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Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA)
2008-06-03 12:48:00 Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA) The Economic Commission for Africa has released the second edition of its flagship publication, the Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA). This edition of SDRA is devoted to a five-year review of the implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development Outcomes in Africa (WSSD+5). Several African countries have made progress in economic governance, ...
UNECA: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT FOR AFRICA May 2008
2008-05-24 14:57:00 Source: IISD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT FOR AFRICA (UNECA, May 200 The report provides a Five-Year Review of the Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development Outcomes in Africa. It reflects on the relationship between poverty reduction and global security, and places the achievement of the MDGs as a priority for international efforts ...
Commission on Sustainable Development told of need to incorporate climate c
2008-05-11 13:02:00 Source: African Press Organization 9 May 2008 Commission on Sustainable Development Sixteenth Session 10th & 11th Meetings (AM & PM) Commission on Sustainable Development told of need to incorporate climate change strategies into africa?s bid to close gap between potential, productivity Efforts to close the persistent gap between Africa?s potential and its current stagnant economic growth and declining agricultural productivity must ...
Commission on Sustainable Development considers how to help africa better m
2008-05-09 11:09:00 Source: African Press Organization 8 May 2008 Commission on Sustainable Development Sixteenth Session 8th & 9th Meetings (AM & PM) Commission on Sustainable Development considers how to help africa better manage natural resources, boost agricultural productivity, modernize infrastructure With many African economies heavily dependent on agriculture ? a climate-sensitive sector highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks ? the Commission on ...
Chongqing: A City on Steroids
2008-05-08 19:50:00 Current TV has just released their newest installment City on Steroids, and it should not be missed. Shot in Chongqing, this segment is broken into three parts, Day 1 -Bang Bang Men (porters), rampant construction and individual home ownership (every young couples dream), Day 2 - life of a bang bang man, migrant appreciation day,a trip to the ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chongqing: A City on Steroids", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/05/08/chong-qing-a-city-on-steroids/" });
China?s Ongoing Water Woes.. and Power Woes Too???
2008-04-22 17:39:00 As a quick follow up to a post I made last week, I am becoming increasingly concerned about the energy situation in China. It is something I have been thinking about for quite a while, and was unfortunately proven right a few months ago. more importantly though, I have been seeing a number ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China’s Ongoing Water Woes.. and Power Woes Too???", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/04/22/china-s-ongoing-water-woes-and-power--woes-too/" });
Sustainable development week in Paris shows how to produce hydrogen
2008-03-28 19:52:00 Are you planning to go to Paris from April 1st to the 6th? If so, it'd be a good chance to visit the Palais de la Découverte, which is not only a stunning building as you can see in the above picture, but where the Week for Sustainable Development will be held. This event will include a set of hydrogen-related activities.For instance, a couple of French universities will show how to obtain hydrogen from micro-algae, and another university will show a bacterial process that processes waste into hydrogen and something which can be translated as "bio-inspired catalyzing for hydrogen production." Last but not least, a project which obtains hydrogen from solar cells will also be shown. The activities also include discussions on how to store and use hydrogen: fuel cells, cells made from oxides, chemical storage, hybrid composite materials, gas storage, metal hydrates.The ubiquitous BMW Hydrogen 7 will also make an appearance, as an example of the application of using hydrogen in int...
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
2008-03-27 09:21:00 I think everyone on this forum might be interested in joining the above non-profit organization. Their website address is http://www.wbcsd.org/templates/-TemplateWBCSD5/layout.asp?MenuI-D=1
Water: What if, What Else, & What are the Odds - Session Notes
2008-03-26 17:56:00 Last week, we saw the best turnout yet with 8 people representing VC, law, academia, IT, and finance for our 3 hour discussion on China’s water problems. Considered a boring topic by many, it is probably going to be one of China’s (dare I say the worlds) biggest problems going forward.. and as such, importance trumped ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Water: What if, What Else, & What are the Odds - Session Notes", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/03/26/water--what-if-what-else-what-are-the--odds-session-notes/" });
Sustainability, Sustainable Development, and Financial Health
2008-03-25 10:30:00 Regular reader and commentator DAvid has taken the time to share his thoughts on sustainability and financial health. I thought that this topic would be refreshing as MDJ doesn't touch on the topic of green living very often. The greening of our world has become a topic of importance to the Canadian ...
