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#1088 From: "John L. German" <german63@...>
Date: Tue Jul 7, 2009 2:22 am
Subject: Millennium +5 NGO Network: Free webinar -- how nonprofits use video to improve fundraising and engagementþ 		german63@...
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Millennium +5 NGO Network:
Free webinar --
how nonprofits use video
to improve fundraising and engagement


FYI -- email message of this afternoon Monday July 6, 2009, from a colleague in the nonprofit technology community, copy enclosed below in the body of this email message at the end.

See whether it's helpful in ensuring that the organizations with which you're involved are makng the best use of the video content that they have.


Looking forward

If anyone has anything else in the same spirit as the above that they find useful, I'd be interested in hearing about it.

If anyone needs anything else, about the above or anything else, let me know.

If this email message leads to any useful or interesting results, I'd be interested in hearing about it.


John L. German (a pro bono volunteer)

Director
Non-Profit Computing, Inc. (a nonprofit organization) -- since 1984, an all-volunteer organization best known for arranging computer donations, procurement, and logistics worldwide

Main Representative to the United Nations
Member of the Board of Trustees
People to People International (founded by President Eisenhower) -- includes Committee on Disability

Co-Chair, International Service Division
The Rotary Club of New York

Non-governmental organization (NGO) representative
Technical Subgroup of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Informatics
(informally, the Working Group on Informatics)
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
United Nations

Senior Advisor
United Nations Public-Private Alliance for Rural Development

212-759-2368

Non-Profit Computing is a member of the United Nations Global Compact



FREE Webinar on Nonprofit Video and YouTube - Summit 3Tþ
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#1087 From: "felix dodds" <fdodds@...>
Date: Tue Jun 9, 2009 2:25 am
Subject: UNFCCC web cams GPPN and UN Water side event on Water and Climate in Bonn 		earthsummit2005
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Workshop on Water and Climate Change Adaptation

 

If you want to see the excellent presentationshe workshop go to

http://unfccc2.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/090601_SB30_Bonn/templ/ply_page.php?id_kongresssession=1805&player_mode=isdn_real  

 

Organised by the Global Public Policy Network on Water Management and UN Water

Introduction

 

The Global Public Policy Network on Water Management is a joint initiative of Stakeholder Forum and Stockholm International Water Institute, working with global stakeholders to identify priorities in the international water and sanitation agenda and communicate those priorities to decision-makers. As part of its work programme, the GPPN is working to enhance the profile of water in relation to climate change adaptation at the UNFCCC negotiations. As such, it has consulted stakeholders on some of the  key priorities for water and climate change adaptation[1][1], and it is co-ordinating a series of events at the forthcoming preparatory meetings for COP15.For more information on the GPPN, please visit http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org

 

Objective

 

Water is primary medium of climate change impacts on humans and the environment. Adapting effectively to climate change therefore requires strategies that prioritise effective water management. The objective of this workshop will be to raise awareness of water as it relates to climate change adaptation. It will seek to inform delegates of some of the critical issues so that they might consider them in the negotiations, and will make suggestions for possible outcomes from COP-15 that could help to ensure that water management is mainstreamed into all adaptation plans.

 

 Agenda of Side event and web cam:

 

Chair and Facilitators

 

Karin Lexen, Director of Swedish Water House, Stockholm International Water Institute/GPPN

Felix Dodds, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum/GPPN

 

Bridging the water and climate agendas: water - the medium for climate change adaptation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
Bonn, 08.06.2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UN-Water, together with the Global Public Policy Network on Water Management, Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate, World Water Council, IUCN and IWA discussed water as a medium for adaptation, and recommended key elements and mechanisms to be included in the COP15 process and outcome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Opening by Karin Lexén, Project Director, Stockholm International Water Institute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Johan Kuylenstierna, Chief Technical Advisor, UN Water
[download slides]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Nicol, Director Policy and Programmes, World Water Council
[download slides]

 

Henk Van Schaik, Programme Co-ordinator Cooperative Programme on Water and Climate

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Felix Dodds, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Birgitte Nygaard Markussen, Deputy Head of Dept for Environment and Development, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[download slides]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ceridwen Johnson, Freshwater Action Network
[download slides]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hannah Stoddart, Policy Co-ordinator, Global Public Policy Network on Water Management
[download slides]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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John Drexhage, Director Climate Change and Energy, International Institute for Sustainable Development

 

 

 

 

 

 Questions and Answers

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Fritz Holzwarth, Deputy Director of Water Management, BMU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Felix Dodds

Executive Director

Stakeholder Forum

3 Bloomsbury Place, London WC1A 2QL

Tel: +44 (0) 207 580 6912

in Spain Calle General Etxague 14-4A San Sebastian,

Tel +34 943422216 mobile+447949580052  www.stakeholderforum.org

Felix Dodds latest book edited with Richard Sherman and Andrew Higham is out November 1st 2009 "Climate Change and Energy Insecurity"

Felix twitters at http://twitter.com/felixdodds and blogs at http://earthsummit2012.blogspot.com/


 


[1][1] See Global Public Policy Network Key Messages on Water and Climate Change Adaptation : http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/GPPN_2008-9/Papers/GPPN_Key_Messages_Water_and_Climate_Change_Adaptation_COP-15.pdf


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#1086 From: raphael oko <rookobupe@...>
Date: Wed May 6, 2009 6:25 pm
Subject: Fw: AFRICA YOUTH LEADERS PEACE SUMMIT:INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE 		rookobupe
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--- On Mon, 5/4/09, Youth Fed. for World Peace Nig <yfwpnigeria@...> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

 

The First Conference of Independent African States took place on April 15, 1958 in the city of Accra, Ghana. Five years later, another historical meeting occurred, on May 25, 1963, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where leaders of thirty-two independent African States met to form the Organization of African Unity (OAU) now African Union (AU). At this historic meeting the date of Africa Freedom Day was changed from April 15th to May 25th and Africa Freedom Day was declared “African Liberation Dayâ€.

 

African Liberation Day as an institution within the Pan-African movement reflects the growth and development of Pan-Africanism.  When Pan-Africanism was faced with fighting colonialism, the focus of African Liberation Day was on the anti-colonial struggle and the fight for national independence.  As Pan-Africanism grew stronger and developed into a more mature objective, African Liberation Day activities reflected this maturation. 

 

To commemorate the 2009 African Liberation Day, the Youth Federation for World Peace (Nigeria Chapter) and Youth Service Africa are collaborating with other Organizations and Supported by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to organize the Africa Youth Leaders Peace Summit with the theme ‘The Achievement and Sustenance of Peacebuilding, Millennium Development Goals, and Regional Integration of Africa: the Role of Youths.’

 

About 400 high-level leaders, leaders of youth-related organizations and youth leaders from different sectors including government, private sector, civil society, academia and faith-based organizations are expected to be in attendance, representing the 54 African Union member nations. Also in attendance shall be representatives of Development Partners and International Volunteers from Europe, Asia and America.

 

The Summit is scheduled to hold as follows:

 

Venue:   ECOWAS Commission Conference Hall, Asokoro, Abuja - Nigeria.

Date:      Tuesday, 2nd - Saturday, 6th June, 2009

Fee Per Participant: N30,000 or US $200 (covering tea-break, lunch and summit materials)

 

Find attached Summit Participation Policies, Background, Objectives, Schedule and Participant Registration Form. Interested persons should fill the Registration Form and send to us as attachment in order to receive an official Invitation Letter.

 

While thanking you for your anticipated registration and subsequent participation, please accept the assurances of our esteemed regards.

 

Sincerely Yours,

For: Organising Committee

 

 

John Ipuole Oko

National President

YFWP-Nigeria

Tel: +234-9-4839595; Mobiles: +234-8033062321, +234-8055177222, +234-8027017711

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#1085 From: "felix dodds" <fdodds@...>
Date: Fri Jun 5, 2009 12:39 am
Subject: Water side event at Bonn Climate meeting 		earthsummit2005
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Workshop on Water and Climate Change Adaptation

 

Agenda

 

 

Date: Sunday 7th June 2009

Time: 3pm – 6pm

Location: Room 1.130, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Robert-Schuman-Platz 3, 53175 Bonn

 

 

 Organised by the Global Public Policy Network on Water Management in association with the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature, Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

 

 Introduction

 

The Global Public Policy Network on Water Management is a joint initiative of Stakeholder Forum and Stockholm International Water Institute, working with global stakeholders to identify priorities in the international water and sanitation agenda and communicate those priorities to decision-makers. As part of its work programme, the GPPN is working to enhance the profile of water in relation to climate change adaptation at the UNFCCC negotiations. As such, it has consulted stakeholders on some of the  key priorities for water and climate change adaptation[1], and it is co-ordinating a series of events at the forthcoming preparatory meetings for COP15, including this workshop on Water and Climate Change Adaptation to be held on 7th June during the Climate Change talks in Bonn. From 1st – 12th June, the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long Term Co-operative Action under the Convention will meet to negotiate enhanced action on adaptation, among other issues. The draft negotiating text can be found at http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2009/awglca6/eng/08.pdf

 

For more information on the GPPN, please visit http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org

 

Objective

 

Water is primary medium of climate change impacts on humans and the environment. Adapting effectively to climate change therefore requires strategies that prioritise effective water management. The objective of this workshop will be to raise awareness of water as it relates to climate change adaptation. It will seek to inform delegates of some of the critical issues so that they might consider them in the negotiations, and will make suggestions for possible outcomes from COP-15 that could help to ensure that water management is mainstreamed into all adaptation plans.

 

Agenda

 

Chair and Facilitators

 

Karin Lexen, Director of Swedish Water House, Stockholm International Water Institute/GPPN

Felix Dodds, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum/GPPN

 

Opening and Introduction (20 mins)

 

Felix Dodds, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future, Opening (5 mins)

Fritz Holzwarth, Deputy Director for Water Management, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Introduction to objectives of the workshop (5 mins)

Joost Buntsma Programme Manager, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Netherlands

Introductory comments on water as a priority for climate change adaptation (5 mins)

 

Presentations (30 mins)

 

Johan Kuylenstierna, Chief Technical Advisor, UN Water

Water, Climate Change Adaptation and the UN system (10 mins)

 

Henk Van Schaik, Programme Co-ordinator Cooperative Programme on Water and Climate

Alan Nicol, Director Policy and Programme, World Water Council

Sharing key outcomes on Water and Climate from the World Water Forum

What might be feasible for water in COP15 outcomes and for a post COP15 agenda? (10 mins)

 

Birgitte Nygaard Markussen, Deputy Head of Dept for Environment and Development, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Sharing outcomes from the Danish Dialogue on Integrated Land and Water Resources Management for Climate Change Adaptation (10 mins)

 

Question and Answer (20 mins)

 

Presentations (30 mins)

 

Mr Narayan Bhat, Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA)

The perspective of Southern civil society on Water and Climate Change Adaptation (10 mins)

 

Hannah Stoddart, Policy Co-ordinator, Global Public Policy Network on Water Management What are the key entry points for water in the negotiations? (10 mins)

 

Coffee Break (20 minutes)

 

Break-out groups (30 mins)

 

·         Identifying the critical issues and ‘entry points’ for water and climate change adaptation (15 mins)

·         Feedback from breakout groups (15 mins)

 

Closing Comments and Conclusions (10 mins)

 

·         Karin Lexen, Director Swedish Water House, SIWI, Chair’s Summary

·         Fritz Holzwarth, Deputy Director of Water Management, BMU, Closing Remarks

Felix Dodds
Executive Director
Stakeholder Forum
3 Bloomsbury Place, London WC1A 2QL
Tel: +44 (0) 207 580 6912
in Spain Calle General Etxague 14-4A San Sebastian,
Tel +34 943422216 mobile+447949580052  www.stakeholderforum.org
Felix Dodds latest book edited with Richard Sherman and Andrew Higham is out November 1st 2009 "Climate Change and Energy Insecurity"

[1] See Global Public Policy Network Key Messages on Water and Climate Change Adaptation : http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/GPPN_2008-9/Papers/GPPN_Key_Messages_Water_and_Climate_Change_Adaptation_COP-15.pdf



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#1084 From: Justice Group <justice_nig@...>
Date: Mon Jun 8, 2009 8:23 am
Subject: Call for Application: International Training Course in Gender Development, 1st July - 31st July 2009 		justice_nig
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We wish to inform you that the Global Human Rights Leadership Training Institute (GHRLTI) is now accepting applications for the 4th edition of its Certificate Course on Gender Development Training, 1st July – 31st July 2009. Please help circulate this announcement.

 

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to prompt an exploration of common behaviours and attitudes towards gender differences. It will present facts and figures about the situation of women and men in our society today – and references from key documents that highlight policies formulated to address gender concerns. Recent events have shown that if governments are serious about achieving the Millennium Development Goals, MDG’s, it is essential that gender be taken into account for all the goals.

 

The course also features a number of exercises and reflective activities designed to explore basic gender concepts and enhance gender analysis skills, which can be applied in the formulation of policies, the design of programmes, and the exercise of evaluation.

