http:// Description http://www.gdrc.org/ On its tenth year of establishment, GDRC wishes all its visitors, Virtual Fellows, Institutional Partners, and well wishers a very happy new year!! Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/uem/ Under the special feature on 'Environment and Disasters' a new document titled, "Environment Issues in Disaster Recovery" was added. This feature can be found by clicking on the theme, DISASTER MITIGATION. The document was compiled by the International Recovery Platform (IRP), based in Kobe, Japan. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:01:27 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/sustdev/ A number of new messages were added to the 'Sustained Voices' section. This is a feature for the programme that provides visitors an opportunity to express their views and understanding of the concept of sustainable development. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:36:02 GMT Mon, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.gdrc.org/uem/ From the perspetive of facilities management, a link to case studies on sustainability and transport were added. Available from the Sustainable Transportation section of the UEM Programme's pages. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:27:16 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/uem/ The International Energy Agency has been maintaining a number of databases on the themes covered by its mandate. These were linked to from the UEM's Energy Management pages. The databases cover (a) Energy Efficiency Policies and Measures, (b) Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures, and (c) Climate Change Policies and Measures. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:34:16 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/u-giv/ The Innovation in Governance Research Project is a German-funded project implemeted by the Technische Universität Berlin. The project investigates the emergence and evolution of new forms of policy practice. A link to the project was added in the Urban Governance programme under "Programmes and Institutions" Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:42:42 GMT http://tourism.gdrc.org/ The interaction of tourism and sustainability is becoming an increasingly important area for many different stakeholders. Fostering professionals who can understand and animate this interaction is an issue being taken up by a number of universities. The Sustainable Tourism Gateway has updated its list of university courses offering tourism and related themes - http://tourism.gdrc.org/ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:45:08 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/uem/ As we face desperate humanitarian crises resulting from disasters, important lessons are being learnt in streamlining and strengthening the capacities of nations and societies to prevent and prepare for such disasters. The UEM programme's special feature on environment and disasters has a number of new tools and guidelines added to it recently. Go to http://ed.gdrc.org/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:40:04 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/icm/ Microfinance in South Africa has matured considerably over the last decade, increasing in depth and spread of its services. A document prepared by Paradigm Shift's Greg Skowronski, titled, "The Microcredit Sector in South Africa: An Overview of the History, Financial Access, Challenges and Key Players" was published in the country pages for South Africa [http://www.gdrc.org/icm/country/africa-southafrica.html] Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:41:13 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/uem/ Understanding how the earth's environment is changing is critical to reduce risks associated with natural disasters - after all, a disaster event is an indicator that something is wrong with our environment, whether natural or built! GDRC's feature on environment and disasters [ed.gdrc.org] has provided a link to the "Encyclopedia of Earth" Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:45:06 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/sustdev/ With 2010 being declared as the "International Year of Biodiversity", GDRC became an official partner of the initiative. A new set of pages on GDRC's committment to the IYB has been uploaded to the Sustainable Development programme pages. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:52:05 GMT http://tourism.gdrc.org/ The Sustainable Tourism Gatewayt saw a number of resources added to its pages on tourism courses and journal lists. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/sustbiz/ In the UN system, UNIDO (UN Industrial Development Organization) has been in the forefront of pushing industries and industry sectors towards sustainabiloity. A link to its "Making it!" magazine was added to GDRC. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/info-design/ The special feature on 'Instructional Design' within the Information Design programme of GDRC has received considerable interest, particularly from teachers and trainers. Instructional Design is the process of analysis of learning needs and goals and the development of a delivery system to meet those needs. A number of new resources were added to the section. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/icm/ The real viability of microfinance is demonstrated by experiences of its actual use on the ground, by and for communities. Case studies and resources on initiatives in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, and Indonesia were updated. Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/uem/waste/ While the problem of waste management suffers from the "out-of-sight-out-of-mind" syndrome, the gender dimensions of waste management is an even less researched theme. GDRC created a special focus section on "Gender and Waste" in its Waste Management programme pages. Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/oceans/ Several new resources related to oceans (energy generation from waves, underwater ecosystems etc.) and coasts (reefs) were added. Sun, 16 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/ GDRC was established on 25 May 2000. In 2010, it celebrates its 10th Anniversary! Here's a big thank you to all staff members, well-wishers and friends who have helped GDRC become what it is today! Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/ngo/ The role that Japanese NGOs/NPOs play in international development is still in its nascent stages, and a number of lessons are being learnt as they expand their operations. The NGO Cafe has a dedicated section on the NPO Scene in Japan, albeit limited to resources in English. See - http://www.gdrc.org/ngo/japan-ngo.html Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/sustdev/ As the International Year of Biodiversity picks up steam towards the COP10 meeting in October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan, GDRC updates its dedicated Partner pages on biodiversity! See - http://www.gdrc.org/sustdev/biodiv Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://tourism.gdrc.org/ The Marrakech Process is a global process to support the elaboration of a 10-Year Framework of Programs (10YFP) on sustainable consumption and production, as called for by the WSSD Johannesburg Plan of Action. One of the seven Task Forces established under the Process focusses on sustainable tourism. A link to the Task Force was added to GDRC's Sustainable Tourism Gateway. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:24:11 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/uem/sustran/ Sustainable transportation is a critical aspect of urban management, impacting not only its environment, but also the efficiency functionin gof the urban economy. A number of new resoures wqere added to the GDRC's pages on Sustaibanle Transportation Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/oceans/ GDRC becomes a member of the Ocean Futures Society (led by Jean-Michel Cousteau) to highlight the criticality of understanding and appreciating the oceans. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:47:29 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/about/whats-new.html The 'What's new?' page of GDRC's website was itself enhanced and new features were added to it, in order to make it easier to browse the website. Live feeds from GDRC's blog (Serendipitous Tags), Twitter abd Facebook pages were also added. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:26:45 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/u-gov/ The Oslo Governance Centre [OGC] was established in 2002 as part of UNDP's global policy network for democratic governance. A link to the OGC was added to the Urban Governance programme pages (under "Programmes and Institutions"). Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:00:24 GMT http://www.gdrc.org/icts/ GDRC is now a member of the United Nations Global Alliance on ICT for Development. The Alliance responds to the need and demand for an inclusive global forum and platform for cross-sectoral policy dialogue on the use of ICT for enhancing the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, notably reduction of poverty. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:59:02 GMT