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Hillary, Stoves Won’t Save the World

"Hillary Clinton unveils initiative on clean cooking stoves," was among last year’s highlights at the Millennium Development Goals Summit. On this World Pneumonia Day, what has become of The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves? Has yet another “silver bullet” failed to make a difference for those in the…

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Added by Jennifer Lentfer on November 13, 2011 at 2:42 — No Comments

Reaching Girls at the Grassroots--A Sound Investment

How-matters.org is featuring two posts today as part of the Girl Effect Blogging Campaign.

Part 1 discusses how grassroots organizations, as powerful actors that find and reach marginalized girls, are key to unlocking girls’ potential.

Because they are embedded in the communities they…

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Added by Jennifer Lentfer on October 4, 2011 at 17:13 — 2 Comments

Wake Up Call ! - Bonn Climate Conference

Worth to follow the today starting UNFCCC Climate Conference (Bonn Germany) which is important last preparation meeting before the December Climate Summit in Durbain South Africa. Hopefully nation's representatives will find out what to do how to step forward and how to extend/renew the soon expiring Kyoto Protocol. Especially in review that (as per the latest International Energy Agency…

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Added by Mr. Laszlo Keki on June 6, 2011 at 16:00 — No Comments

World Bank and IMF, Don’t Just Develop Capacity – Unleash It

The World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings start this week. My colleague, Tom Grubisich and I have put together a panel during the Civil Society Policy Forum entitled, "Winds of Change: Will it bring a new development paradigm?" It will take place on Friday, April 15th at 2pm EST (6pm GMT). The session overview, webcast links, and bios of participants (an exciting group if I do say so!) are featured below.

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Added by Jennifer Lentfer on April 11, 2011 at 4:30 — 1 Comment