China?s Got a Problem With Gas
2008-03-23 02:28:00 Yesterday, my post Senior Economists: China to Surpass by 2025 - Me: HOW? looked at the fact that China would need to overcome some large raw material barriers to maintain a level of growth that would propel the economy past the U.S.’s. With oil going about 105 USD per barrel this week though, I think we ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China’s Got a Problem With Gas", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/03/22/china-s-got-a-problem-with-gas/" });
Senior Economists: China to Surpass by 2025 - Me: HOW?
2008-03-21 16:53:00 I am a big believer in China. BIG…. but, even I have my limits. Last week while attending a discussion at Three on the Bund, Economist Jeffrey Sachs said that China’s GDP would pass the United States by 2030. According to him, that would mean that China (currently about the same size as Germay) would need ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Senior Economists: China to Surpass by 2025 - Me: HOW?", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/03/21/senio-r-economists-china-to-surpass-b-y-2025-me-how/" });
Sustainable development [del.icio.us]
2008-03-18 08:25:00 The economical growth contributes to the deforestation with the increase of paper consumption. Beware of CO2 imbalance and global warming. The immediate solution to stop deforestation is the dematerialization of exchanges. No more paper! All electronic wi
Energy in China: What If, What Else, and What Are the Odds - Session Notes
2008-03-04 10:22:00 With snow storms reeking havoc on China’s power grids a few week back, it was clear that we needed to hold a session on energy, and as I mentioned in my post last week… we had a lot to discuss. For me, this was a situation that was inevitable, and if you were following the news ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Energy in China: What If, What Else, and What Are the Odds - Session Notes", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/03/04/energ-y-in-china-what-if-what-else-an-d-what-are-the-odds-session-not-es/" });
Guangdong?s Energy Crisis Will Continue. What?s Your Plan?
2008-03-02 17:05:00 Over the last several months, I have been covering what I felt was going to be hard times for energy, and what that would mean for manufacturers operating in the area. My most timely piece in this was the post entitled People May Think I am Overreacting?. (a follow up to Why China?s ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Guangdong’s Energy Crisis Will Continue. What’s Your Plan?", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/03/02/guang-dongs-energy-crisis-to-continue-/" });
Energy: What if, What else, and What are the odds
2008-02-17 20:58:00 A few days prior to our last meeting (see: Inflation: What if, What Else, & What Are the Odds - Results), the news of snow storms knocking out power across China began rolling in, and through my post China?s Power Crisis. What is Happening. What the Impact Is/ Could be. And What ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Energy: What if, What else, and What are the odds", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/02/17/energ-y-what-if-what-else-and-what-ar-e-the-odds/" });
Sustainable development a priority for Singapore: PM Lee
2008-01-25 01:30:00 Sustainable development a priority for Singapore: PM Lee A top-level panel of ministers has been formed to chart the way forward, he says By ANNA TEO IN DAVOS PURSUE economic growth, but with an eye on the Earth.  Green call: The need to be environmentally friendly is patently clear, PM Lee said in Davos yesterday Going forward, sustainable development will be a priority for Singapore - and a top-level panel of ministers has been formed to chart the way forward. On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, where he will today take part in a key session on climate change, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told Singapore reporters that an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development will be looking into drawing up a holistic sustainable development strategy for Singapore. The need to be environmentally friendly is patently clear, ‘but at the same time, we don’t want to have to sacrifice economic growth’, he said. Hence the premise and promise of sustainab...