 

 

BENEFITS

The overall purpose of the training programme is to enhance the gender-responsive planning of key institutions and the management skills of their employees, so that they can more effectively play their part in implementing gender-sensitive development policies as well as mainstreaming gender in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, MDG’s.

 

Additional Features

            • Online, interactive, self-paced and self-learning modules.

            • Surveys and tests to test your knowledge and understanding before and after the test.

            • Opportunity to post comments, assignment answers, live chat, and blogging etc.

 

Target Audience

The course is aimed at gender focal points, women organisations, programs and project managers, researchers, policy-makers, activists, women leaders, students, staff of NGOs and CBOs, donor agency field workers, volunteers, development actors, trainers, students, government officials etc. Candidates should have a good written command of English language and high competence and comfort with computer and internet use.

 

Cost

The course tuition fee is US$300. There is a limited amount of partial scholarships available for applicants from developing countries, based on financial need.

 

Location: Online

Total Duration: 4 Weeks, approximately 25 hours learning time

 

Application Procedure

The deadline for application is 29th June 2009. While full tuition payment is due on or before 1st July 2009. However, applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Application form and course information brochure can be downloaded from our website at http://justicegroup.org/training/application.htm. Register early for this wonderful learning opportunity!

 

Further contact:

Margaret Abiagam – Project Manager: applications@...

 

 

Catherine Onyemjoro

GHRLTI – Program Officer

 

Human Rights & Justice Group Int’l

53, Western Avenue, Surulere

P.O.Box 3326, Surulere, 101014, Lagos, Nigeria

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#1083 From: "John L. German" <german63@...>
Date: Mon May 25, 2009 1:57 am
Subject: Millennium +5 NGO Network: Donation available -- video conferencing systemþþ 		german63@...
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Millennium +5 NGO Network:
Donation available --
video conferencing system


To apply for this donation, reply to this email message ASAP -- this donation is subject to prior placement.

Information from donor:
WEGA Sony Trinitron
Polycom VSX 7000
all on a dedicated cart

All working

Some fine upscale office furniture is also available

Donor firm is moving, replacing these items

Midtown Manhattan
Lease on space ends on May 31

Pickup required by that date

Other organizations are picking items up so all items are subject to prior placement

For information about Polycom VSX 7000:
http://www.polycom.com/products/telepresence_video/video_conference_systems/room_systems/vsx7000s.html

If your organization applies for this donation, include in the email message applying for this donation, some idea of how your organization would use it.


Looking forward

If anyone needs anything else, about the above or anything else, let me know.

If this email message leads to any useful or interesting results, I'd be interested in hearing about it.


John L. German (a pro bono volunteer)

Director
Non-Profit Computing, Inc. (a nonprofit organization) -- since 1984, an all-volunteer organization best known for arranging computer donations, procurement, and logistics worldwide

Main Representative to the United Nations
Member of the Board of Trustees
People to People International (founded by President Eisenhower) -- includes Committee on Disability

Co-Chair, International Service Division
The Rotary Club of New York

Non-governmental organization (NGO) representative
Technical Subgroup of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Informatics
(informally, the Working Group on Informatics)
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
United Nations

Senior Advisor
United Nations Public-Private Alliance for Rural Development

212-759-2368

Non-Profit Computing is a member of the United Nations Global Compact

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#1082 From: "Felix Dodds" <fdodds@...>
Date: Mon May 4, 2009 9:12 pm
Subject: FW: Outreach Issues 		earthsummit2005
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Dear List subscribers,

 

The 17th  Commission on Sustainable Development has kicked off once again at UN headquarters in New York.  The Stakeholder Forum is producing some really exciting media initiatives this year.  All of these are readily available on our the media section of our website, http://media.stakeholderforum.org

 

SF launched our radio series ‘Live from the CSD’ at 9am on Monday 4th May.  We kicked of with Earth Hour, where our journalist Catherine Karong’o sat down with Gerda Verburg (Chair CSD-17) and others to hear of their hopes for the next two weeks.                

 

Today’s Green Table discussion focused on ‘Africa and the Green Revolution’. Richard Black was joined in the studio by Nnimmo Bassey (Friends of the Earth International); Dr Gary Toenniessen (Rockefeller Foundation) and Serge Benstrong (Seychellian farmer). The topic prompted a pretty lively debate… check it out 

 

We are also once again producing Outreach Issues, our daily newsletter produced in conjunction with SDIN. We will be publishing this over the two weeks of CSD-17, and will be available daily at http://media.stakeholderforum.org/index.php?id=outreachissues0

 

The articles in todays Outreach Issue http://media.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/Outreach_issues_2009/Outreach_09_issue_1_colour.pdf  are

 

·         Blinds Spots on Africa by Nnimmo Bassey, Friends of the Earth International

·         Two weeks, Six themes and One Challenge by Selene Biffi, Youth Caucus Coordinator

·         Rural Development in a changing climate by Maria Arce Moreira, Practical Action

·         Water Water Water by Hannah Stoddart, Stakeholder Forum

·         Earth Summit 2012 by Felix Dodds, Stakeholder Forum

·         CSD 17: Anything New in terms of Actions for the People of Drylands, Lauren Naville Gisnas, Drylands Coordination Group and Patrice Burger, Cari

·         Public Food and the Challenge of Sustainable Development by Linda Elswick ,IPSA

·         Food for thought ‘100 days of Obama’

 

The media website will be updated daily, so please do check in. You can also follow us on twitter and subscribe to our blog, all available from the media website.

 

Regards

 

The Stakeholder Forum Team

 

____________________________

Felix Dodds

Executive Director

Stakeholder Forum

3 Bloomsbury PLace

London

WC1A 2QL

 

Tel +442075806912

Spanish number: +34 943422216

Mobile:+447949580052

www.stakeholderforum.org

 

 

 


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#1081 From: Neno, Stéfanie <s.neno@...>
Date: Tue May 5, 2009 12:43 pm
Subject: WWAP Side Event: Findings of the WWDR3 - CSD17 - NYC - 13 May 2009 		neno.stefanie
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World Water Assessment Programme

Villa La Colombella - Localita di Colombella Alta

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#1080 From: Robert Pollard <ecologist@...>
Date: Sat May 2, 2009 4:42 pm
Subject: Climate Change 3.0 RSS news feeds via email 		ecology2001a
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Friends

I have increasingly been appreciating the value of RSS - Really Simple Syndication - as a means of keeping abreast of climate change news & developments, especially when used through a service such as Feedblitz that delivers RSS feeds via email - without the need for a separate RSS reader

I have been gathering a number of useful climate change feeds - see below - that you can subscribe to at http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub&publisher=727679 The default is to receive the feeds via email - however, you can subscribe via Skype, AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Messenger, Twitter or Yahoo! Messenger.

RSS really is simple syndication, and it is easy to generate your own syndication feeds - and to make them - and other RSS feeds that you have found to be of value - available via email (using Feedblitz), and I would encourage you to do so, and to share them with friends and colleagues.

You can choose your subscriptions from the list below. Click on the links to preview a feed.
Twitter: tweets from climatechange3 Twitter updates from Robert Pollard / climatechange3.
Bookmarked sites from Climate Change 3.0 Climate Change information, links, news and resources from Climate Change 3.0 - harnessing the nature and properties of a knowledge-based universe in support of learning to address and resolve the climate change crisis and participate in the global transition to the free, open and cooperative climate of an open source, creative commons universe
FriendFeed from Climate Change 3.0 An aggregation of various feeds from Climate Change 3.0 via FriendFeed
Photo Gallery for Climate Change 3.0 @ Picasa New Photo Albums in support of Climate Change 3.0
Climate change bookmarks of an Information Ecologist Web site and resources for Climate Change 2.0 bookmarked on Faves.com in support of a vision of peaceful global transition to a knowledge-based universe, in which people of good will are able to harness the powers and properties of this universe to address and resolve the global crisis in which climate change is a dangerous faultline
News from Copenhagen for COP-15 Climate change news from the host site for the December 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
UNFCCC Climate Change Headlines Latest headlines from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFCCC latest documents The latest documents from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFCCC Press Releases and Advisories 2009 Press Releases and Advisories from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFCCC Calendar Upcoming Events relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
UNEP News The latest news articles published on the website of the United Nations Environment Programme
CBD News Headlines Daily News Headlines from the Convention on Biological Diversity
FAO Climate Change feed Climate Change news from FAO - the Food & Agriculture Organisation. Generated by Foris, based on the following feeds: http://foris.fao.org/feed-builder/feed/fao-cc
Pew Center on Global Climate Change RSS Feed Pew Center on Global Climate Change RSS Feed
Environment News Service Environment News Service late-breaking news
US Global Change Research Information Office Announcements Announcements from the U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
350.org - Movement Dispatches and Climate News 350.org - Movement Dispatches and Climate News
TiddlyWiki Google Group A mailing list for users of TiddlyWiki
TiddlyWiki-related bookmarks of an Information Ecologist Links to TiddlyWiki resources and sites. TiddlyWiki is a breakthrough Open Source platform for web sites that live in a single HTML page that is powered by a Javascript engine, and where content - or microcontent - is stored as "tiddlers", that can be in the form of Javascript plugin macros, cascading styles and, HTML code or can be natural language content formatted with a very simple markup language.
[bytesforall_readers] Yahoo Group The Bytes for All Readers & Supporters Forum, managed by Frederick Noronha from New Delhi
[information-ecology] Yahoo Group Messages to the [information-ecology] Yahoo Group
[ngo-education] Google group Google group for the NGO Committee on Education of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relation with the United Nations, including a focus on the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development nd related decades
[peace-caucus-un] Yahoo Group [peace-caucus-un] is the online forum for news and perspectives from the Peace Caucus at the UN

With warm regards

Robert
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#1079 From: "Felix Dodds" <fdodds@...>
Date: Fri May 1, 2009 11:57 am
Subject: Live from the UN Commission on Sustainable Development 		earthsummit2005
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LIVE from the CSD  

Radio and podcasts produced live at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development

             

 

 

Dear Friends

 

In a new project with UN Radio and the BBC World Service Trust, Stakeholder Forum is bringing radio, twitter and blogging to the CSD.  This is addition to the daily Outreach Issues which will be produced daily throughout the two week Commission and is produced in partnership with SDIN.

 

The radio project is produced by Emily Benson from Stakeholder Forum and will be supported by Richard Black (BBC Environment Correspondent) and Michael Strauss (Earth Media). Young journalists from India, Bulgaria, Peru and Kenya will be working as part of the team to produce lively, informative and topical radio podcasts throughout the two-weeks.  Programmes will include roundtable discussions, updates on the negotiations, magazine shows, and interviews with governments and stakeholders.  The project can be followed at http://media.stakeholderforum.org

 

If you are at the UN on Wednesday the 6th May in Conference Room B between 3-5pm we will be hosting a media training session for stakeholders and major groups that will be conducted by Richard Black (BBC), Michael Strauss (Earth Media), Nikhil Chandavarkar (UN DESA) and Jean-Victor Nkolo (UN DPI).  

 

If you want to follow Earth Summit 2012 activities then our site www.earthsummit2012.org is for you and if you are on Facebook please join us at  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=784469713&ref=profile#/group.php?gid=2446084370

 

Warm regards

 

Felix

 

 

 

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#1078 From: David Meek <conservationdevelopmentsurvey@...>
Date: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:20 am
Subject: Reminder: Advancing Conservation in a Social Context Survey & Link update 		conservationdevelopmentsurvey@...
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Greetings,

This is a reminder that the Advancing Conservation in a Social Context project is asking for your help in our research into the relationship between conservation and development goals. As part of our research, we are conducting a series of surveys that examine the relationship between conservation and development goals. Thank you very much if you have already filled out one or more of our surveys. If you have not yet had the opportunity, I encourage you to click on the link in this email and take one or more of the surveys before the closing date of April 20th. Some participants have noted that the Flash program the site uses was not compatible with their computers; we have remedied this situation, and there should not be any technical obstacle to taking the survey. I am including information about the surveys and our project below the body of this email for your review. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me,
Thank you in advance for considering to participate in our study,
Best wishes

David Meek
Research Assistant
Advancing Conservation in a Social Context
http://www.tradeoffs.org

Center for Integrative Conservation Research
http://www.cicr.uga.edu/

About the Advancing Conservation in a Social Context Survey

We are looking for participants who are professionally involved in conservation and/or development, including but not limited to students, practitioners, and professors. Please feel free to pass on this link (http://acscsurvey.asu.edu) to anyone else you think would be interested.

The link in this email (http://acscsurvey.asu.edu/) will direct you to a web page that hosts our three surveys. Please read the brief description of each one, and decide which you would like to take. If you choose, you can take more than one, or all three. The survey will be open until April 20th after which point it will be closed.

Each survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes. Your responses will be kept completely private and we will not retain any personal identifying data. Should you desire, you can stop taking the survey at any point.

The surveys investigate the following issues:

Ecosystem services
•    What is the relationship between biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services?
•    How does biodiversity conservation affect other things you might care about?
•    How do you think biodiversity conservation affects other ecosystem services? Are other ecosystem services enhanced by biodiversity conservation, or not?

Development Goals
•    What is the relationship between biodiversity conservation and development goals.
•    There is a lot of debate about how conservation and development goals are connected. Do they help, hinder, or not affect each other?

