http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1911 en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - UK/English/Topics/Development Stand and deliver http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163834/1/1911 After a year in which progress on eradicating global poverty has actually reversed, millions of people will come together across continents, cultures and time zones next week to tell their governments in no uncertain terms what they want them to do: End Poverty Now. It's business as usual http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85412 Duncan Green is worried that the economic crisis may be shrugged off by world leaders without forcing the deep reforms that development campaigners want to see. From Poverty to Power There’s only one festival of economics http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162977/1/1911 Economic troubles have dominated 2009. The Trento Festival of Economics therefore enjoys pole position in the European festival season. Its imaginative programme Identity and Global Crisis addresses questions affecting us all. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161444/1/1911 Personal reflections on global events of the past week by Bill Gunyon, Editor of OneWorld Guides. Wednesday of action http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85136 Wednesday's actions in London: a "Climate Emergency" iceberg demo outside the Excel Centre where the G20 are meeting the following day, a Climate Camp at the European Climate Exchange in Bishopsgate, and a Stop the War demo at the US Embassy and Trafalgar Square. + Red Pepper's Twitter coverage + G20 Voice + Live from the G20 Protests + 'We won't pay for their crisis', say Brussels groups How can poor countries fight the credit crunch? http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162493/1/1911 Anger is brewing amongst African governments as their economies are undermined by a crisis for which they are not responsible. They lack the monetary tools available to countries attending the G20 London Summit. Time to end the development-climate divide http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162114/1/1911 Remember when environmentalists had no thought for people, and people interested in development ignored the environment? It’s like that now between the climate and development communities, says OneWorld's Daniel Nelson. Government spending targets another housing boom http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161883/1/1911 Nostalgic BBC drama chronicles the downfall of Soames Forsyte, the obsessive Man of Property in Victorian London. Why do government spending plans seek to replay the housing boom and bust yet again? Christmas spirit defies collapse of western values http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161848/1/1911 The values of Christmas hold fast amongst our floundering ideals for democracy and human rights. Awarding environmental journalism http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160390/1/1911 Reuters Foundation and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) invite entries from print and online news services for the 2008 Media Awards for excellence in environmental journalism. The worldwide competition aims to encourage informative reporting based on sound scientific data. India readies for one of world’s biggest census http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160274/1/1911 Millions of volunteers will visit every household in the country in the coming years to gather information on changing demographics, in a census that will reveal how economic growth has affected its people. India’s population is expected to climb to 1.19 billion in 2011 from 1.13 billion in 2008, say officials. Learning environmental management http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160273/1/1911 Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment invites applications for a two-month summer certificate course on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management. Last date to apply is May 10, 2008. Making media a partner in development http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160192/1/1911 Is media engagement vital for generating awareness on future challenges? UNESCO’s latest training and resource kit Media as Partners in Education for Sustainable Development provides media professionals with critical information about priority issues and inspires them for investigative reporting. Public transport answer to Delhi’s jammed roads http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160143/1/1911 The answer to growing traffic and pollution in the Indian capital lies in an effective and massive public transport system, says the Centre for Science and Environment. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, recently implemented in south Delhi, provides the option for an economically sound and better bus system. No education for all in India http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160108/1/1911 Even as UNESCO’s latest report pans India for lagging behind in the race for achieving education for all by 2015, experts gathered in the capital weigh up the nationally sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Exclusion and discrimination remain core challenges as millions of children remain outside its fold, is the verdict.