By Making It on 4 January, 2013
South-South cooperation is a broad framework for collaboration and the exchange of resources, technology, skills and knowledge between countries of the Global South. South-South cooperation can achieve results on the ground, in ways that traditional development assistance may not, because of countries’ geographical proximity, cultural and historical ties, or similar development paths. Countries that have [...]
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By Making It on 24 February, 2012
Corinne Schoch asks if militarizing climate change might harm those communities most affected by the problem
Posted in All Posts, Global Forum, Hot Topic | Tagged Africa, agricultural yields, Al Gore, Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, climate change, Climate Change Group, Cold War, Corinne Schoch, Darfur crisis, development, economic downturn, economy, environment, global security community, green industry, HIV/AIDS, human security, humanitarian responsibility, IIED, Industrial Development Organization, institutions, International Institute for Environment and Development, international security, IPCC, issue 9, Making It, migration, militarizing climate change, NATO, Nicolas Sarkozy, our low-carbon future, policy, political instability, poor governance, population, productivity, resource efficiency, resources, social cohesion, sustainable industry, UN Security Council, UNDP, UNIDO, United Nations, water resources
By Making It on 29 August, 2011
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of globalization and the pursuit of a new international politics in the 21st century with Mark Malloch Brown
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Africa, article, Asia, book, Brazil, China, climate change, democratic activist, development, economic, economy, éducation, eradicating poverty, feature, financial crisis, global affairs, global democracy, global governance, global warming, globalisation, globalization, growth, HIV/AIDS, India, Industrial Development Organization, International, international jobs, international travel, issue 7, jobs, Kofi Annan, latin america, Making It, Mark Malloch Brown, news, Obama, people power, philanthropy, poverty, poverty in africa, Rahim Kanani, UNDP, Unfinished Global Revolution: The Pursuit of a New International Politics, United Nations, United States, ways to stop global warming, what is a democracy, what is democracy, World Affairs Commentary, World Bank, world poverty
By Making It on 1 February, 2011
How making industrial processes energy- and water-efficient, resilient, and sustainable, is essential to meet the industrial objectives of tomorrow
Posted in All Posts, Policy Brief | Tagged adaptation, Africa, AREED, Asia, Canadá, capacity, Centre for Electronic Governance, change, Chavuma, China, clean energy, competitiveness, design, development, dialogue, Egypt, energy, enterprise, Enterprise Europe Network, entrepreneur, EU, Europe, experience, finance, industrial, industry, information, innovation, institutional practices, International, International Fund for Animal Welfare, International Institute for Software Technology, knowledge, local banks, Lynn Mytelka, Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre, Macao SAR, microfinance, microsoft, network, organizational structure, process of learning, Republic of Korea, research, SMEs, sustainable, technology, the Netherlands, UK, UN Asia Pacific Center for ICT Development, UNDP, UNEP, United Nations, university, UNU Joint Activities Fund, UNU-IIST, UNU-MERIT, US, water-efficient, Zambia
By Making It on 30 March, 2010
The private sector is a major driver of economic growth, and a thriving business environment is a pre-condition for the development of a dynamic private sector …
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Austria, Austrian Development Bank, Bhutan, climate change, development, ECOWAS, energy efficiency, financing development, hydropower, interview, Issue 2, Macedonia, policy, renewable energy, Spindelegger, UNDP, UNIDO, Vienna
By Making It on 30 March, 2010
According to Kandeh K. Yumkella and Leena Srivastava, energy access is the ‘missing’ MDG that will end the poverty trap.
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Africa, Ban Ki-moon, business, climate, climate change, demand-side policies, development, development programme, Director-General, financing, GHG mitigation, Global, IEA, India, Industrial Development Organization, International, international energy agency, IPCC, Issue 2, MDG, Millennium Development Goals, NGO, policy, poverty reduction, private sector, renewable energy, Srivastava, TERI, UN, UNDP, UNIDO, United Nations, Yumkella
By Making It on 26 March, 2010
Marianne Osterkorn, Director General of REEEP (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership), tells Making It about some of the organization’s experience of 130 targeted projects over the past five years. REEEP is a global partnership that works to reduce the barriers limiting the uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, with a primary focus [...]
Posted in All Posts, Policy Brief | Tagged Cape Town, China, development, Ecuador, EEC, Energy Efficiency Coalition, energy efficient technologies, Fiji, India, Issue 2, Liberia, Mexico, policy, power plants, REEEP, regulation, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, South Africa, SWH, targeted project, technology, UNDP
By Making It on 20 December, 2009
His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, answers questions about his country’s development strategy.
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged AGOA, agriculture, BRALIRWA, COMESA, development, EAC, East African Community, Economic Development, EPA, EU, European Union, exports, fauna, finance, flora, genocide, government, HIV/AIDS, ICT, interview, investment, Issue 1, James Musoni, Kagame, labour, land-linked, land-locked, leadership, malaria, MDGs, Millennium Development Goals, minister, national parks, poor, Poverty Reduction Strategy, private sector, recovery, Rwanda, Rwanda Environment Management Agency, small industry, transformation, UNDP, UNIDO, United Nations, United States, World Bank
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Interview: The unfinished global revolution
By Making It on 29 August, 2011
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of globalization and the pursuit of a new international politics in the 21st century with Mark Malloch Brown
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