Development & Environment Information

ELDIS, The Electronic Development and Environment Information System
This site is hosted by IDS, funded by Danida and includes access to fulltext materials online, job hunting, and literature search.

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Environment and Development Organisations & Networks

African Development Bank
The African Development Bank is the premier financial development institution of Africa, dedicated to combating poverty and improving the lives of people of the continent and engaged in the task of mobilising resources towards the economic and social progress of its Regional Member Countries

APRENet, Asia Pacific Regional Environmental Network
APRENet is an electronic information system focused on environmental issues in Asia-Pacific. Utilizing its on-line library, e-mail networks, and news reports, APRENet seeks to stimulate debate and promote regional environmental policy alternatives in the Asia-Pacific.

Asian Development Bank
ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1966, we are now owned by 59 members, mostly from the region.

Centre for Economic and Social Studies for the Environment:
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The CESSE was created following the first United Nations Conference on human environment, which was held in Stockholm in 1972. It is made up of a pluri-disciplinary research team which devotes its activities to the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of economic-environmental interactions.

Centre for International Environmental Law
The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a public interest, not-for-profit environmental law firm founded in 1989 to bring the energy and experience of the U.S. public interest environmental movement to the critical task of strengthening and developing international and comparative environmental law, policy, and management around the world.

DCISMm, Danish Centre for International Studies and Human Rights
DCISM carries out research, analyses, and information activities in Denmark concerning international affairs, i.e. the fields of foreign, security, and development policy; conflict; holocaust; genocide and political mass murders; and human rights in Denmark and abroad.

Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University
Earth Sciences are the focus of scientific understanding about this and other planets, embracing an enormous range of topics, from the evolution of life, the nature of planetary interiors, and the behaviour and origin of the atmosphere.

The Earth Council
The Earth Council is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) created in September 1992 to promote and advance the implementation of the Earth Summit agreements. It is led by a body of 18 Members, drawn from the world's political, business, scientific and non-governmental communities. Sixteen eminent world leaders serve as Honorary Members, and an 18 member Earth Council Institute functions as an advisory board.

EADI - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
EADI is an independent and non-profit making international non-governmental organisation. It is an active network of 150 organisations with 14 working groups addressing key issues in Development Research, Training and Information. The network is managed from a small central Secretariat in Bonn, Germany, although its Executive Committee is drawn from throughout Europe. You can be part of this network as an individual member or if your institution joins.

Earthscan
Established in London in 1988, Earthscan Publications Limited have published a wide range of books on the environment and sustainable development which are distributed worldwide.

EnviroLink
EnviroLink is a non-profit organization...a grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in over 130 countries. All of us at EnviroLink are dedicated to providing you with the most comprehensive, up-to-date environmental resources available.

ERIN, Environmental Resources Information Network
ERIN, the Environmental Resources Information Network, provides environmental information for policy developers and decision makers. ERIN is a national facility, using the latest computing technology to provide access to a vast reservoir of information on the Australian environment, and the analytical tools to interpret it.

GARNET, Network of Excellence on Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation: The Role of the EU funded under the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme and comprising 43 leading research centres and universities.

GRID, Arendal
GRID-Arendal aims to be an internationally recognised information centre providing decision-makers and the public with improved access to high quality environmental information and supporting the United Nations Environment Programme in expanding the use of such information for awareness-raising, policy-making and action.

ICE, Information Center for the Environment
The Center is a cooperative effort of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis and collaborators at over thirty private, state, federal, and international organizations interested in environmental protection.

IDLI, International Development Law
The International Development Law Institute is a public international organization with is headquarters in Rome, Italy. IDLI was established by an international agreement which has now been adhered to by 14 Members States.

IDRC, International Development Research Center, Canada
The International Development Research Centre is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research.

IISD, The International Institute for Sustainable Development
IISD is a non-profit organization established and supported by the Governments of Canada and Manitoba. IISD's mandate is to promote sustainable development in decision making within government, business and the daily lives of individuals in Canada and internationally.

