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daily12009-07-09T15:21:27ZVIDEO: Kate Hamilton Presents Watershed Report http://www.rmportal.net/news/news-usaid-nrmd-video-spotlight/video-kate-hamilton-presents-watershed-report In this video EM Director Kate Hamilton provids an overview of environmental markets, including the water report presented at the 17th Katoomba Meeting in Hanoi. The report includes information on how cash-strapped governments around the world are using market mechanisms to keep water clean and prevent a threat that rivals climate change.No publisherwebeditorNews: USAID NRMD Video SpotlightTranslinks2010-09-08T16:38:19ZNoticiaWater Scarcity in Densely Populated Countries http://www.rmportal.net/news/water-scarcity-in-densely-populated-countries 2010-03-09
Upmanu Lall, director of the Columbia Water Center, and Ph.D. candidate Stefan Sobolowski talk about a key project at the Water Center – understanding how changing climate and land uses will effect water scarcity in highly population dense countries such as India.
http://www.earth.columbia.eduNo publisherportaladminNews: USAID NRMD Video Spotlight2010-08-27T14:02:50ZNoticiaU.S. Provides $3 Million in Assistance Through Pakistan Red Crescent Society http://www.rmportal.net/news/u.s.-provides-3-million-in-assistance-through-pakistan-red-crescent-society No publisherportaladminNews: USAID NRMD Portal News2010-08-26T15:26:11ZNoticiaAnnouncing: Certificate Programs From The Global Health eLearning Center http://www.rmportal.net/news/news-usaid-rmp-training/announcing-certificate-programs-from-the-global-health-elearning-center Certificate Programs have been developed to help you focus your learning with a more comprehensive study of key topics in global healthNo publisherportaladminNews: USAID NRMD Training Announcements2010-08-26T15:21:33ZNoticiaVideo: USAID Pakistan Flood Assistance http://www.rmportal.net/news/news-usaid-nrmd-video-spotlight/video-usaid-pakistan-flood-assistance As USAID marks World Humanitarian Day, we continue around-the-clock efforts to support Pakistanis affected by the epic flooding in the country's south and west. The scale of the disaster remains astounding, with millions already displaced. USAID-supplied plastic sheeting, enough to provide shelter for 7,800 families, has just arrived. Each of these families will also receive an emergency shelter package containing a 20-liter water container, blankets, rope, and a kitchen set. We are also keeping a close eye out on minimizing waterborne diseases, through educational campaigns as well as expanded water monitoring. Since late July, USAID has provided immediate assistance from the American people to the flood-affected people of Pakistan.No publisherportaladminNews: USAID NRMD Video Spotlight2010-08-20T16:05:38ZNoticiaREDD project design method gets boost from auditors http://www.rmportal.net/news/redd-project-design-method-gets-boost-from-auditors 08/13/10
From Reuters: A carbon accounting technique aimed at saving tropical forests has passed a key hurdle, strengthening chances it could underpin development of a potential multi-billion dollar market for forest carbon offsets.No publisherportaladminNews: USAID NRMD Portal News2010-08-19T16:01:13ZNoticiaVIDEO: Succeeding at SCALE®:A New Direction for Development http://www.rmportal.net/news/news-usaid-nrmd-video-spotlight/succeeding-at-scaleae-a-new-direction-for-development Across the world development practitioners are faced with a common challenge: how to scale up activities to reach thousands of women instead of dozens, tens of thousands of farmers instead of hundreds, and millions of babies instead of thousands? SCALE®, System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment, is a communications-driven management approach that results in greater impact at scale, creating social capital, strengthening governance, and increasing sustainable economic growth and livelihoods.
No publisherwebeditorFair UseSocial Change CommunicationNews: USAID NRMD Video SpotlightSCALE2010-08-20T05:11:05ZNoticiaPublic-Private Partnership to Improve Maize Harvests 30-50 percent http://www.rmportal.net/news/public-private-partnership-to-improve-maize-harvests-30-50-percent Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID; In-Kind Contributions From Partners No publisherportaladminNews: USAID NRMD Portal News2010-07-20T23:24:57ZNoticiaSuccess of USAID Project Attracts Women and Children’s Rights Activist http://www.rmportal.net/news/success-of-usaid-project-attracts-women-and-children2019s-rights-activist No publisherwebeditorNews: USAID NRMD Portal News2010-07-18T18:57:31ZNoticiaIn the Philippines, community members come together to aid ailing fish http://www.rmportal.net/news/news-usaid-rmp/in-the-philippines-community-members-come-together-to-aid-ailing-fish Conservation International ArticleNo publisherwebeditorNews: USAID NRMD Portal News2010-07-16T15:45:08ZNoticiaFreshwater Biodiversity Crisis in Brazil http://www.rmportal.net/news/freshwater-biodiversity-crisis-in-brazil Conservation International ArticleNo publisherwebeditorConservation InterationalNews: USAID NRMD Portal News2010-07-10T00:31:46ZNoticiaUSAID Works With Private Sector to Encourage Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts http://www.rmportal.net/news/news-usaid-rmp/usaid-works-with-private-sector-to-encourage-sea-turtle-conservation-efforts No publisherlandguestNews: USAID NRMD Portal News2010-07-16T16:09:31ZNoticiaVideo: Katoomba XVII Conference - June 2010 http://www.rmportal.net/news/news-usaid-nrmd-video-spotlight/katoomba-xvii-conference-june-2010 Opening Address - Katoomba XVII Conference in VietnamNo publisherUSAIDNews: USAID NRMD Video Spotlight2010-07-01T15:04:44ZNoticiaVideo and other content from Southeast Asia Katoomba XVII in Hanoi 6/23-24 http://www.rmportal.net/news/katoomba-meeting-xvii-hanoi-vietnam Resources from Katoomba Meeting XVII, Taking the Lead: Payments for Ecosystem Services in Southeast Asia.
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No publisherDr. Erika Marin-Spiotta, University of WisconsinUSAIDBio-forestry Seminar documentsBiodiversityHabitat lossSoil CarbonNews: USAID NRMD Video SpotlightReforestationREDDTropical Land Use2010-07-07T05:26:00ZNoticia