Yantze River Reaches 5 Year Lows. Bottom Exposed
2008-01-13 10:06:00 In the midst of my Yantgze report, I came across several articles that show just how exposed to the elements trade along the Yangtze is. Historically cycling between the two extremes of flood and drought, the Yangtze river level can fluctuate quite a bit. However, after a drought in the middle of the ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Yantze River Reaches 5 Year Lows. Bottom Exposed", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/01/13/yantz-e-river-reaches-5-year-lows-bot-tom-exposed/" });
China Releases White Paper on Energy
2008-01-12 08:18:00 In what appears to be a first, and perhaps an insider view into the discussions surrounding the Draft Energy Law, the State Council Information Office published a White Paper on Energy on their website. Broken into 8 parts, the white paper provided some interesting insights into the current situation of china’s Energy industry in terms of ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China Releases White Paper on Energy", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/01/12/china--releases-white-paper-on-energy-/" });
Event: The Drafting of China Energy Law
2008-01-10 05:52:00 Perhaps one of the most important laws that will go into place this year, I highly suggest that anyone in Beijing next Thursday go to this EU Chamber event (h/t Renminbi) 17th January, 8:30 am China World Hotel Members: 200 RMB Non-members: 400 RMB The new Energy Law is still in the drafting process and has been posted for public ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Event: The Drafting of China Energy Law", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/01/09/event--the-drafting-of-china-energy-l-aw/" });
China is RUNNING OUT OF WATER?
2008-01-04 01:09:00 An area that I have been working more and more on is sustainability, and for those of you who are following Crossroads, you will know that water is a HUGE area of concern for me.. and for China. Well, apparently, while I have been writing there are others who have been discussing the real threat of ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China is RUNNING OUT OF WATER…", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/01/03/china--is-running-out-of-water/" });
Delhi Sustainable Development Summit
2007-12-28 18:32:00 The World Sustainable Development Forum’s India chapter - Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), organised every year by The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) will take place from 7th to 9th Februrary, 2008. The DSDS (Delhi Sustainable Development Summit) is an annual event which has become the most important gathering of leaders drawn from various parts of the ...
By: Delhi Greens
Invitation: TOG Seminar on ?Sustainable Development: Post Bali?
2007-12-16 20:19:00 The Oceanic Group (TOG), a non-profit society dedicated towards awareness building on Environment & Health issues had launched a Bimonthly Interactive Seminar Series on Climate Change (CC) on 4th of June, 2007 in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre (IHC). The presentations at the seminars are to be edited and compiled in the form of a book ...
By: Delhi Greens
China?s Chang?An Releases Hybrid Car
2007-12-15 18:08:00 the Shanghai Daily, and others, reported yesterday that the Chang’an group has put out the nation’s first hybrid car, and that it is to hit the streets next year. Not a surprise to me, I find China’s drive for energy efficient products to be one that will show them to be true innovators and leaders in ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China’s Chang’An Releases Hybrid Car", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2007/12/15/china-s-changan-releases-hybrid-car/"- });
Real Estate India Witnesses Sustainable Development
2007-12-14 07:45:00 Real Estate India is going the right way with sustainable Real Estate developments taking place, keeping full care of the environment. Concentrating on environmental crisis is a necessity for India. Sustainable real estate presents India with a unique and enormous opportunity to make concrete progress to improve its environment. Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj came up with ...
Jim Jubak on China?s Future if the US Economy Sinks
2007-11-29 12:34:00 Here is an excellent clip of Jim Jubak on some macroeconomic things to consider. you may remember that I covered a piece of his on logistics last year, and like that piece, he has some things that I agree and disagree with. Currently working on a few posts to address some of the underlying issues ...
How Much Has China Grown? Really?
2007-11-16 18:40:00 Anyone who has lived in China at any point in the last 10 years will attest to the growth of China’s east coast cities. For many who watched China’s rise, one of the most amazing measures was GDP growth, and the fact that China has been able to sustain double digit growth for so ...
Smurfit-Stone Joins World Business Council for Sustainable Development - CN
2007-11-15 19:02:00 Smurfit-Stone Joins World Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentCNNMoney.com -- 4 hours ago15 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation has accepted an invitation to join the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ...
Is China Export Lead?: Part 2
2007-11-07 09:47:00 Following a recent post called Is China Export Led, I recently found another paper written by Albert Kiedel of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, who wraps up his summary of his article China’s Looming Crisis - Inflation Returns (PDF HERE) by saying: U.S. intelligence analysis of this overheating risk should refute the conventional wisdom that China?s ...
