Wednesday-Night

Chatham House Briefing Paper - Cleo Paskal: How climate change is pushing the boundaries of security and foreign policy ; More of Cleo’s publications ; Global Warring website;  International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Climate Change and Security ; The Regional Impacts of Climate Change ; Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Warming increases the risk […]

China and the world economy ; China, energy & economy ; China on Wednesday-Night.com
China complains to WTO over rules that overwhelmingly benefit China
Experts believe that China is leveraging economic discrepancies against the U.S. and other countries by maintaining an artificially low value for its currency and fighting protectionist tariffs by its […]

Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more. … We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former […]

Africa development indicators 2008-2009 ; Kenya ; SciDevNet Sub-Saharan Africa
23 August 2007
Is Western aid making a difference in Africa?
(CSM) Two US economists [Ayub Rioba and Jeffrey Sachs] debate the value of antipoverty efforts.
“Is this really how to save Africa?” asks Tanzanian columnist Ayub Rioba, a day after Bill Clinton has left Africa. “We appreciate […]

Greenbelt movement ; CIA World Factbook
Kenya: Elections & Aftermath - comprehensive survey of IPS coverage
Beaten, tortured, but undaunted - Kenyan human-rights activist vows to continue her fight
Flora Terah brought pieces of her homeland with her when she fled Kenya for the safer shores of Canada.
Terah today is a permanent resident in Canada, helped in her […]

Africa, China, the United States, and Oil ; Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Africa Policy Forum
A thoughtful article that goes a long way towards explaining conflict in and between nations - in Africa and many other parts of the world.
The Revenge of Geography : People and ideas influence events, but geography largely determines […]

More on aviation and airlines and Wednesday-night.com ; Financial Times December 2008 ; IATA International Air Transport Association
Airlines must say ‘Persian Gulf’ or face Iranian airspace ban
(Guardian) Ban is latest development in dispute between Iran and other Arab states over a waterway in the Middle East
17 February
Branson holds court at McGill
Rebel billionaire decries airline alliance
(Gazette) […]

The TWO Analysis – Introducing a Methodology for the Transboundary Waters Opportunity Analysis . The report details an analytical framework for effectively developing transboundary water resources in a responsible manner and outlines an approach by which transboundary water stakeholders can collaborate on the equitable and sustainable use of their jointly held freshwater resources.
The fall […]

More and Better: World Summit on Food Security 16-18 November 2009
IISD Daily Reports
Feeding the Future - IPS Special Report
More than 1 billion people suffer hunger today, according to the UN. A crucial part of this complex problem is food production and distribution. Is it possible to increase food production in an environmentally and socially sustainable […]

CIA World Factbook: China Economy Overview

Old and new: to ensure the Chinese economy was not engulfed by the global malaise, the government injected huge sums into public spending projects Photo: GETTY
China makes $700m foray into Mauritius
China’s state-led approach to foreign investment is muscling India aside in its traditional ‘backyard’ by investing $700m […]