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Water Wheel to ease burden on women
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Women Farmers in Chile to Teach the Region Agroecology
SANTIAGO, Jan 04 (IPS) – An organisation that brings together some 10,000 peasant and indigenous women from Chile is launching anagroecology institute for women campesin...
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Sustainable development now part of cement makers? SOP
The country’s major cement producers are leading the way in making sustainable development measures an integral part of their standard operating procedures (SOP). As mar...
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New centre to help African countries use mining revenues for sustainable development
With the joint efforts of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and partners, a new centre has been set up to advise and support mineral-rich African countries in us...
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Food security, water and climate change
So much—good and not-so-good—happened last year on a local, regional, national and international level when it comes to sustainability issues. An attempt to be com...
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The Year the World Bank Fused Sustainable Development with Its Goals for the Future
The World Bank Group set two ambitious goals in 2013, and in the process made clear that one concept will underlie its actions toward both: sustainability.“Ending extrem...
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UK gives £12.5m aid for South Sudan refugees
The government has announced a £12.5m aid package for families fleeing the violence in South Sudan. At least 180,000 people have been forced from their h...
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While many gardeners scan the newly arrived seed catalogues to plan their next growing season, the industry’s visionaries are pouring talent and resources into products ...
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