Conservation and Development
•    How are the benefits of conservation and development distributed, do trade-offs exist, and if so what are the trade-offs?
•  Who are the beneficiaries of conservation and development activities. Do all people benefit? Only some? What are the trade-offs between conservation and development?
•   This survey focuses on the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, which are goals for human development, like universal education. Biodiversity conservation, or the maintenance of the number of species in an area, is one Millenium Development Goal.

Who We Are:
This survey is part of a broader research project on Advancing Conservation in a Social Context, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Please see www.trade-offs.org or email conservationdevelopmentsurvey@... for more information

Also please see http://www.cicr.uga.edu/ for information on the Center for Integrative Conservation Research (CICR), whose goal is to respond, through research and training, to one of the key challenges facing conservation today: identifying conservation practices and policies that simultaneously preserve biodiversity and serve human needs.  The CICR promotes the synthesis of social and biological science research methods and conceptual approaches in conservation through an integrative approach to conservation research.

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#1077 From: "Felix Dodds" <fdodds@...>
Date: Sat May 2, 2009 12:19 pm
Subject: GPPN on Water Managment at CSD17 - Policy documents, text amendments, side events, meetings 		earthsummit2005
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***Global Public Policy Network on Water Management at the 17th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development***

 

From 4th – 15th May 2009, the Secretariat of the Global Public Policy Network on Water Management will be at the 17th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development in New York.

 

 

Consultation Outcomes and Policy Recommendations

 

The GPPN will be seeking to present policy recommendations to governments, as outlined in the document that it has put together based on consultation with a range of stakeholders around the world:

 

Water and Sanitation as Cross-cutting Issues for CSD17

 

(http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/GPPN_2008-9/Papers/GPPN_Water_as_a_Cross_Cutting_Issue_for_CSD-17.pdf)

 

 

Text Amendments

 

To support its advocacy, the GPPN has also put together a series of proposed text amendments in response to the CSD17 Chair's Draft Negotiating Document. This builds on the broader policy recommendations from the GPPN consultation, and proposes 'entry points' in the text for the GPPN proposed amendments.

 

GPPN Proposed Text Amendments for CSD17

 

(http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/GPPN_2008-9/Papers/GPPN_Text_Amendments_on_Water_for_CSD17.pdf)

 

 

Side Events

 

The GPPN will host a side event on Tuesday 5th May from 1.15 - 2.45pm in Conference Room C, entitled 'Water as a Cross-cutting Issue for CSD-17', with contributions from the Swedish government, the UNCCD, the World Water Assessment Programme, the Institute for Trade and Agriculture Policy, and the World Water Council, among others. To download a flyer, please click here.

 

(http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/GPPN_2008-9/Papers/CSD17_Side_Event_GPPN_Water_as_Cross_Cutting_Issue.pdf)

 

 

The GPPN will also be contributing to the side event organized by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Land and Water Management for Adaptation to Climate change, taking place on 13th May from 6.15 – 7.45pm, Conference Room 6.

 

For more details, see the side event schedule for CSD17: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd17/side_events/csd17_side_even_sche.pdf

 

 

Stakeholder Meetings

 

The GPPN invites stakeholders who are interested in water issues and who are attending CSD17 to gather daily from 11-12 in the UN Cafeteria, next to the E side windows, to discuss advocacy on water issues.

 

 

About the GPPN

 

The GPPN is a joint initiative of Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future and Stockholm International Water Institute. It works with global stakeholders to identify priorities for the international water and sanitation agenda, and communicate those priorities to decision-makers. For more information, please visit http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org.

 

The main contact for the GPPN at the 17th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development is Hannah Stoddart, Policy Co-ordinator, Stakeholder Forum: hstoddart@...

 

 

 

 

Hannah Stoddart

Policy Co-ordinator

Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future

 

3 Bloomsbury Place

London WC1A 2QL

Tel: 0207 580 6912

Mobile: +44 (0) 7866 660510

skype: hannah.stoddart

www.stakeholderforum.org

 

 

 

____________________________

Felix Dodds

Executive Director

Stakeholder Forum

3 Bloomsbury PLace

London

WC1A 2QL

 

Tel +442075806912

Spanish number: +34 943422216

Mobile:+447949580052

www.stakeholderforum.org

 

 


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#1076 From: "Felix Dodds" <fdodds@...>
Date: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:49 pm
Subject: Water and Climate Messages for Bonn Climate Meeting 		earthsummit2005
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Dear Friends

 

Please find the link to the Global Public Policy Network’s Report for the Bonn Climate meeting that has just started.

 

 http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/GPPN_2008-9/Papers/GPPN_Key_Messages_Water_and_Climate_Change_Adaptation_COP-15.pdf

 

The Stockholm International Water Institute and Stakeholder Forum act as the secretariat for this network.

 

If you would like to become involved with the GPPN please let us know

 

Best,

Hannah

 

Hannah Stoddart

Policy Co-ordinator

Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future

 

3 Bloomsbury Place

London WC1A 2QL

Tel: 0207 580 6912

Mobile: +44 (0) 7866 660510

skype: hannah.stoddart

www.stakeholderforum.org

 

 

 


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#1075 From: "rookobupe" <rookobupe@...>
Date: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:08 pm
Subject: Nominate MDG Hero 		rookobupe
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Nominate MDG Hero

During the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000,189 world leaders
issued the Millennium Declaration, which was later translated into
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The declaration included the
world leader's promise to bridge the development divide and end
extreme hunger and poverty, eradicate illiteracy, empower women and
achieve gender equality as well as reduce child mortality, improve
maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases, ensure
environmental sustainability, and develop global partnerships for
development - all by 2015.

Teachers Without Borders (TWB) is a 501(c)3 international nonprofit
organization focused on supporting the world's teachers through
connection to information and each other. TWB recognizes that the
only way to achieve the MDGs is by creating awareness in the
community, and celebrating those individuals and organizations that
are contributing to such achievement in whatever way they can.
An MDG hero is a person or organization that is doing extraordinary
work to help make the MDGs a reality, and in the process of doing so,
they represent a shining example of what is possible for everyone
else to do -they lead by example.
Your Hero will win:
• a featured spot on Teachers Without Borders (TWB) website and
newsletter
• a certificate for extraordinary contribution toward the MDGs
achievement
• a flip camera
Who is your MDG Hero?

There are many people and organizations in Nigeria already doing
extraordinary things to help achieve the MDGs by 2015 for all
Nigerians, like teaching a group of farmers how to plant their crops
more efficiently, organize HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns, give
disadvantaged communities medical support, work with local or
international NGOs to create innovative programs that will help
advance the state of all Nigerians, and hopefully people all over sub-
Saharan Africa.

Do you know a person or an organization in your community doing
extraordinary work to achieve the MDGs? Tell the global community
about them so we too can learn about their work. You can nominate
your MDG hero by filling the information below. Tell us WHO your MDG
Hero is and WHY. Winners will be announced on April 15th.

The Jury
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Nominate MDG Hero Now
For more information, visit:
-  http://twb-mdg.ushahidi.com/nigeria/reports/submit/
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#1074 From: "Jennifer Staple" <Jennifer.Staple@...>
Date: Wed Apr 8, 2009 5:44 pm
Subject: Global Impact Corps: Volunteer Abroad Opportunities 		uniteforsight
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Global Impact Corps: Innovative, Effective Volunteering Abroad

Be a Global Impact Fellow in Ghana, Honduras, or India
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Opportunities

http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

Unite For Sight has been featured weekly on CNN International and in The New York Times

Unite For Sight is the world's leader in socially responsible, effective volunteering abroad. We engage, inspire, and train high-impact volunteers who support and assist eye clinics globally.Unite For Sight supports eye clinics worldwide by investing human and financial resources in their social ventures to eliminate patient barriers to eye care. With the assistance of volunteers like you, Unite For Sight has restored sight to 21,190 patients and provided eye care to more than 700,000.

All volunteers participating in Unite For Sight's international programs are Global Impact Fellows. Our goal is to build entrepreneurial leaders who gain skills in social change through Unite For Sight's immersive global health experience. Through hands-on, structured training, we instill in our Global Impact Fellows a thorough understanding of sustainable best practice principles in volunteerism, global health, and international development. Global Impact Fellows gain skills and are nurtured to become new leaders in global health.

Why Become A Global Impact Fellow?

  • Experience the thrill of contributing to change on the highest level
  • Be part of global problem solving
  • Receive hands-on training in community-based program delivery
  • Be immersed in effective global health and eye care programs
  • Be inspired to become a leader in global health
  • Join a movement of social innovators committed to global health and sustainable development
  • Be engaged in ethical, high quality and high impact volunteerism
  • Volunteers are encouraged to pursue entrepreneurial projects and research studies
  • Become part of an alumni network that supports leaders in social change

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#1073 From: "John L. German" <german63@...>
Date: Thu Apr 9, 2009 11:15 am
Subject: Millennium +5 NGO Network: New opportunity to attract and engage people to what you care about, inspire people to advocacy, activism 		german63@...
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 Millennium +5 NGO Network:
New opportunity
to attract and engage people
to what you care about,
inspire people to advocacy, activism


"Ideas that spread, win."
-- Seth Godin


This just in -- enclosed below in the body of this email message at the end, is a copy of a news story of yesterday Wednesday April 8, 2009, that makes this invitation:
BBC NEWS


Send us your examples of practical poetry - everyday texts such as instructions, rules, official guidance, re-interpreted as verse.


CAN YOU DO BETTER?

  • Write a short poem based on some everyday instructions
  • Use the three poems in this article as inspiration
  • Send them to magazine@... and entitle them "poetry" or use the form at the foot of the page
  • We'll publish the best

    • What an opportunity to get your message published by the BBC.

    And what an opportunity for you to invite your people, your constituencies, your publics, to celebrate your message and their creativity -- invite submissions, hold a competition, a contest.


    Example of an organization that has invited submissions, held competitions, contests

    Recently, the United Nations has invited submissions, held competitions, contests, in-house for the organization's staffers to suggest or propose names for services, programs, systems, and the like -- with great success and much enthusiastic participation from the organization's staffers around the world.

    All done online, with minimal need for investment of time, effort, or resources.

    Similarly, your organization could invite submissions, hold competitions, contests, or the like, to take advantage of this new opportunity to celebrate your message and the creativity of your people, your constituencies, your publics.


    Why not your organization / problem / cause / issue?

    our vision / mission / work are meaningful and important, even vital, to us, but to others our writing may come across as earnest and well-meaning, but less-than-attention-getting or even boring -- and this new opportunity is your chance to overcome that.

    Your people, your constituencies, your publics, can celebrate your message and their creativity -- just let them know that this opportunity now exists and ask them to help take advantage of it.

    The best submissions will likely be compelling, vivid, and memorable -- qualities that can be achieved in more ways than you or I could possibly imagine.

    Your people, your constituencies, your publics, may well be able to imagine how to express your message to take advantage of this new opportunity -- and you might want to make use in other ways, of their creative work that you can bring forth by just asking them.


    Looking forward

    If anyone needs anything else, about the above or anything else, let me know.

    If this email message leads to any useful or interesting results, I'd be interested in hearing about it.


    John L. German (a pro bono volunteer)
     
    Director
    Non-Profit Computing, Inc. (a nonprofit organization) -- since 1984, an all-volunteer organization best known for arranging computer donations, procurement, and logistics worldwide
     
    Main Representative to the United Nations
    Member of the Board of Trustees
    People to People International (founded by President Eisenhower) -- includes Committee on Disability
     
    Co-Chair, International Service Division
    The Rotary Club of New York
     
    Non-governmental organization (NGO) representative
    Technical Subgroup of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Informatics
    (informally, the Working Group on Informatics)
    Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
    United Nations
     
    Senior Advisor
    United Nations Public-Private Alliance for Rural Development
     
    212-759-2368

    Non-Profit Computing is a member of the United Nations Global Compact


    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7986036.stm

    Page last updated at 10:42 GMT, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 11:42 UK



    How to change a plug... in verse

    THE BORING TEXT

    Important: Wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Green/Yellow - Earth Blue - Neutral Brown- Live If you change the plug, the colour of wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the colour of the markings identifying terminals in the plug     		THE POEM

    Remember, earth's green-yellow
    Remember, blue don't care
    Remember brown is live, good fellow
    And then you're almost there!
    Remember green, yellow, brown and blue
    And you really won't go awry
    But if the colours in the wires don't correspond
    Then wave your hair goodbye!

    By Ian McMillan

    By Tom Geoghegan
    BBC News Magazine

    Sales of poetry books are down, but one way to reinvigorate this traditional art form could be to make it functional. We invited four poets to reinterpret the familiar, humdrum procedures of daily life, in verse form.
    In Alan Bennett's The History Boys, one of the schoolboys complains that he can't relate to poetry because it's about emotions that he has yet to experience.

    Teacher Hector replies he will, "and then you will have the antidote ready. Grief. Happiness. Even when you're dying. We're making your deathbeds here, boys. Poetry is the trailer! Forthcoming attractions!"

