Sun, 27 May 2012 01:05:27 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues Africa http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk Eldis Logo http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 Quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa A. M. MacDonald In Africa, groundwater is the major source of drinking water and its use for irrigation is predicted to increase substantially to combat growing food ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61510 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61510 Sat, 26 May 2012 09:06:42 GMT IDLO-CISDL compendium of legal best practices on climate change policy S. A. Mason-Case This compendium by the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) and the Centre for International Sustainable Development (CISDL) highlights the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61480 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61480 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:07:01 GMT Mines, migration and HIV/AIDS in southern Africa L. Corno Swaziland and Lesotho have the highest HIV prevalence in the world. They also, during the last century, sent large numbers of migrant workers to South ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61463 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61463 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:05:32 GMT NACS Meeting Report 2011 Ninety-eight participants from 18 countries met to share tools and experiences and to disseminate promising approaches in nutrition assessment, counseling, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61459 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61459 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:05:09 GMT Burkina Faso: Organic cotton under threat from GM cotton I. Maiga The number of farmers growing genetically modified cotton in Burkina Faso has risen sharply in recent years. Organic cotton production had been increasing, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61450 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61450 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:35 GMT African Agricultural R&D in the New Millennium: Progress for Some, Challenges for Many N. Beintema Investment in agricultural research and development (R&D) in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by more than 20 percent from 2001-08 but most of this growth ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61449 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61449 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:32 GMT Cambridge and international development: the ideas, the people, the impact I. Steed This report is the first in a series of annual publications by the Humanitarian Centre examining the ways in which Cambridge has a real impact on the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61448 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61448 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:28 GMT Living Off Uncertainty: The Intelligent Animal Production of Dryland Pastoralists S. Kraetli This article argues that despite important advances following the challenge to equilibrium-based models in range ecology, pastoralism is still largely ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61443 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61443 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:10:39 GMT Getting to the Hardest to Reach: A strategy to provide education to nomadic communities in Kenya through distance learning J. Swift Kenya has committed itself to the Millennium Development Goals, Education for All, and other education targets, but despite its achievement, Kenya is ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61442 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61442 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:09:35 GMT Mobile Pastoralists and Education: Strategic Options S. Kraetli Educating nomadic peoples in the context of rapid global socio-economic change is a challenge of massive proportions. This paper sets out to address this ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61441 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61441 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:08:29 GMT Africa human development report 2012: towards a food secure future This report by the United Nations Development Programme explores why hunger remains pervasive in Africa, despite abundant agricultural resources, a favourable ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61432 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61432 Sat, 19 May 2012 09:07:27 GMT Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils This report by the World Bank presents state of the art knowledge on the impact of different land management practices on soil carbon sequestration rates ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61430 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61430 Sat, 19 May 2012 09:07:17 GMT Shifting Sands: The Commercialization of Camels in Mid-altitude Ethiopia and Beyond Y. Aklilu Although pastoralists in Ethiopia are often characterized as unresponsive to market opportunities, the bulk of Ethiopia's growing formal and informal ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61426 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61426 Sat, 19 May 2012 09:06:33 GMT Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative Contributions to National REDD+ Processes 2007-2010 Country Report: Democratic Republic of Congo This report is part of a series of real-time evaluations to assess the results of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) against ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61415 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61415 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:07 GMT Coverage of malaria protection in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis and analysis of national survey data A. M. van Eijk Malaria infection during pregnancy can lead to very poor outcomes for the mother and child. In 2007, there were about 32 million pregnancies in malaria-endemic ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61414 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61414 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:02 GMT Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative Contributions to National REDD+ Processes 2007-2010. Country Report: Tanzania The purpose of this country level evaluation is to assess Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)s support to national REDD strategy ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61404 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61404 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:06:50 GMT Results of Development Cooperation through Norwegian NGOs in East Africa B. Ternstrom This evaluation of the results of development cooperation through Norwegian NGOs in East Africa was commissioned by Norad's evaluation department. It ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61402 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61402 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:06:38 GMT Linking research to policy: The African Development Bank as a knowledge broker B. Jones Since 2006, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been positioning itself as a regional Bank for knowledge and ideas on African development. For the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61400 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61400 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:06:24 GMT Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population J. M. Kalwij The growing elephant populations in southern Africa raise concerns of a detrimental loss of trees, resulting in overall reduction of biodiversity and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61391 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61391 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:13 GMT Biofuel potential and FAO's estimates of available land: The case of Tanzania H. M. Haugen While there are under-utilized lands in several countries of sub-Saharan Africa, the drive towards transforming huge areas of land to biofuel plantations ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61390 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61390 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:02 GMT Changing Patterns of Access to Education in Anglophone and Francophone Countries in Sub Saharan Africa: Is Education for All Pro-Poor? K. M. Lewin This paper explores patterns of growth in participation in six Anglophone and seven Francophone countries in SSA with Universal Primary Education programmes. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61387 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61387 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:31 GMT Climate risk and vulnerability: a handbook for southern Africa C. Davis Southern Africa has existing critical vulnerabilities that may exacerbate the effects of climatic change in most sectors due to the direct dependence ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61379 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61379 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:35 GMT Is adaptation to climate change gender neutral? H. Djoudi This article is based on a case study on the Lake Faguibine area in northern Mali. The researchers conducted six single gender participatory workshops ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61377 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61377 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:23 GMT National climate change response: white paper This white paper presents the South African government's vision for an effective climate change response and the long-term transition to a climate-resilient ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61376 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61376 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:15 GMT Can ICT belong in Africa, or is ICT owned by the North Atlantic region? W. V. Binsbergen ICT, as a technological innovation and a major factor in globalization, poses particular problems of ownership and identity with regard to the African ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61373 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61373 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:00 GMT Dropping Out of School in Southern Ghana: The Push-out and Pull-out Factors E. Ananga Addressing school dropout has been one of the most controversial elements of policy since the introduction of free compulsory universal basic education ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61367 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61367 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:32 GMT Fosterage and Access to Schooling in Savelugu-Nanton, Ghana C. Rolleston Fosterage is an important cultural institution in Ghana. Its effects on education are ambiguous. This study examines fostering as a possible contributor ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61366 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61366 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:27 GMT Conflict in the Somali Region of Ethiopia: can education promote peacebuilding? S Richards This report is an analysis of the links between conflict and education in Somali Region, and examines if and how improved education might contribute to ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61354 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61354 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:11:36 GMT "It's her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania E. J. Falnes Partner involvement has been deemed fundamental in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, but is difficult to achieve. This study ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61341 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61341 Sat, 12 May 2012 09:06:31 GMT Complications of childbirth and maternal deaths in Kinshasa hospitals: testimonies from women and their families Maternal mortality in Kinshasa is high despite near universal availability of antenatal care and hospital delivery. Possible explanations are poor-quality ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61340 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61340 Sat, 12 May 2012 09:06:24 GMT