Integrated Earth Information Server
Information servers containing a range of earth-related data.

IUCN, The World Conservation Union
IUCN's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.

NAI - The Nordic Africa Institute
Nordiska Afrikainstittutet
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet (NAI) was founded in 1962. It serves as a research, documentation and information centre on modern Africa for the Nordic countries. The Institute also encourages research and studies on Africa in the Nordic countries and cooperation between African and Nordic researchers as well as disseminates information about current African issues. It is financed jointly by the Nordic countries(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) and governed by a Programme and Research Council.

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development
The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development is a policy-oriented research and consulting organization. Nautilus promotes international cooperation for security and ecologically sustainable development. Programs embrace both global and regional issues, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

ODI, Overseas Development Institute, UK
The Overseas Development Institute is Britain's leading independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues.

OECD, Development Assistance Committee
The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is the principal body through which the OECD deals with issues related to co-operation with developing countries.

IRD, Institut de recherche pour le développement
Includes printing and movies catalogues, links to databases such as HAPEX SAHEL Information System.

UNDP, United Nations Development Programme
A trusted source of knowledge-based advice and an advocate of a more inclusive global economy, UNDP provides funds; helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively; and promotes South-South cooperation. It seeks to address the many causes of poverty and to promote development, including through the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women.

UNDP, Oslo Governance Centre
UNDP established the Oslo Governance Centre in Oslo, Norway in 2002 as part of its global policy network for democratic governance, at a time when it had become clearer than ever that the fundamental issues of democratic governance are critical for meeting the Millennium Development Goals adopted at the Millennium Summit in 2000.

International Food Policy Research Institute
IFPRI's mission is to provide policy solutions that cut hunger and malnutrition. This mission flows from the CGIAR mission: "To achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through scientific research and research-related activities in the fields of agriculture, livestock, forestry, fisheries, policy, and natural resources management."

UNEP, The United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP was established as a programme of the United Nations General Assembly as a result of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. It is headquartered in Nairobi and has regional offices and specialised units around the world.

United States Institute of Peace
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and democratic transformations, and increase peacebuilding capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide. The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by its direct involvement in peacebuilding efforts around the globe

Uppsala University, Collogium for Development Studies
The Seminar for Development Studies is an interdisciplinary seminar, open to researchers, Ph D candidates, and other students with a joint interest in issues of society and development in the third world. It functions as an autonomous unit within the humanities and social sciences for research students and researchers devoted to the field of development studies.

WFED, World Foundation for Environment & Development
The World Foundation for Environment and Development is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to international cooperation and conflict resolution in the field of environment and development.

WRI - World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute is an independent center for policy research and technical assistance on global environmental and development issues. Created in 1982, WRI is dedicated to helping governments and private organizations of all types cope with environmental, resource, and development challenges of global significance.

World Bank Group:
The World Bank Group is the world's largest source of development assistance.

• IBRD: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The IBRD provides loans and development assistance to middle-income countries and creditworthy poorer countries. Voting power is linked to members' capital subscriptions, which in turn are based on each country's relative economic strength. The IBRD is not a profit-maximizing organization but has earned a net income every year since 1948.
• IDA: The International Development Association
  The International Development Association, IDA, is the World Bank Group's concessional lending window. It provides long-term loans at zero interest to the poorest of the developing countries. The mission of IDA is to support efficient and effective programs to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in its poorest member countries.
• IFC: The International Finance Institution
  The International Finance Corporation (IFC) promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve people's lives.
• MIGA: Multilateral Investment Garantee Agency
  MIGA was also created to supplement national and private agencies supporting foreign direct investment through their own investment insurance programs. The Agency was designed to encourage foreign investment by providing viable alternatives in investment insurance against non-commercial risks in developing countries thereby creating investment opportunities in those countries.

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