    It's a humorous exchange that neatly captures both the lofty ideals of poetry and what some think its major pitfall, namely its perceived disconnect to the everyday.

    When the Poetry Society was formed in the UK, 100 years ago this month, poetry played a central part in British life and schoolchildren were learning dozens of poems by heart.

    In recent years, there has been a sharp fall in sales - from £12m spent in 2005 to £8.6m in 2008, according to Book Marketing Ltd.

    Part of its image problem is the profile of its best exponents can't match the titans of prose.

    McEwan, Rushdie, Amis... The names of leading British novelists are well known but it's a struggle to name their equivalents in the world of verse. Even the departure of Britain's Poet Laureate Andrew Motion hardly merited a murmur in the media when announced recently.


    CAN YOU DO BETTER?


  • Write a short poem based on some everyday instructions
  • Use the three poems in this article as inspiration
  • Send them to magazine@... and entitle them "poetry" or use the form at the foot of the page
  • We'll publish the best


    • But it's not all gloomy news. Although books may not be flying off the shelves, people are flocking to hear poetry. Live readings often sell out and major festivals like Glastonbury now include "spoken word" tents.

    George Palmer of poetry performance group Apples and Snakes says the scene is heavily influenced by hip-hop and part of its appeal is that it addresses real experiences like knife crime and immigration. It is also used to educate children in schools.

    "There's a real interest in the down-to-earth, day-to-day subject matter in contrast to the page poetry which is more dealing with mythology and bigger subjects. This is more about everyday experiences."

    Many poets perform more like stand-up comedians, he says, cracking jokes, and they have no interested in getting published. And he says the audience is generally younger than those buying poetry books.


    THE TEXT

    Please enter your card If you notice anything suspicious about this ATM, please call this number… Please enter your pin Please wait whilst your details are confirmed Please select a service Your balance is £58.26 Do you require another service? Select an amount Remove your card Please wait while you cash is being counted Please take your cash Thank you for using this ATM     		THE POEM

    after checking for spies
    and hidden eyes
    you pass me your card
    and tell me four numbers
    that you silently harbour
    alongside secrets and shames
    I do not need to know
    you ask me to tell you
    that place within the world
    you keep forgetting -
    among the trillions
    that flock the economy's
    electronic ether
    £58.26 is yours
    coyly, I ask if you require
    another service -
    you choose £50
    because coins are too sharp
    and clangourous
    for my sensitive insides
    when I ask you to take your cash
    you do so without feeling patronised
    in parting I offer thanks
    not a goodbye

    By Niall O'Sullivan


    But Judith Palmer, director of the Poetry Society, believes it would be wrong to try and make poetry more "practical" than it already is.

    "A lot of people like 'airy-fairyness' and where people don't like contemporary poetry, it's that it is not airy-fairy enough. I think there's room in poetry for heightened language and language that does bring the everyday very closely into focus.

    "If there is an image problem, it's that people are not able to realise what a range of voices and subject matter that poetry encompasses.


    ARE BOOKSHOPS KILLING POETRY?

  • Chris Holifield is director of the Poetry Book Society, which was founded by TS Eliot in 1953 to encourage more people to read modern poetry
  • 'There's a lot of activity and in particular the live scene where readings and performance poetry are very active'
  • 'Things aren't going quite so well on the book front. I think that's affected by what's going on in bookshops and the tendency of bookshops to stock bestsellers'


    • "And people are too ready to write it off whatever the reason, either that it's too highfalutin or too prosaic, but I'm sure there are poets writing that can make a difference."

    Poetry's origins were very practical, as a means to record events, battles, kings and other stories before such things were written down, she says. Even today, there are many mnemonic rhymes to educate us and nursery rhymes that tell us about history.

    Yet everyday life is littered with texts that are so dull and familiar, and devoid of flair or fun, that we hardly even read them:

    • The on-screen steps for taking money out of a cash machine
    • The instructions for setting up your new mobile phone
    • The council's rules for what you can and can't recycle

    Functional verse about these everyday non-events could enrich our lives, says Judith Palmer, because an image or memorable line will pop into our heads the next time we encounter them and make them less banal.

    But it's wrong to try too hard to make poetry "relevant" by insisting it only refer to the landscape we are familiar with.

    "Literature can take you to other places as well and it doesn't have to be a poem about a house that looks just like yours. It can be a window on to a new world of possibilities."

    Or, as Hector would add, experiences that could be just around life's corner.



    THE TEXT

    Learn and follow the wiring colours when fitting a plug. They are: Earth - green and yellow (previously green) Neutral - blue (previously black) Live - brown (previously red)     		THE POEM

    Live Brown
    Lights up the town.
    Neutral Blue
    Has no strong view.
    And what about the stripy fellow?
    Earth's the berth for
    Green-and -Yellow.

    By Wendy Cope


     
    Send us your examples of practical poetry - everyday texts such as instructions, rules, official guidance, re-interpreted as verse. You can use the form below or e-mail your poem to the.magazine@... . Use the subject line "practical poetry" and don't forget to include your name and where you are from. Poems should be all your own work.
     

     

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    #1072 From: "Jennifer Staple" <Jennifer.Staple@...>
    Date: Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:51 pm
    Subject: Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale     		uniteforsight
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    Global Health and Innovation Summit
    A Conference Presented Annually by Unite For Sight
    Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Saturday, April 18 - Sunday, April 19, 2009

    http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference         NEW: Conference Schedule Online

    Early Bird Rate - Register Now To Secure Lowest Rate: http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

    "A Meeting of Minds," --CNN

    200 Speakers, Including Keynote Addresses by Dr. Susan Blumenthal, Nicholas Kristof, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Al Sommer, and Dr. Harold Varmus. Plus social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Save The Children, Partners in Health, HealthStore Foundation, mothers2mothers, and many others.

    What? Join 2,500 people from all 50 states and from more than 60 countries for an innovative, high-impact idea incubator. 
    Who should attend?     Students, public health professionals, doctors, educators, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others.  Anyone interested in international health and development, public health, eye care, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental health, and education.

    Keynote Speakers

    "Global Health Challenges and Opportunities," Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA, Former US Assistant Surgeon General, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown School of Medicine and Tufts University Medical Center; Senior Medical Advisor, amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research; Chair, Global Health Program, Meridian International Center

    "The Challenges of Development and Making Aid Work," Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times

    Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon

    "Millennium Villages: Update," Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project

    "Preventing Blindness; Saving Lives," Al Sommer, MD, MHS, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    "New Perspectives on Global Health and Science," Harold Varmus, MD, President and Chief Executive, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Former Director of the NIH; Nobel Prize Recipient

    Leaders of Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Speakers

    "Social Entrepreneurship as a Tool to Strengthen Health Systems,"Leah Barrett, MPA, Program Officer, VillageReach

    "Unite For Sight: Social Entrepreneurship As A Symbol of Hope for the (Poor) Blind Villagers and Refugees in Ghana," James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

    "Strategic Social Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Advancing Global Health," Greg Dees, PhD, Professor of the Practice of Social Entrepreneurship and co-founder of the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, Duke University's Fuqua School of Business

    "The Power of Public/Private "Hybrids," Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Directors, mothers2mothers

    "The HealthStore Foundation: Improving Access to Life-Saving Medicines through Micro-Franchising," Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Foundation

    "The Impact of the Food and Nutrition Crisis on the Global Health Agenda," Charles MacCormack, PhD, President and CEO, Save The Children

    "Health Care From The Grassroots," Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Partners in Health; Director, Institute for Health and Social Justice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women's Hospital

    "'Patient' Capital for Global Health," Ajay Nair, MBBS MPH, Portfolio Associate, Acumen Fund

    Plus 200 Featured Speakers, including:

    "Protecting Children in Disaster and War: Efforts to Professionalize the Field," Neil Boothby, EdD, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Director of the Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

    "Climate Instability: Health Problems and Healthy Solutions," Paul Epstein, MD, MPH, Associate Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School

    "Food Security and the Right to Health," Robert Lawrence, MD, Center for A Livable future Professor; Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy & International Health; Director, Center for a Livable Future, Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    "A Vaccine To Prevent AIDS: When and How," John McGoldrick, JD, Senior Vice President, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

    "Taking Lifesaving Care Closer to Women and Their Families,"Harshad Sanghvi, MD, Vice President and Medical Director, JHPIEGO, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University

    Plus 200 More Speakers: http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference


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    #1071 From: "aagaz_foundation" <aagaz_foundation@...>
    Date: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:38 pm
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    We are delighted to see that you have joined us in your group. Now
first we would like to involve our organization.

Aaghaz Foundation (AF) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental
organization, devoting its efforts for empowering underprivileged
sections of society particularly women and labourers, strengthening
local government institutions, promoting quality education and
health awareness.


At present we are working in grass root level. In this regard we
have managed a various youth political progamme and dialogue club in
native our areas, in which we emphasizes on current burning issues
like women empowerment human rights and Youth Development, in this
regard, we have also running a Community based computer academy to
introduced basic computer knowledge for the deserves students, who
are unable to pay for it.

For effectiveness our efforts we are requested to take us, as a
part of your networking on different activities organized by you, as
well as to exchange valuable information and ideas, in this purpose
we will share (if you interested) our weekly/monthly activity.

We want bring change in our society, with the help of your
experience, guidelines and supervision. So that we achieved our goal
effectively.



Mr. Zafar Malik
Executive Director, Aaghaz Foundation
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    #1070 From: David Meek <conservationdevelopmentsurvey@...>
    Date: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:05 am
    Subject: Advancing Conservation in a Social Context survey     		conservationdevelopmentsurvey@...
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    Greetings,

    The Advancing Conservation in a Social Context project is asking for your help in our research into the relationship between conservation and development goals. As part of our research, we are conducting a series of surveys that examine the relationship between conservation and development goals.

    We are looking for participants who are professionally involved in conservation and/or development, including but not limited to students, practitioners, and professors. Please feel free to pass on this link (http://acscsurvey.asu.edu) to anyone else you think would be interested.

    The link in this email (http://acscsurvey.asu.edu/) will direct you to a web page that hosts our three surveys. Please read the brief description of each one, and decide which you would like to take. If you choose, you can take more than one, or all three. The survey will be open until April 1st after which point it will be closed.

    Each survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes. Your responses will be kept completely private and we will not retain any personal identifying data. Should you desire, you can stop taking the survey at any point.

    The surveys investigate the following issues:

    Ecosystem services
    •    What is the relationship between biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services?
    •    How does biodiversity conservation affect other things you might care about?
    •    How do you think biodiversity conservation affects other ecosystem services? Are other ecosystem services enhanced by biodiversity conservation, or not?

    Development Goals
    •    What is the relationship between biodiversity conservation and development goals.
    •    There is a lot of debate about how conservation and development goals are connected. Do they help, hinder, or not affect each other?

    Conservation and Development
    •    How are the benefits of conservation and development distributed, do trade-offs exist, and if so what are the trade-offs?
    •  Who are the beneficiaries of conservation and development activities. Do all people benefit? Only some? What are the trade-offs between conservation and development?
    •   This survey focuses on the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, which are goals for human development, like universal education. Biodiversity conservation, or the maintenance of the number of species in an area, is one Millenium Development Goal.

    Thank you in advance for considering to participate in our study.

    Best wishes,
    David Meek
    Research Assistant
    Advancing Conservation in a Social Context
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    Who We Are:
    This survey is part of a broader research project on Advancing Conservation in a Social Context, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Please see www.trade-offs.org or email acsc.tradeoff.survey@... for more information



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    #1069 From: felix dodds <f_dodds@...>
    Date: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:40 pm
    Subject: New non paper on Earth Summit 2012 now out     		f_dodds@...
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    Dear Colleagues


    At a series of recent meetings in Nairobi, New York and national capitals governments and stakeholders have begun to seriously address the possibility and value of organising an international Earth Summit in 2012. It would be twenty years after the Rio Earth Summit and ten years after the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

     

    Last month’s UNEP Governing Council included discussion on International Environmental Governance during the Global Ministers Environment Forum. Its President's summary of the Ministerial Consultations states that a “Rio+20 summit provides an opportunity to put a full package on international environmental governance reform on the table for finalization by 2012.”

     

    During February’s CSD IPM meeting in New York, an adhoc group of government representatives met in their personal capacity for an informal, yet very extensive discussion of a Summit’s advisability, value and possible areas of activity. A summary of the discussion is available at web site www.earthsummit2012.org 

     

    The meeting was facilitated by Stakeholder Forum and the Summary reported by Felix Dodds, Jan Gustav Strandenaes, Peter Adriance and Michael Strauss



     
    Felix Dodds  :Stakeholder Forum Office:3 Bloomsbury Place,London WC1A 2QL Tel: +44 (0) 207 580 6912 in Spain Calle General Etxague 14-4A San Sebastian, tel +34 943422216 mobile+447949580052  www.stakeholderforum.org
    Felix Dodds latest book is Human and Environmental Security - An Agenda for Change: edited with Tim Pippard available from http://www.stakeholderforum.org/publications/books.php


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    #1061 From: "rookobupe" <rookobupe@...>
    Date: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:38 am
    Subject: Nominate MDG Hero     		rookobupe
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    Nominate MDG Hero


During the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000,189 world leaders
issued the Millennium Declaration, which was later translated into
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The declaration included the
world leader's promise to bridge the development divide and end
extreme hunger and poverty, eradicate illiteracy, empower women and
achieve gender equality as well as reduce child mortality, improve
maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases, ensure
environmental sustainability, and develop global partnerships for
development - all by 2015.

