http://us.oneworld.net/article/archive/2219 en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - OneWorld US/English/Topics/Development New vision of development needed, UN told http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160794/1/2219 The world’s most critical environmental and social problems will be solved only by "a new vision of development", a development group told a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in New York yesterday. Awarding environmental journalism http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160390/1/2219 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/160274/1/2219 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/160273/1/2219 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/160192/1/2219 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/160143/1/2219 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. Using ICTs to Achieve MDGs http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/160120/1/2219 “If the world is serious about achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by the year 2015, ICT must figure prominently in the effort. Everyone – governments, civil society and private sector businesses – has a vital stake in fostering digital opportunity and putting ICT at the service of development.” Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General, United Nations No education for all in India http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160108/1/2219 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. OneWorld to lead GKP mandate in South Asia http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160063/1/2219 In the recently concluded elections of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), OneWorld South Asia became its new regional coordinator. The Delhi-based civil society network will promote GKP’s objective of building multi-sectoral partnerships for promoting knowledge and ICT for development in South Asia. Create village assets through NREGA, says CSE http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160011/1/2219 Centre for Science and Environment releases a two year study on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act as it becomes pan-Indian from April 1. NREGA can regenerate the village economy through productive assets on water conservation and afforestation and just wages for the people, says CSE. Awarding business-driven solutions in development http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160008/1/2219 International Chamber of Commerce, UNDP and the International Business Leaders Forum invite nominations for 2008 World Business and Development Awards in support of Millennium Development Goals. The awards recognise the contribution of the private sector through business activities that lead to progress in achieving one or more of the MDGs. HODI Trains Village Reporters http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/159966/1/2219 HODI a non profit NGO has trained 12 village reporters in Choma and Kalomo Districts in Southern Zambia with a view of eliminating child labour in tobacco growing. A silver lining in tribal India http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159854/1/2219 Ravaged by ethnic unrest and socio-economic deprivation, Karbi Anglong is the first district of Assam in north-east India to have implemented a quality management system for facilitating public services. Cooperative units for dairy processing and banking are a series of development initiatives aimed at freeing the district of its poverty tag. Community TV for better communication http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159829/1/2219 In a step to integrate rural areas with mainstream world, the government of Nagaland, a state in north-eastern India, will distribute community TV sets to villages. The initiative would also provide communities exposure to global and national developments. Edu-tainment as tool for behaviour change http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159673/1/2219 Using Edu-tainment for Distance Education in Community Work is a guide to creating distance education radio, TV and internet programmes in the Edu-tainment format. Clear and concise, the book is a valuable resource for NGOs, donors, programme managers, writers and producers working in developing countries.