Urban Intrface: Document on "Cities and Oceans"
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Ecological Fooprints - Carbon Counter: Carbon Offset Calculator
  • Environment and Disaster - Dam Integrity Assessment, Indonesia
  • Environment and Disaster - Profile of Potential Environmental Risks
• Microfinance:
  • Case Studies - Asia-Pacific: Microfinance in Lao PDR
  • Microfinance and Disasters - Case study: "Microfinance and Tsunami Recovery"

Check out International Days and Observances for March

Feb'07

• Sustainable Development:
  • UN-DESD: Resources were updated and enhanced
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Cities and EMS (Additional resources) - ISO 14001 Plain English Library
  • Disaster Management - Feature on Environment and Disasters (added APELL Tool, and many other resources)
• Urban Governance:
  • Understanding Urban Governance - The Three Dimensions of Governance
  • Documents - Transparency Reform Scorecard
• NGO Cafe:
  • Kickstart an NGO - Compilation of NGO/NPO Codes and Laws
  • Kickstart an NGO - Document on Civil Society in Ugancda by Julius Omona
• Microfinance:
  • Case Studies - Added information for Afghaniztan
  • Case Studies - Updated information for Lithuania
  • Networks - Added European Microfiance Network
• Knowledge Management:
  • UNESCO's Observatory on the Information Society

Read the February 2007 issue of GDRC's newsletter - MOSAIC

Check out International Days and Observances for February

Jan'07

• Sustainable Development:
  • UN-DESD: Updated pages and related resources
• Urban Environmental Management:
  • Disasters - Environmental hotspots from EarthWeek
  • Disasters - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
  • MEas and Cities - UNEP Report on International Environmental Governance and other updates
  • Transportation - WRI Center for Sustainable Transportation
  • Tourism - Link to 'Tourism Futures'
  • Water - Special feature on Rainwater Harvesting: "Guide to Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization"
• NGO Cafe:
  • Kickstart an NGO (Special feature on NGO Accountability) - Debating NGO Accountability by UN-NGLS
• Microfinance:
  • Documents - CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance
  • Internet Resources - Microfinance Software list was updated
  • Training - Boulder Institute of Microfinance

Read the January 2007 issue of GDRC's newsletter - MOSAIC

Check out International Days and Observances for January