Teachers Without Borders (TWB) is a 501(c)3 international nonprofit
organization focused on supporting the world's teachers through
connection to information and each other. TWB recognizes that the
only way to achieve the MDGs is by creating awareness in the
community, and celebrating those individuals and organizations that
are contributing to such achievement in whatever way they can.

An MDG hero is a person or organization that is doing extraordinary
work to help make the MDGs a reality, and in the process of doing so,
they represent a shining example of what is possible for everyone
else to do -they lead by example.

Your Hero will win:
- a featured spot on Teachers Without Borders (TWB) website and
newsletter
- a certificate for extraordinary contribution toward the MDGs
achievement
- a flip camera

Who is your MDG Hero?
There are many people and organizations in Nigeria already doing
extraordinary things to help achieve the MDGs by 2015 for all
Nigerians, like teaching a group of farmers how to plant their crops
more efficiently, organize HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns, give
disadvantaged communities medical support, work with local or
international NGOs to create innovative programs that will help
advance the state of all Nigerians, and hopefully people all over sub-
Saharan Africa.

Do you know a person or an organization in your community doing
extraordinary work to achieve the MDGs? Tell the global community
about them so we too can learn about their work.

You can nominate your MDG hero by filling the information below. Tell
us WHO your MDG Hero is and WHY. Winners will be announced on April
15th, 2009.

The Jury: TWB International leadership Team

To Nominate MDG Hero Now, please click on the link below:
http://twb-mdg.ushahidi.com/nigeria/reports/submit/

Send your reports and entries to through the link.

Best wishes and happy new year 2009.

Raphael Ogar Oko
Africa Regional Coordinator
Teachers Without Borders

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    #1060 From: Ben Hur Bulos Winter <anahatafoundation@...>
    Date: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:30 am
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    Happy New Year!
     
    As part of our anahata initiative
    Zen Lab Productions
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    Chinese New Year affair
    this January 25 to 27 at
    Han Wok Restaurant in Pasay City.
     
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    For the Production Management Group,
     
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    #1058 From: Justice Group <justice_nig@...>
    Date: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:43 pm
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    Dear Friends and colleagues,

     

    We are currently accepting application for our new Advance Certificate course on Project Management 4th February 2009 – 13th March 2009. Please help circulate this announcement.

     

    Course Description

    This course is designed to provide participants with the rudimentary knowledge and skills that will enable them to support the planning, implementation, and monitoring requirements of their projects. It is intended to give participants an appreciation of the types and quantity of data that project managers require in order to keep a project within the confines of the triple constraints.

     

    Key Outcomes

    Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

     

    a)       Demonstrate an understanding of everyday project management terminology.

    b).      Contribute to the presentation of an effective project kick-off meeting.

    c)       Develop a more accurate schedule for their project activities.

    d)       Contribute to the development of a project risk management plan.

    e)       Participate in the development of accurate scope, cost, and schedule baselines.

    f)       Implement effective scope, cost, and schedule tracking and monitoring processes.

    g)       Contribute to the effective closeout of their project.

     

    Course Requirements

    This is an online course, so you'll need to have a computer with an Internet connection, and you'll need a web-browser (you can use IE or FireFox). All the course materials you'll need to complete this course are provided in the course modules. You will not need to purchase any additional materials, resources, or books. You will also have the opportunity of experiencing the best online training platform.

     

    Additional Features

    Online, interactive, self-paced and self-learning modules. Assignments to test your knowledge and understanding before and after the course with opportunity to post comments, assignment answers, live chat etc.

     

    Target Audience

    This course is aimed at staffs of not-for-profit organizations, government officials, policy-makers, and students who want to learn how to write effective grant proposals. Candidates should have a good written command of English language and good competence and comfort with computer and internet use.

     

    Cost

    The course tuition fee is US$250. There is a limited amount of partial scholarships available for this course for applicants from developing countries, based on financial need.

     

    Application Procedure

    You can request for application form and course information brochure by sending a mail to: applications@... or download application form from our website http://justicegroup.org/training/application.htm. The deadline for application is 30th January 2009, while full tuition payment is due on 2nd February 2009. Registration is on a first come, first served basis.  Register early for this wonderful learning opportunity!

     

    Further information contact:
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    #1057 From: "Jennifer Staple" <Jennifer.Staple@...>
    Date: Tue Jan 6, 2009 7:48 pm
    Subject: Global Health and Innovation Summit - Conference Registration     		uniteforsight
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    Register Online Today. Registration rate increases monthly.  Please forward widely.

    Global Health and Innovation Summit
    A Conference Presented Annually by Unite For Sight
    http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

    Saturday, April 18 - Sunday, April 19, 2009
    Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    "A Meeting of Minds," --CNN

    200 Speakers, Including Keynote Addresses by Dr. Susan Blumenthal, Nicholas Kristof, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Al Sommer, and Dr. Harold Varmus. Plus social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Save The Children, Partners in Health, HealthStore Foundation, mothers2mothers, and many others.

    The Global Health and Innovation Summit convenes a committed vanguard of 2,500 people from more than 60 countries. The conference challenges students, professionals, educators, doctors, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others, to develop innovative solutions to achieve global goals.

    Confirmed Keynote Speakers

    "Global Health Challenges and Opportunities," Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA, Former US Assistant Surgeon General, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown School of Medicine and Tufts University Medical Center; Senior Medical Advisor, amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research; Chair, Global Health Program, Meridian International Center

    "The Challenges of Development and Making Aid Work," Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times

    Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon

    "Millennium Villages: Update," Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project

    "Preventing Blindness; Saving Lives," Al Sommer, MD, MHS, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    "New Perspectives on Global Health and Science," Harold Varmus, MD, President and Chief Executive, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Former Director of the NIH; Nobel Prize Recipient

    Confirmed Leaders of Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Speakers

    "Unite For Sight: Social Entrepreneurship As A Symbol of Hope for the (Poor) Blind Villagers and Refugees in Ghana," James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

    "Strategic Social Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Advancing Global Health," Greg Dees, PhD, Professor of the Practice of Social Entrepreneurship and co-founder of the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, Duke University's Fuqua School of Business

    "Social Entrepreneurship as a Tool to Strengthen Health Systems," Julia Devin, JD, MPH, Director of Programs, VillageReach

    "Improving Public Health Delivery Through Social Entrepreneurship," Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Directors, mothers2mothers

    "The HealthStore Foundation: Improving Access to Life-Saving Medicines through Micro-Franchising," Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Foundation

    "The Impact of the Food and Nutrition Crisis on the Global Health Agenda," Charles MacCormack, PhD, President and CEO, Save The Children

    "Health Care From The Grassroots," Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Partners in Health; Director, Institute for Health and Social Justice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Ajay Nair, MPH, Portfolio Associate, Acumen Fund

    Confirmed Featured Speakers

    "Progress Towards Eliminating Blindness Due To Trachoma: Findings of Post-Intervention Impact Trachoma Prevalence Surveys in Seven Countries," Sam Abbenyi, MD, MSc, Director, Programs and Logistics, International Trachoma Initiative

    "Unearthing Local Definitions of Child Protection and Well-Being," Alastair Ager, PhD, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

    "Keratoprosthesis as an Option for the Developing World: A Review of Pilot Projects in Ethiopia and Sudan," Jared Ament, MD, Clinical Research Fellow, Ophthalmology & Corneal Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School; Harvard School of Public Health

    "Religious Teaching and Identity Construction in the Context of HIV Infection in Three Regions of Senegal," David Ansari, Intermural Research Training Fellow, National Institute on Aging

    "Holistic Children's Services For Orphans Abroad," Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    "Workshop: How To Create An Organization To Do Community Work Abroad," Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    Elizabeth Ashbourne, Results Secretariat, OPCS, World Bank

    "A New Legal Theory for International Law – The “Health Authority to Protect” Doctrine," Jeannette L. Austin, JD, MPP, Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School

    "Becoming a Mobile Foot Soldier: The Development of a Social Venture to Provide Care Throughout Ghana," Thomas Baah, MD, MSc, Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Ghana

    "Open Access Education - Building Communities and Sharing Knowledge," Richard Baraniuk, PhD, Founder, Connexions; Victor E. Cameron Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University

    "Academician or Advocate? Making Scientific Research and Human Rights Fit," Daniel Bausch, MD, MPH&TM, Associate Professor, Tulane University; Vice President, Doctors for Global Health

    "Investing in Sight - Where Will The Capital Come From?" Shari Berenbach, MBA, President & CEO, Calvert Foundation

    "An Innovative Program to Deliver Vision Care to Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes," Paul Berman, OD, FAAO, Senior Global Clinical Advisor and Founder, Special Olympics Lions Clubs, International Opening Eyes

    "Tools for Effective Global Health Advocacy," Natasha Bilimoria, Executive Director, Friends of the Global Fight

    David Bloom, Chair, Department of Global Health and Population; Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health

    "Protecting Children in Disaster and War: Efforts to Professionalize the Field," Neil Boothby, EdD, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Director of the Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

    "Cuba: Care-Giver to the World," Peter Bourne, MA, MD, Visiting Scholar, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, St. George's University; Formerly Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)

    Dondeena Bradley, PhD, Vice President, Corporate Nutrition, PepsiCo

    "Strenghtening Health Systems: The Role of Universities in Global Health," Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, Professor of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Administration; Director, Health Management Program; Director, Global Health Initiatives, Yale School of Public Health

    "Key Predictors of Global Health, Life Expectancy, and the Burden of Illness: A New World Model," M. Harvey Brenner, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences School of Public Health University of North Texas Health Science Center; Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    "A Tragic Global Dilemma: So Many Cataracts, So Few Surgeries," Harry Brown, MD, Founder, Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International

    "Molecular Mechanisms of Parasite Immune Evasion," Richard Bucala, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine

    "Prevalence of Blindness in West African Adults: The Tema Eye Survey," Don Budenz, MD, MPH, Professor of Ophthalmology, Epidemiology, and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    "U.S. Life Expectancy: Why are We #28," Sarah Burd-Sharps, Co-director, American Human Development Project

    "The Surgeon's Role in Global Public Health," Kathleen Casey, Director, Operation Giving Back, American College of Surgeons

    "Bringing Global Health Research Home," Jennifer Chow, Program Manager, Global Health Research Advocacy, Research!America

    Michael Chu, MBA, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

    "Connectivity & Health Information Needs: Alternative Approaches," Thomas Cook, PT, PhD, Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health

    "Demonstration of Impact of Partnerships in Developing Countries Through Economic Modeling" Scott Corlew, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Interplast

    "Open Medicine: A Journal and a Social Movement," Jessica Cowan-Dewar, Editorial Fellow, Open Medicine

    "Developing an Interdisciplinary Master of Science in Global Health at Duke University," Lisa Croucher, Assistant Director, Education and Training, Global Health Institute, Duke University

    "Hand of Hope (Here Bolo): A Peer Education Tool for Low Literacy Settings," Annie de Groot, MD, Founder and Scientific Director, GAIA Vaccince Foundation; Associate Professor of Medicine, Brown University

    "Health in the Millennium Villages: Scaling Up In Unexpected Ways," Prabhjot Dhadialla, PhD Candidate, Program Director of Health Systems, Development and Research, Columbia Center For Global Health & Economic Development; Community Health Worker Advisor, Millennium Village Prjoect

    "The American Medical Model - Are We Right To Export It?" Emmanuel d'Harcourt, Senior Child Survival Technical Advisor, International Rescue Committee

    "Good Approaches To Community Eye Health, Robert Dolo, RN, ON, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

    "Gender Differences in HIV Testing, ARV Enrollment, and Treatment Adherence: Lessons Learned at the Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti," Darwin Dorestan, MD, Coordinator of HIV and TB Programs, Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti

    "Why Follow-Up Is A Must For All Medical Care," Margaret Duah-Mensah, RN, ON, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

    "How To Train Community Eye Health Workers in Villages and Refugee Camps: The Impact Of A Community-Based Model," Margaret Duah-Mensah, RN, ON, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

    "Climate Instability: Health Problems and Health Solutions," Paul Epstein, MD, MPH, Associate Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School

    "A Model Program for International Collaborations in Latin America," Javier Escobar, MD, MSc, Associate Dean for Global Health, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    "Racial Discrimination and the Right to Health: US Obligations Under The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination," Dabney Evans, MPH, Executive Director, Emory University Institute of Human Rights; Lecturer, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University

    "The Ethical, Social, Cultural, and Commercialization Issues on International Agro-Biotechnology Initiatives in Africa," Obidimma Ezezika, PhD, MEM, Senior Research Fellow, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University of Toronto

    "Using the Community Tool Box to Build Global Capacity for Community Health and Development," Stephen Fawcett, PhD, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre, University of Kansas

    "The Role of Cultural Competency in International Health Care and Volunteerism," Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN, CEO and Founder, Center For Human Diversity

    "Ophthalmic Screening in China to Improve Access to Eye Care," Susan Forster, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Studies, Department of Ophthalmology, Yale School of Medicine; Chief, Ophthalmology, Yale University Health Services

    "Community-Based Participatory Research in Maternal Health in the Dominican Republic,"Jennifer Foster, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Emory University

    "Releasing Latent Capacity in a Resource-Constrained Health System Through Government-NGO Partnership Systems Innovation," James Fraser, MA, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Dignitas International

    "AIDS in the Dominican Republic's Sugercane Batey Communities," Ulrick Gaillard, JD, CEO, The Batey Relief Alliance

    "The Fogarty (NIH) International Clinical Research Training Programs," Pierce Gardner, MD, Fogarty International Center, Fogarty International Center, NIH

    "Unlocking the Power of Social Norms: Innovative Strategies for Community-Led Transformation in Health and Development," Gannon Gillespie, Director of US Operations, Tostan

    "Improvement in Adherence Counseling and Management of Patients on ART in Developing Countries as a Result of Clinical Mentoring Programs," Katie Graves-Abe, Director of Operations, International Center for Equal Healthcare Access

    "Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Deliver Affordable Eyeglasses and Eye Care," David Grosof, President, OptiOpia

    "Nutritional Management of Cataracts," Heskel Haddad, MD, Ophthalmologist; President, Optoed Corp, Inc.

