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Using TRIPS flexibilities to improve access to HIV treatment
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2011This policy brief describes how the flexibilities contained in the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and reaffirmed by the Doha Declaration provide important opportunities for World Trade Organization (WTO) Members to reduce prices and expand access to HIV medicines.DocumentAdvocacy, communication and social mobilization for TB control: collection of country-level good practices
World Health Organization, 2010This document - born out of the need for practical examples of the fifth component of the Stop TB Strategy: “Empower people with TB, and communities through partnership” - contains good practice examples of country-level Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM).DocumentRecognising Rights, Promoting Progress: The global impact of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2010This report sets out some examples of the impact CEDAW has had around the world, focusing on case studies where CEDAW’s ratification and implementation has led to concrete changes in the opportunities afforded to women and girls. The case studies are grouped into four main areas: • Ending violence and trafficking in women and girlsDocumentUNIDO and energy efficiency: a low-carbon path for industry
United Nations [UN] Industrial Development Organization, 2009Energy efficiency in industry contributes to economic growth and mitigating environmental impact while reducing industrial energy intensity and improving competitiveness.DocumentMaternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital
The Lancet, 2008This paper reviews the associations between maternal and child undernutrition with human capital and risk of adult diseases in low-income and middle-income countries.DocumentPackages of care for dementia in low- and middle-income countries
Public Library of Science Medicine, 2009Two-thirds of people with dementia live in low- and middle income countries (LMICs), where there are few services available and levels of awareness is low. This paper focuses on the effective management of dementia in LMICs, reviews the evidence on efficacy of interventions and their delivery derived from LMICs where possible.DocumentCommunity answers to climate chaos: getting climate justice through the UNFCCC
Christian Aid, 2009This paper gives suggestions of how a successful deal can be made at the Copenhagen Conference in December 2009. It argues that during the conference world leaders must agree on a global response to climate change that will shield the world, its economy and its people from the threat of climate chaos.DocumentContentious politics, contentious knowledges: mobilising against GM crops in India, South Africa and Brazil
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005This paper looks at how knowledge is deployed and science constructed in different spaces of engagement activists use in campaigning against GM crops in India, South Africa and Brazil. It highlights strategies and tactics used by anti-GM activist networks across seven ‘spaces’ for citizen engagement.DocumentHow bioenergy projects could boost rural livelihoods
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009Some 1.6 billion people lack access to electricity and over 2 billion rely on biomass for their cooking and heating needs. Across the developing world there are encouraging examples of small-scale initiatives developing and transforming bioenergy resources into cleaner and more convenient forms of energy. How can they be scaled up?OrganisationCross-Cultural Solutions
Cross-Cultural Solutions offers volunteer programmes in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania and Thailand, where volunteers work side-by-siPages