The Crime of Alleviating Poverty: A Local Community Currency Battles the Central Bank of Kenya

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Advisors' Forum

The Crime of Alleviating Poverty: A Local Community Currency Battles the Central Bank of Kenya Posted on June 28, 2013 by Ellen Brown Former Peace Corps volunteer Will Ruddick and several residents of Bangladesh, Kenya, face a potential seven years in prison after developing a cost-effective way to alleviate poverty in Africa’s poorest …

Post-2015 Development Agenda Bulletin – Vol. 208 No. 10 – High Level Meeting on Energy and the Post-2015 Development Agenda – Final Summary

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Post-2015 Development Agenda Bulletin · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Volume 208 Number 10 – Thursday, 11 April 2013 SUMMARY OF THE HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON ENERGY AND THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 9 APRIL …

A Greener Footprint for Industry

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A report from UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organization As the prime manufacturer of the goods and services societies consume, industry has a critical role to play. And one can only conclude that industry’s production systems are fundamentally unsustainable: they do not allow the needs of present generations to …

WSIS Forum Highlights ICT’s Role in Sustainable Development, Green Growth

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WSIS Forum Highlights ICT’s Role in Sustainable Development, Green Growth 18_May_2011: Held during the 2012 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, “e-Environment Day” brought together experts from the public and private sectors and civil society to examine the role of the information society in the protection of the …

UNIDO, Republic of Korea Collaborate on Green Growth and Low-Carbon Industrial Development

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A newsletter from UNCSD 22_March_2011: The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the Republic of Korea have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation and identify joint projects and activities in the fields of green growth technology and low-carbon industrial development. continued… UNCSD Newsletter Highlights …