    "Socioemergence: Cultural and Political Dimensions of Emergent Viral Disease in Equatorial Africa's Forests," Rebecca Hardin, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment and Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan

    "Measuring Service Quality With Community Providers," Katharine Haxall, Child Survival and Health Program Officer, International Rescue Committee

    "Interplast: The Evolution from Volunteer Medical Missions to Surgical Capacity Building in the Global South," Susan Hayes, President and CEO, Interplast

    "Experiences In International Education: Teaching The Course Management of Humanitarian Emergencies," Marisa Herran, MD, Co-Director Rainbow Center for Global Child Health , Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, CWRU

    "HIV Prevention and Detection Pilot Project in the Sugarcane Plantation Bateyes of Eastern Dominican Republic," Sabrina Hermosilla, MIA, MPH, MS, Columbia University International Family AIDS Program

    "Assessing And Addressing Primary Care Service Delivery Challenges in Rural, Low-Resource Settings - Lessons Learned at the Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti," Fritz Gaetan Heyliger, MD, Coordinator of Primary Care Services, Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti

    "Illustrations as a Patient Education Tool to Improve Recall of Postoperative Cataract Medication Regimes in the Developing World," M. Scott Hickman, MD, Lawrence Eye Care Associates

    "Strengthening the Capacity of Families and Communities: A Foundation's Experience in Addressing Blindness," Steve Hilton, President and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

    "Global Collaborations to Improve Worker Safety on Roads," Jane Hingston, Global Collaborations, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health

    "Mitigating The Impacts of the Food Crisis in Rural Haiti: Lessons Learned From Hopital Albert Schweitzer's Emergency Nutrition Program," Erlantz Hyppolite, MD, Coordinator of Maternal and Child Health Program, Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti

    "Challenges and Potential of Genetic Manipulation of Insect Vectors of Disease," Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, PhD, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

    "Current Patterns in Pre-hospital Trauma Care in Kampala, Uganda and the Feasibility of a Modified First-aid Course for Lay-First Responders," Sudha Jayaraman, MD, MSc, Resident Physician and Fellow, UCSF Depts of Surgery & Global Health Sciences

    "Building Sustainable Strategic Information Systems in Low-Resource Countries," Bobby Jefferson, Senior Information Technology Advisor, SRA International; Senior IT Advisor - HIV/AIDS, Futures Group International

    "Microbicide Clinical Trials: A Case Study for Ethical Examination of International Clinical Trials in HIV/STI Prevention," Clair Kaplan, MSN, RN, APRN, MHS, MT, Assistant Professor, Yale University School of Nursing

    "Innovative Programs to Address the Burden of Diabetes in Low Resource Economies," Anil Kapur, MD, Managing Director, World Diabetes Foundation

    "Eye Care Services in Liberia: The Post War Challenges," Kartee Karloweah, ON, RN, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

    "Atrocities and Social Entrepreneuriship," Zachary Kaufman, JD Candidate, Yale Law School; DPhil Candidate in International Relations, Oxford University

    "Educating Leaders for Health Management ," Sosena Kebede, MD, MPH, Program Director, Yale-Clinton Foundation, Jimma-Yale MHA Program

    "What is the Role of Universities in Developing and Educating The Next Global Health Leaders?" Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, Assistant Professor in Public Health Practice, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health

    Karen King, MA, Elementary School Teacher, Reed Intermediate School; Unite For Sight Volunteer in Accra, Ghana

    "Building Mid-level HCW Capacity To Counter Doctor Migration in Nepal," Stephen Knoble, MHS, PA-C, Training Consultant, Nick Simons Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal

    "Remote Prescriptive Learning - A Cost-Effective Tool to Increase Healthcare Capacity in the Developing World," Colleen Kraft, MD, President/Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

    "Reproductive Health Interventions as a Response to the Post-Election Violence in Kenya," Sandra Krause, Director, Reproductive Health Program, Women's Commission for Refugee Women & Children

    "The Development of School-Based Health Services in Nicaragua," Patricia Ryan-Krause, MS, RN, MSN, CPNP, Associate Professor, Yale School of Nursing

    "Global Health and International Affairs: Meeting the Challenge," Randall Kuhn, Director, Global Health Affairs Program, University of Denver, International Studies

    "Pathways to Empathetic Psychosocial Care for Families Affected by HIV/AIDS, Poverty, and Violence in Southern Africa - Developing Local Capacity For Sustainable Intervention Practices on the Community Level," Jamie Lachman, Clowns Without Borders

    "Improved Instruments for Trachoma Surgery," Doug Lawrence, Vice President/General Manager, BD Medical - Ophthalmic Systems

    "Food Security and the Right to Health," Robert Lawrence, MD, Center for A Livable future Professor; Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy & International Health; Director, Center for a Livable Future, Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    "Innovative Tools for Education: Ophthalmic News and Education (O.N.E.â„¢) Network," Brian Leonard, MD, University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Canada; American Academy of Ophthalmology

    "Women are Key to Community Health," Jill Lester, President and CEO, The Hunger Project

    "Development of a Business Model for the Implementation of a Sustainable Point of Use Water Filter Program in the Dominican Republic," Roger Lewis, PhD, CIH, Division Director, Envionmental Health, Saint Louis University School of Public Health

    "Pain and Policy: The Battle with Needless Suffering," Diederik Lohman, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch

    "Community-Based Projects To Improve Quality of Life For People Living With HIV/AIDS," Julia Love, Director of Communications,The Resource Foundation

    "Health In The Urban Slums: Let the People Lead the Way," Pamela Lynam, MD, Country Director, Kenya, JHPIEGO

    "Duke-Engineering World Health: Biomedical Engineering Making a Difference in Developing World Hospitals," Robert Malkin, PhD, PE, Professor of Practice of Biomedical Engineering Director, Duke-Engineering World Health, Duke University

    "Glaucoma and Volunteerism," Roger Martin, Patient Advocate

    "A Vaccine To Prevent AIDS: When and How," John McGoldrick, JD, Senior Vice President, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

    "The Need For A Global Shift in Global Health: The Emerging Focus on Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases in Developing Countries," Michelle McMurry, Director, Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative, The Aspen Institute

    "Defining Innovation in mHealth: Opportunities and Challenges of Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for mHealth at the Millennium Village Project," Patricia Mechael, MHS, PhD, mHealth and Telemedicine Advisor, Millennium Villages Project, Earth Institute at Columbia University

    "A Rights-Based Approach to US Health Care Reform: Realizing the Highest Attainable Standard of Health Through a Focus on Underlying Determinants," Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, MPhil, Public Health Law Project Manager, Center for Health Policy, IGERT-International Development and Globalization Fellow, Columbia University

    "From Donor-Driven to Impact-Driven: How Evidence Can Inform Smarter Individual Philanthropy," Carol McLaughlin, MD, MPH, Global Health, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania

    "Translation Research on Diabetes Care Among Samoans," Stephen McGarvey, PhD, MPH, Professor of Community Health, Director, International Health Institute, Brown University

    "The African Health Professions Brain Drain Survey and Policy Implications," Edward Mensah, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

    "Access to Essential Medicines: Moving Beyond AIDS, TB and Malaria," Suerie Moon, PhD Candidate & Research Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

    "Cost of Iron Deficiency: Cognitive and Behavioral Consequences for Women and Children," Laura Murray-Kolb, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

    "War, Women, and Children," Mini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS, MPhil, CHES, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Global Health Program Director, New York Medical College School of Public Health

    "Women's Global Health and Human Rights," Mini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS, MPhil, CHES, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Global Health Program Director, New York Medical College School of Public Health

    "Towards a Framework for Culturally-Sensitive Psychosocial Interventions in the Population of Sudanese Displaced," Brian Neff, M.A.L.D., The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

    "Empowerment: The Key To Transforming Communities - Guatemalan Experiences,"Cliff O'Callahan, MD, PhD, FAAP, Pediatric Faculty, Family Practice Group; Director of Nurseries, Middlesex Hospital; Chair, AAP Section on International Child Heallth

    "The International Efforts of The American Academy of Pediatrics," Cliff O'Callahan, MD, PhD, FAAP, Pediatric Faculty, Family Practice Group; Director of Nurseries, Middlesex Hospital; Chair, AAP Section on International Child Heallth

    "Neonatal Resuscitation Capabilities in Nepal," Christina Nelson, MD, Pediatrics & Preventive Medicine, University of Colorado

    "Collaborative Initiative between Researchers and Community Representatives to Facilitate Community Understanding of Interim Analyses in an HIV Prevention Trial," Lisa Noguchi, CNM, MSN, Director of Operations, Microbicide Trials Network, MWRI/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    "Global Service as a Means to Restore America's Standing: Remaking Ourselves As We Remake Our World," Edward O'Neil, Jr, MD, Omni Med

    "Project HEALTH: Mobilizing College Volunteers to Change Healthcare Delivery," Rebecca Onie, JD, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Project HEALTH

    "The Pathophysiology of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis and Macular Degeneration," Santa Ono, PhD, Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives and Deputy Provost of Emory University; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory Eye Center

    "The Community Can Help Itself: Using Mobile Phones to Revolutionize Healthcare Delivery," Yuri Ostrovsky, Chief Technology Officer, ClickDiagnostics, Inc.

    "GHEC: Strength Through Consortia," Robin Paetzold, MBA, Director, Global Programs, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

    "Mission Driven," Robin Paetzold, MBA, Director, Global Programs, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

    "Eye Care America: Providing Eye Care Needs For America's Uninsured by MDs," David J. Palmer, MD, Chair, Eye Care America-Senior Eye Care Program, American Academy of Ophthalmology Foundation

    "A Model for Cooperative Investment in the Developing World," Minesh Patel, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine

    "Pharmaceutical Interventions to Minimize Retinal Scarring," Yannis Paulus, MD Candidate, Stanford University School of Medicine

    "A2Z – The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness Project: Fostering Innovative Approaches to Saving Sight," Roshelle Payes, Child Blindness Manager, A2Z Project, Academy for Educational Development

    "Portable, Handheld Devices for Diagnosis of Taeniasis in The Field ," Raquel Perez-Castillejos, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

    "An Innovative Hospital Management Training Program in Albania" Frank Phillips, Director, International Healthcare Program, Rush University Medical Center

    "Partnering to Create a Center of Excellence for Children with Autism in West Africa: Successes and Challenges," Molly Ola Pinney, Founder and CEO, The Global Autism Project

    "Malaria as an Obstacle to Economic Development: Fighting Malaria on the River of Life, the Value of Public Private Partnerships," Steven C. Phillips, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Global Issues and Projects, Exxon Mobil Corporation

    "A Model for Sustainable Diabetic Eye Care in the Developing World," Sudeep Pramanik, MD, MBA

    "Global Health, The Internet, and the Global Development Commons: What Does The Future Hold?" Suzanne Rainey, Forum One Communications

    "Balancing Community-Identified Needs with Responsible Interventions: Implementing a Gender-Based Violence Program into the Honduran Health Alliance," Bonzo Reddick, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

    "Global Overview of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS)," Susan Reef, MD, CDC

    "Microfinance and Microfranchise to Improve Health," Myka Reinsch, Director of Innovations, Freedom From Hunger

    "NCC and the L3C: State of the Art Cancer Care in Latin America," Thomas Roane, Senior Vice President - Healthcare Alliances, National Cancer Coalition

    "The Epidemiology of Human Rights," Lee Roberts, PhD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

    "Partnerships for Ensuring Quality Education for All," Steven Rothstein, President, Perkins School For The Blind

    Jennifer Ruger, PhD, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Global Health, Yale School of Public Health; Co-Director of the Yale/World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion, Policy and Research; Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core Investigator, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

    "Building Capacity and Improving Care: Key Lessons Learned Through the Kaiser Permanente--Community Clinic Partnership," Cody Fuedaflores, Manager, Community Benefit Programs, Kaiser Permanente

