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AFGHANISTAN Irrigation efficiency drip by drip http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=82841 KABUL, 10 February 2009 (IRIN) A simple watersaving system will be made available at low cost to Afghan farmers in the near future to help them efficiently irrigate farmland and boost yields. The US Agency ... Other labels: blog, afghanistan, water, irrigation, conflict, resolution

Darfur, Trees Fall as Brick Houses Rise November 26, 2008, 5:27 pm http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/anotherdarfurcasualtytrees/ By NEIL MACFARQUHAR ZALINGEI, West Darfur, Sudan — On top of the human toll, the conflict in Darfur is afflicting the environment, says Abuelgasim Abdalla Adam, dean of the faculty of forestry sciences ... Other labels: sudan, blog, darfur, forest, security, idp

Development Without Conflict, The Business Case for Community Consent Share report seeks to build the 'business case' for sponsors of largescale, highimpact projects to treat the consent of the host community as a requirement of project development. Date: May, 2007 Authors: Jon Sohn, Authors: Steven Herz, Jon Sohn, Antonio La Vina ... Other labels: resources, environment, land, business, industry, laws, legal, governance

FT Editorial Help poor states to seize the fruits of the boom http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?newsid=fto040920081413067964 By Paul Collier and Michael Spence Wednesday Apr 9 2008 13:05 Many lowincome countries are in the midst of commodity export booms. The sums dwarf aid flows and are their biggest opportunity for transformation ... Other labels: blog, naturalresources, conflict, aid

Voluntary Standards and the Resource Curse http://www.enn.com/lifestyle/article/38093 From: Global Policy Innovations Program, More from this Affiliate Published September 4, 2008 09:34 AM In this TED talk, economist Paul Collier explains how the alliance of compassion and enlightened selfinterest ... Other labels: blog, food, natresources

World Bank Criticized on Environmental Efforts July 22, 2008 By ANDREW C. REVKIN Source: New York Times The World Bank and its partners need to do a far better job of considering the environmental effects of projects they finance in poor countries, its internal review group ... Other labels: blog, ifis, infrastructure, world, bank, assessments

Conservation areas 'attracting human settlement' From: Science and Development Network Published July 11, 2008 08:50 AM by Catarina Chagas Protected conservation areas, previously thought to negatively impact marginalised rural communities, actually attract human settlement a situation that could risk ... Other labels: conservation, parks, migration, population, blog

Sachs Education - Economist and eco-problem solver, chats about his plans to save the world Amanda Griscom Little July 8, 2008 (Grist) Jeffrey Sachs \\ the renowned economist who devised a grand plan in 2005 to rid the world of poverty \\ is now focused on an even broader ambition: saving the planet and all of us who ... Other labels: sustainable, climate, change, sachs, population, politics, blog

Vague land ownership a factor in Amazon deforestation Source: WWF Published July 4, 2008 10:09 AM Curitiba, Brazil A "fragile" land tenure system and "a scarce presence" by the State were identified as key factors in rising Amazon deforestation last week. The diagnosis was delivered to the 3rd ... Other labels: land, tenure, blog, amazon, conflict, conservation

Extended Forecast, Bloodshed and Witch Hunts http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/opinion/13kristof.html?r=1&ref=opinion&or ef=slogin By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Published: April 13, 2008   Here's a forecast for a particularly bizarre consequence of climate change: more executions of witches. As we pump out greenhouse ... Other labels: blog, climate, security, conflict, violence, adapatation