The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) published the 2024 Global Education Monitoring Report: Gender report – Technology on her terms in France in 2024. The report examines the impact of technology on girls' education opportunities and future technological development. It highlights ICT's potential to overcome educational barriers …
http://www.geocities.com/mainaksworld/ All about disasters The website is on disaster management and has the views of a Mainak Mazumder, a professional with an environmental sciences background. He is also the founder of the website and has taken it upon himself to spread word on managing disasters, both natural and manmade. The …
www.waterfair.org Water world Want to know about the rivers of Cyprus, history of water management in Morroco or about waste water recycling in Jordan? Log on to this UNDP-run site on water. The portal has interactive exhibits and virtual meeting places, where participants share their experiences on water governance with …
www.sweatshopwatch.org Chinese checker Since the elimination of global garment and textile quotas on January 1, 2005, analysts have predicted that China will dominate global garment production. However, the question emerges: are Chinese workers "winning' or how much are multinational corporations profiting at their expenses? What are working conditions and wages …
www.carpool.in Pool in Tired of waiting for a three-wheeler that will take you to work? Apprehensive at the same time because you cannot join the joy ride on an already over crowded bus. Or, if you have a vehicle, the never-ending traffic jams are anyway ready to welcome you on …
http://colas.inscriptionsindia.net/ cola-Lateral Damage "The idea behind this blog is simple: to track the cola controversy. The stand of this blog on the issue is as simple: cola companies must come clean or just shut up,' says blogger Subir Ghosh. This blog has come up in the wake of the Centre …
On July 27, a group of Greenpeace activists entered a field of genetically engineered maize in southern France and carved a giant "crop circle' with an "X' in the field. The action, taken to mark the field as a contamination zone, was in response to a ruling by a French …
www.incr.com Risky business More than fifty thousand investors in the US have got together to share their concerns about climate change. Their anxiety is palpable. They are, of course, talking about insurers, real estate investment managers and companies in key carbon-emitting sectors, for as this website under review sees it, …
www.offsetters.com Naive operators Hadi Dowlatabadi, one of the founders of this site under review calls himself a reformed carbon emitter. The Canada-based scientist used to travel more than 100,000 km a year and even owned a sports utility vehicle for four days before deciding it wasn't for him. Now, he …
www.anfrel.org Working democracy The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) operates this site under review. Established in 1997, this network of civil society organisations aims to promote democratisation at national and grassroots levels in Asia. The organisation has been active in capacity building of member and non-member organisations on issues …