    "The Use of Imagery:  How it Promotes and Hampens Global Health Advocacy?" Lisa Russell, MPH, Filmmaker

    "Vision Loss Prevention and Eye Health Promotion: A Public Health Approach," Jinan Saaddine, MD, MPH, Medical Epidemiologist, Vision Health Initiative Team Leader, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    "Methods For Glaucoma Screening," Sarwat Salim, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee-Memphis

    "Community Eye Health Program Can Improve The Quality of Life of Poor: An Action Research Study from Orissa, India," Sarang Samal, Kalinga Eye Hospital, Orissa, India

    "Private Finance Models That Support Public Health Efficiency," Georgia Sambunaris, Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of Economic Growth, US Agency for International Development

    "Communication Challenges in Mass Drug Administration in Tanzania: Thinking with Reciprocity," Ari Samsky, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Princeton University

    "Taking Lifesaving Care Closer to Women and Their Families," Harshad Sanghvi, MD, Medical Director, JHPIEGO, Johns Hopkins University

    "Establishing Community-Based Teams," Brooke Schaab, PhD, U.S. Army Research Institute

    "Creating a University-wide Interdisciplinary Curriculum in Global Health," Daniel D. Sedmak, MD, Director, Office of Global Health Education; Executive Vice Dean, College of Medicine; Executive Director, Center for Personalized Healthcare; Senior Associate Vice President, Office of Health Sciences, The Ohio State University

    "This is Global Health: Temple University's International Education Opportunities Senegal," Shannon Marquez, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, Temple University Center for Global Health

    "Why We Must Have High Quality Surgical Care For All," Tamilarasan Senthil, MBBS, Consulting Ophthalmologist, Uma Eye Clinic, India

    "A Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Study Regarding Eye Care Among Parents in Delhi," Manish Sharma, MBBS, Consultant Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital ; Unite For Sight Partner

    "The Future of Glaucoma Surgery: Hope For The Developing World?" Bruce Shields, MD, Chair Emeritus, Yale Department of Ophthalmology

    Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH, Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine

    "Why We Need Schools For Blind Girls," Ajit Sinha, MBBS, Founder and Director, AB Eye Institute; Former President, All India Ophthalmological Society

    Pooja Sinha, MBBS, Ophthalmologist, AB Eye Institute, Patna, India

    "Success of Laproscopic Sterilisation in Controlling Population Growth in Eastern India: My Experience of 30 Years," Renu Sinha, MBBS, Former Head of the Obs and Gynea Department of Patna Medical College Hospital; Former President of Bihar Obs and Gynea Society

    "The Impact of Patien Barriers to Eye Care," Satyajit Sinha, MBBS, Ophthalmologist, AB Eye Institute, Patna, India

    "Addressing Health Consequences of Gender-Based Violence in Papua New Guinea," Marie Skinnider, MD, Health Advisor, MSF Canada

    "Overcoming Barriers to Implementation of Evidence Based Practices To Reduce Maternal Mortality in a Rural Nicaraguan Community," Janice K. Smith, MD, MPH, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Training in International Health at UTMB

    "Liberation Medicine in Education and Action Toward Global Health For All, Now!" Lanny Smith, MD, MPH, DTM&H, Professor of Medicine in the Residency Programs of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Assistant Director, Human Rights Clinic for Victims of Torture, Montefiore; Founder and President, Doctors for Global Health

    "Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer: An Epidemic Fueled by Global Indifference," Samuel So, MD, Lui Hac Minh Professor of Surgery; Director, Asian Liver Center; Director, Liver Cancer Program, Stanford University School of Medicine

    "Partnering to Achieve Greater Effectiveness in Preventing Blindness," Kathy Spahn, President and CEO, Helen Keller International

    "Assessing and Improving Emergency Obstetric Care in Northern Nigeria," Laura Stachel, MD, Bixby Center for Reproductive Health, UC Berkeley School of Public Health,

    "The Health-Peace Connection: Assessing the Need for Pre-deployment Training for Medical Volunteers and its Proposed Effect on Coexistence," Sarah Stanlick, MA, Research Associate, Harvard University

    "The Epidemiology of Human Rights," Lindsay Stark, Research Associate, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

    "The Disability Rights Approach to Development," Michael Stein, JD, PhD, Executive Director, Harvard Project on Disability; Cabell Research Professor of Law, College of William and Mary School of Law

    "Do it Yourself Humanitarianism: Methods and Models," Chris Stout, PsyD, Founding Director, Center for Global Initiatives; Clinical Professor, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago

    "Global Network For Health: A Novel Approach to Learning and Diagnostics," H. Dean Sutphin, PhD, Assistant Vice President for International Health and Appalachian Outreach, Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    "Innovation In Reproductive Health Programming," Maia Tavadze, CARE International in the Caucasus, Georgia

    "An Innovative Approach to Addressing Global Health Disparities through a Global Health Leadership Training Program in Latin America," Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, D.O., Dean and Executive Vice President, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

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    "IDP and Refugee Health in Darfur and Chad: Challenges and Innovations to Meeting Basic Needs," Dayan Woldemichael, MD, Chad Country Director, International Medical Corps

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    Date: Mon Jan 5, 2009 2:21 am
    Subject: * Vote Again Sustainable America - Keep it in 1st *     		robineee
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    Dear Friends and Associates,

During the past month I have written to ask you to support and vote for my
proposal to create a Sustainable US and with your help we have been
successful. The proposal came in first place in it’s category and now we
are entering the final round of voting. Please, please, please vote again
for the proposal on Monday morning and write to your friends and
associates asking them to do so as well. You can forward the attachment
which is the same as the message included below.

I am again including the recommendations from the Working Group on
Sustainable Change and the paper from the meeting organized by the
Citizens Network for Sustainable Development that focuses more
specifically on creating a National Strategy for Sustainability. Please
use these as you would like. You can also download the paper drafted by
the US Partnership on Education for Sustainable Development that was also
submitted to the Obama Transition Teams and appointees at:
http://change.gov/open_government/entry/us_partnership_on_education_for_sustaina\
ble_development

Now here is the message included in the Vote Sustainable US attachment:

I am writing to ask you to help me urge the Obama Administration to take a
lead in creating a Sustainable America. A month ago I submitted a proposal
to the Change.org voting website calling on the Obama Administration to
Develop and Implement a National Strategy for Sustainability. My proposal
for creating a Sustainable America came in FIRST within the category of
Environmental Conservation, out of more than 7,700 ideas that were
submitted in the first round of voting and 250,000 votes cast.

Now the voting begins again to select the Top Ten Ideas for Change in
America, which will then be given to President-elect Obama as the first
step in a year long advocacy campaign. The voting begins at 8:00 AM EST on
Monday, January 5th and runs until 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, January 15.
Then on Friday, January 16th Change.org is holding an event at the
National Press Club in Washington DC to announce the winning proposals.
Please help us make sure that our Proposal to Create a Sustainable America
is one of the winners.

Please vote now to create a Sustainable America and urge everyone you know
to do so as well.
You can vote for the idea by clicking on the following link; and then
click again on the blue Vote Number Box in front of the name on the left
at the top of the page. After a few moments it should then turn brown and
say Voted:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/develop_implement_a_national_strategy_for_susta\
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If my proposal for a Sustainable America is selected as one of the top
ten, then we will use this to do everything we can to draw national
attention to the initiative and to the need to create a sustainable future
in the United States. Even if it isn’t, we will still continue to develop
support for creating a National Strategy for Sustainability and to set our
country and government on a path towards making a rapid transition to full
sustainability. See: http://www.citnet.org/leadership/LFS-Wheeler.aspx

If you have ideas for how we can create a more sustainable US or are
working on projects that you would like to have included as a part of this
effort, then please contact me, Rob Wheeler, at
robineagle@....

Now, here is the text of my proposal:

The Obama Administration needs to lead our country in developing and
implementing a National Strategy for Sustainability. With only 5% of the
world’s population, the US consumes 1/4 of the natural resources.
Meanwhile humanity uses 30% more of the earth’s bio-capacity than can be
sustained. At this rate, we’ll need two planets to meet everyone's needs
by 2030. We already know the catastrophes that could result from global
warming. The only answer, short of total disaster, is to make a rapid
transition to full sustainability.

The US agreed to create a National Strategy for Sustainability during the
UN Rio Earth Summit Conference in 1992 and then again at the World Summit
on Sustainable Development in 2002. The Obama Administration should invite
all Americans to join it in developing and implementing our National
Strategy Plan; and it should include a review of the reports and
recommendations from the President’s Council on Sustainable Development
that were developed during the Clinton years. See:
http://clinton5.nara.gov/PCSD

The National Strategy could encourage such things as green building
practices; transitioning to renewable energy; protecting and restoring the
natural environment; limiting toxic chemicals; investing in all types of
green jobs; adopting sustainable business practices; educating for
sustainable development; ensuring that all people’s basic human needs can
be met; and integrating the work of artists, engineers, educators, and
restoration scientists on infrastructure, restoration, and other
sustainable community projects; etc.

I’ve been working with a team of sustainability practitioners in
contacting Obama's top energy and environment advisors. We've given them
detailed recommendations for how the Obama Administration can adopt
Sustainable Change as an organizing principle and lead our country to a
more sustainable future.

Please vote for this proposal and join us in creating a Sustainable America.

-----------------------------

Again you can vote by clicking on the following link; and then click again
on the Vote Number Box in front of the name on the left at the top of the
page:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/develop_implement_a_national_strategy_for_susta\
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Please vote for this proposal, ask all of your friends and associates to
do so as well, and join us in creating a Sustainable America. Thanks,

Rob Wheeler
robineagle@...

US Citizens Network for Sustainable Development
http://www.citnet.org/leadership/LFS-Wheeler.aspx
US Partnership on Education for Sustainable Development
www.uspartnership.org
Working Group for Sustainable Change

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    #1055 From: robineagle@...
    Date: Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:08 pm
    Subject: * Vote Now for a Green Tax Policy: Create a Sustainable US & World *     		robineee
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    GOOD NEWS: The proposal for a National Stategy for a Sustainable America
is now in 1st place within the category of Environmental Conservation. It
looks pretty likely that it will make it into the final round. Thank you
everyone for your support and assistance. If anyone still wants to vote
for it you can click on the link below. Then click on the Vote number box
in front of the name at the top left of the page. The box should then turn
brown and say Voted:
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/develop_implement_a_national_strategy_for_susta\
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Now here is another good proposal that I want to ask you to vote for.
Thanks again, Rob Wheeler

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Dear friends and fellow sustainability, peace, and justice activists:

Start the New Year by supporting a new tax policy approach!

Just 24 hours left to get a key proposal at the top of the Global Poverty
ideas on change.org, which will then give priority input to the Obama
administration.

Please go to this URL to vote for Land Rights and Land Value Capture via
Green Tax Shift:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/land_rights_and_land_value_capture_via_green_ta\
x_shift

You can vote by clicking on the link below; and then click on the Vote
number box in front of the name at the top left of the page. The box
should then turn brown and say Voted.

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  Here is the proposal:

Land Rights and Land Value Capture via Green Tax Shift

The UN HABITAT II Action Agenda says: Access to land and legal security of
tenure are strategic prerequisites for the provision of adequate shelter
for all and for the development of sustainable human settlements affecting
both urban and rural areas. It is also one way of breaking the vicious
circle of poverty. Endorsed by all UN members, the Agenda recommends:
“adoption of innovative instruments that capture gains in land value and
recover public investments.”

GREEN TAX POLICY captures gains in land value and thereby secures land
rights for all and harnesses incentives for poverty eradication, fair
distribution of wealth, environmental protection, basic needs production,
funding for adequate government services, and peaceful resolution of
territorial conflicts.

GREEN TAX POLICY  reduces taxes on labor, which increases purchasing
capacity, and reduces taxes on productive capital. Shifting taxes to land
and natural resource use (“land rent”) curbs pollution, speculation and
private profiteering from the gifts of nature, gives affordable land
access for self-employment as an alternative to low wages and
unemployment, and is a practical way to conserve and fairly share our
earth.

GREEN TAX POLICY would eliminate unnecessary subsidies and CUT taxes on:
*Wages and earned income * Productive and sustainable capital  * Sales,
especially for basic necessities * Homes and other buildings.

GREEN TAX POLICY collects fees for * Land sites according to land value *
Lands used for timber, grazing, mining * Emissions into air, water, or
soil  * Ocean and freshwater resources  * Electromagnetic spectrum  *
Satellite orbital zones  * Oil and minerals.

Together we can eradicate poverty, protect the environment and align our
visions and values with how we finance our governments, local to global.

Alanna Hartzok, Co-Director, Earth Rights Institute, Fayetteville, PA
earthrts@...
www.earthrights.net

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    I will be out of the office starting  22/12/2008 and will not return until
05/01/2009.

I will have limited email access during this period. For urgent matters
please contact NGLS-New York at 1.212.963.3125

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    I will be out of the office starting  19/12/2008 and will not return until
31/12/2008.

I will be checking my email sporadically throughout that time for urgent
matters.