Haiti's Path To Sustainable Development, Peace, Security And Democracy Is W
2007-10-04 03:37:00 Symonette Courts Support For Haiti: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: Bahamas Foreign Affairs Minister Brent Symonette has urged the international community to maintain the United Nations Mission in Haiti as a critical part of keeping that country on a progressive path. Haiti, devastated by poverty and ravaged by years of instability, remains one of the most crucial matters for members of the Caribbean Community. Countries in the region have been backing the piecemeal steps taken to make positive changes. "The United Nations Mission in Haiti continues to play a vital role in this process and The Bahamas supports the call for that mission to be maintained so as to consolidate the gains made to date and this places our CARICOM sister country on a firm and lasting path to sustainable development, peace, security and democracy," he told the United Nations General Assembly. "We urge the international community to support the people of Haiti in this quest." Successive Bahamian gover...
Children will grow into ?global citizens? as sustainable development become
2007-07-07 07:20:00 Oh yeah, we’re not moving towards a global government, and schools definitely ARE NOT brainwashing kids. From the Telegraph: The Government has been accused of being on a mission to destroy subjects over its new style geography lessons to be announced today. A major shake-up of the secondary curriculum will include a stronger emphasis on climate change and ...
By: WikiProtest Blog
Senegal: sustainable development: a lesson from solar project
2007-07-01 12:47:00 Drawing lessons from a donor-funded solar project in rural Senegal, Afromusing discusses Bottom Up vs Top Down approach to development projects: “The project had good intentions it appears, what with the powerful image of a hut with a solar panel on its roof. As reported on the article, the project is devolving into an unsustainable ...
Greens applaud Zimbabwe?s sustainable development record
2007-05-12 02:36:00 Zimbabwe, a country where the life expectancy has plummeted, unemployment is 80% and where there is not enough money to pay electric bills so they are limiting electricity to four hours a day has won the chairmanship of the UN Committee for Sustainable development. On Friday, Tom Casey, the U.S. State Department deputy spokesman, said: “We ...
Ricoh Sponsors Sustainable Development Award at Intel International …
2007-05-11 20:41:00 Forbes - … consecutive year, it will present the Ricoh Sustainable Development Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering … In business, it means triple bottom line... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
Zimbabwe to chair UN committee on sustainable development? HEH.
2007-05-07 04:05:00 The country of Zimbabwe, whose economy is in collapse with 80 % unemployment and a 200% inflation rate is due to head the UN’s Committee of Sustainable development. The Commission, created in 1993, is the UN?s main forum for discussing the relationship between development and the environment and is expected to issue recommendations on climate change ...
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
2007-05-01 08:47:00 I came across an interesting site about sustainable development. Here is a description of it:"The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led, global association of some 190 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development. The Council provides a platform for companies to explore sustainable development, share knowledge, experiences and best practices, and to advocate business positions on these issues in a variety of forums, working with governments, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations. Members are drawn from more than 35 countries and 20 major industrial sectors. The Council also benefits from a global network of about 60 national and regional business councils and regional partners."
By: Revolving Doors
Sustainable Development: Changing the Environment to Changing Behavior
2007-02-28 04:09:01 "Jean Rogers leads sustainability planning and design projects for Ove Arup and Partners, an internationally renowned consulting firm practicing in design of the built environment. Her clients include Google, Wal-Mart, Westfield, CalPERS, the city of San Francisco and eco-cities in Asia. will discuss integrating sustainability into design of buildings and new communities, how far we?ve come, where we need to go, and why there?s hope." Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
By: FreeNYC
Reality Check: Sustainable Development
2006-12-02 15:33:03 I recently had a great conversation with someone who was turned right off of the term 'sustainable development'. Their definition was the same as the old line parties using this catch phrase to sound good; increasing consumption, or 'development', while giving a lot of lip service with regard to the environment, saying the word 'sustainable' repeatedly. I agreed with my friend that it's frustratingly silly and that the two words appeared to contradict each other. Fortunately there is one political party that is reality based and does a good job of bringing politics 'down to Earth' (pun intended). The Green Party has a firm grasp of what sustainable development really is. There are different definitions of the words sustainable and development. These words combined have been thrown around haphazardly by politicians so a clarification seems appropriate. I agree with the current Green Party definition of sustainability from their policies. It states that, ?Activities are sus... |
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