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    #1052 From: robineagle@...
    Date: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:40 pm
    Subject: * Vote Now to Create a Sustainable US *     		robineee
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    (Please forward to any and every one that you think might be interested.)

Dear Friends and Associates,

I have written to many of you before asking you to vote for our proposal
urging the Obama Administration to invite all Americans to join it in
developing and implementing a National Strategy for Sustainability. This
proposal for creating a Sustainable America has gotten a lot of support.
Many of you have voted for it; and it is still one of the leading ones
within the category of Environmental Conservation. Thank you!!

This is the last week of voting during the first round, however, and we
still need many more votes to make sure our proposal stays among the top
three.  The National Strategy will be good for our country and the world.
It will serve as a catalyst encouraging all of us to do more to protect
and restore the natural environment; to preserve our natural resource
base; to do more with less; use no more than can be sustained; and improve
the quality of all of our lives. We all need to work together to figure
out how we can best do these things.

If you haven’t voted for this proposal yet, urging the Obama
Administration to take the lead in creating a sustainable America, please
do so now; and please urge all of your friends and associates to vote as
well. I am including an attachment you can send to them. You can vote by
clicking on the link below; and then click on the Vote Number Box in front
of the name at the top left of the page:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/develop_implement_a_national_strategy_for_susta\
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The top 10 ideas are going to be presented to the Obama Administration on
Inauguration Day and will be supported by a national lobbying campaign run
by Change.org, MySpace, and more than a dozen leading nonprofits after the
Inauguration.

The first phase of the competition runs until December 31st so please vote
now; and then we will all be asked to vote again for the top ones between
January 5th and January 15th. If my proposal for a Sustainable America is
selected as one of the top ten, then we will use this to do everything we
can to draw national attention to the initiative and to the need to create
a sustainable future in the United States. However, even if it isn’t, we
have already proven that there is a lot of support for this initiative and
we will continue to work on creating a National Strategy for
Sustainability and set our country and government on a path towards making
a rapid transition to full sustainability.

I am including the text of the proposal below; but I also want to share
some important news about creating a Sustainable America. First, Huey
Johnson, the President of the Resource Renewal Institute recently wrote to
President-elect Obama suggesting that the Administration develop a Green
Plan (essentially the same thing as a National Strategy for
Sustainability) that could be used in developing policy to address the
need for sustainable environmental management, to prevent climate change,
and create a green economy. You can download and read the letter at:
http://www.rri.org/huey_letter.html

Huey Johnson, was Governor Jerry Brown's Secretary of Natural Resources.
He has researched the most ambitious efforts in Green Planning in the
world. You can review sections or order his new book, Green Plans:
Blueprint for a Sustainable Earth, from http://www.rri.org/pubs_book.html.

Here’s what Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, says
about the book: "In drawing on his environmental policymaking in
California and his work with the Dutch and New Zealand governments, Huey
Johnson has, in effect, given us an environmental 'how to' book for
officials at all levels of government." And in Environmental Politics it
says, "This book is quite informative. It would be useful for anyone
seeking (detailed) knowledge about designing a `greenprint for
sustainability.’ It is quite suitable for public officials, such as
environmental planners/managers, as well as beginning students of
environmental policy, focusing on the operationalisation and
implementation of the concept of sustainability."

Widener Law Professor John Dernbach has also written extensively about US
efforts to develop and implement sustainability policies and initiatives.
You can also order his new book, Agenda for a Sustainable America, at
http://www.agendaforasustainableamerica.com.

You can also find many excellent articles by John on his website at:
http://www.johndernbach.com/sustainable_develop.html including Learning
From the President’s Council on Sustainable Development: The Need for a
Real National Strategy. This is probably the best article on the subject
and could easily serve as a briefing paper for the new Obama
Administration. It reviews the contributions of state governments to
sustainable development; the work of the President’s Council on
Sustainable Development (from the Clinton years); and the response to the
Council’s recommendations in the US. It also includes specific
recommendations for developing and implementing a National Strategy Plan
that ought to be fully and carefully considered. See:

http://www.johndernbach.com/files/Dernbach-LearningfromPCSDNeedforStrategy.pdf

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Now, here is the text of my proposal:

The Obama Administration should adopt Sustainable Change as an Organizing
Principle for the federal government. With only 5% of the world’s
population, the US consumes 1/4 of the natural resources. Meanwhile
humanity uses 30% more of the earth’s bio-capacity than can be sustained.
At this rate, we’ll need two planets to meet everyone's needs by 2030. We
know the catastrophes that could result from global warming. The only
answer, short of total disaster, is to make a rapid transition to full
sustainability.

The US agreed, along with the other UN Member States, to create a National
Strategy for Sustainability - at the Rio Earth Summit Conference in 1992
and World Summit in 2002. The Obama Administration can lead our country in
developing and implementing such a National Strategy Plan by starting with
the reports and recommendations from the President's Council on
Sustainable Development under Clinton.

See: http://clinton5.nara.gov/PCSD

The National Strategy could encourage such things as Green Building
Practices, transitioning to renewable energy, protecting and restoring the
natural environment, supporting sustainable agriculture, limiting toxic
chemicals, investing in Green Jobs throughout the economy, adopting
sustainable business practices, educating for sustainable development, and
ensuring that all people’s basic human needs can be met.

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Again you can vote by clicking on the following link; and then click again
on the Vote Number Box in front of the name on the left at the top of the
page:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/develop_implement_a_national_strategy_for_susta\
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Please vote for this proposal, ask all of your friends and associates to
do so as well, and join us in creating a Sustainable America. Thanks,

Rob Wheeler
US Citizens Network for Sustainable Development
http://www.citnet.org/leadership/LFS-Wheeler.aspx
US Partnership on Education for Sustainable Development
www.uspartnership.org
Working Group for Sustainable Change

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Dear friends and associates,

For the past six months I have been working with several groups of
sustainability experts and practitioners to develop recommendations and
urge the Obama Administration to adopt Sustainable Change as a primary
Organizing Principle for the administration and government. We are also
calling on the Administration to take the lead in developing and
implementing a National Strategy for Sustainability; and to participate
actively in the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development. We
have submitted our materials and recommendations to many, if not most, of
the Obama Transition Teams as well as cabinet level appointees. (See
Below)

For the past ten years I have been calling for the US to follow through on
its commitment, made first at the Rio Earth Summit Conference in 1992 and
then again at the World Summit Conference in 2002, to develop and
implement a National Strategy for Sustainability. Several weeks ago I
posted a proposal on the Change.org voting website urging the Obama
Administration to do so. Thank you to all of you that have already voted
for this.

We need to develop and implement such a strategy and plan because we still
are, as a country and world, rapidly depleting the natural resource base,
polluting and degrading the natural environment, and basically living well
beyond our means. At the same time there is hardly a country or community
on earth that is living in a fully sustainable manner. We thus need to
engage as many people as possible in figuring out how we can live
sustainably and what we would need to do to ensure that our children, and
our children’s children, can and will have as good a life as we have.

If you would like to vote to urge the Obama Administration to take the
lead on developing and implementing a US Strategy for Sustainability,
please go to:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/develop_implement_a_national_strategy_for_susta\
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Please urge everyone you know to do so as well. You can vote by clicking
on the Vote number box to the left of the name of the proposal. The first
round of voting ends on December 31st and it is quite likely that we will
make it into the second round. Then we will all need to vote again between
January 1 and 15th. If the National Strategy is one of the top ten
proposals, then it will be forwarded to the Obama Administration and
included in an ambitious educational and advocacy campaign. Even, if it
doesn’t make it into the top ten I/we will continue to work on this until
the US has developed a plan to make a rapid transition to full
sustainability. Our lives and future depends on this.

I am including the recommendations of the Working Group for Sustainable
Change, in an attachment and below. These recommendations have been sent
to at least ten different Obama policy and review teams and relevant
cabinet appointees, along with a paper and recommendations from the US
Partnership on Education for Sustainable Development
http://www.uspartnership.org and from a Washington DC meeting that focused
more specifically on the call for a National Strategy.

A National Strategy should be based on the need to make as rapid a
transition to full sustainability as possible. It is commonly understood
both within the international community and among sustainability
practitioners in the US, that a National Strategy should be created using
a number of principles and the type of process described in the OECD
guidelines http://www.oecd.org/DATAOECD/34/10/2669958.PDF.

The National Strategy should be developed through the use of a
multi-stakeholder dialogue process that welcomes and depends upon the full
participation of as many people, of all ages, as possible.  According to
the OECD, “Strategic planning frameworks are more likely to be successful
when they are based on a long-term vision with a clear timeframe; are
fully integrated in existing budget processes to ensure that plans have
the financial resources to achieve their objectives; build on what already
exists in the country; and optimise local skills and capacity both within
and outside government.”

Similarly, the President’s Council on Sustainable Development (during the
Clinton Administration) said, “We encourage you, Mr. President, to assign
clear responsibility for sustainable development to an entity within the
White House which would have authority to coordinate and integrate
economic, social, and environmental policy throughout the Executive
Branch. There is still a great need for concerted action and leadership at
the national level.”
See: http://clinton5.nara.gov/PCSD.

A National Strategy could include programs and activities to ensure that:

All consumer goods and products are manufactured so that they can be
recycled, composted, or reused.
All new buildings are constructed, or older ones retrofitted, using LEED
Green Building Standards.
Steps are taken to fully protect and restore biodiversity and the natural
environment.
We reduce and move towards phasing out the use of toxic chemicals and
materials.
We reduce our use of water and prevent soil loss, particularly in
agriculture and energy production.
Education for Sustainability is integrated throughout the curriculum in
all of our schools.
We prevent global warming by investing in energy efficiency and renewable
energy technologies.
We develop and implement economic and tax policies to support all of the
above.
Etcetera

Again, you can vote for a National Strategy for Sustainability by going to:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/develop_implement_a_national_strategy_for_susta\
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Thank you,

Rob Wheeler
US Citizens Network for Sustainable Development
http://www.citnet.org/leadership/LFS-Wheeler.aspx
Global Ecovillage Network  http://www.ecovillage.org
Working Group for Sustainable Change and US Partnership on Education for
Sustainable Development
http://www.uspartnership.org

robineagle@...

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Making Sustainable Change a Priority for America
During the Obama Presidency

The US today is living well beyond its means. With only 5% of the world’s
population, we consume more than a fourth of its natural resources. Yet
with China’s economy growing at 11% and India’s at 9% each year, the
demand for natural resources increasing rapidly around the world, and
billions still lacking clean water, electricity, a good job or healthcare,
this situation is clearly unsustainable.

Humanity, and particularly those most affluent, already consumes more than
130% of the earth’s bio-capacity. Studies show we’ll need two planets by
2030  to provide all of the natural resources we’re expected to use.
Global warming is just one among many global challenges and catastrophes
threatening our future if we don’t start living more sustainably.
Sustainable Change is not just a good idea; it is an urgent necessity.

Sustainable Change connects many of Obama's existing positions across
policy areas and is driven by an imperative to deliver a safe and
prosperous future for our children. Americans are already investing in
energy efficiency, renewables, and green building practices; communities
and businesses are implementing sustainability plans; and we are
increasingly buying green products and services. Now the Obama
Administration needs to lead the way to a sustainable future.

The Working Group for Sustainable Change calls on the Obama Policy and
Review Teams to recommend that the Obama Administration make Sustainable
Change an explicit Organizing Principle within the Administration and
federal government; and:

• Revitalize the economy by investing in Green Jobs and Infrastructure
that will lead to a Sustainable America in all sectors - including energy,
environmental protection and restoration, agriculture, water and sewers,
sustainable production and consumption, green building practices,
transportation, education, government and social services.
• Build on the work done by the President’s Council on Sustainable
Development  in the 1990s, the National Resource Sustainability
Roundtables , and many other efforts to develop and implement a National
Strategy on Sustainability , welcoming all Americans to join in a national
dialogue about how we can create a sustainable future.
• Establish a Cabinet-level and/or White House Office on Sustainability
that, along with an interagency committee(s), coordinates federal policies
on energy, climate change, environmental protection, international
relations and economic development, as well as promotes and supports
integration of local, state and national initiatives.
• Encourage the growth of new industries that provide expanded capacity
for addressing the energy, environmental, economic and social challenges
we face.
• Invest in basic research and new technologies to stoke urban and rural
economies; and use consistent standards, indicators, and incentives to
encourage the marketplace to seek sustainably-produced goods and services
and create a sustainable America.

In today’s globalized economy, the United States must rejoin the world in
addressing sustainable development and provide leadership in dealing with
shared international problems.  We call on the Policy and Review Teams to
recommend that the Obama Administration:

• Take urgent action to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals  –
which includes integrating principles of environmental sustainability in
national programs and policies.
• Take leadership to negotiate and ratify a strong U.N. Framework
Convention on Climate Change and support comprehensive global strategies
to End Deforestation, Reduce Carbon Emissions, and Protect BioDiversity.
• Develop and implement a National Strategy on Sustainability and
participate actively in the UN’s Ten Year Framework on Sustainable
Production and Consumption.
• Participate in the International Decade on Education for Sustainable
Development  by integrating ESD in schools and the curriculum across
America.

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