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GDRC | The Global Development Research Center
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THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. NGOs and the Civil Society. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. Sustainability Dashboard: Keeping Track of the SDGs. Interlinkages between Environment and Disasters. The Sustainable Tourism Gateway. NGO Toolbox: How to start a Non-Governmental Organization. Infopac on 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Heritage Strategies: Understanding the Justifications and Implications.
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GDRC: The Technology Management Programme
http://www.gdrc.org/techtran/index.html
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. NGOs and the Civil Society. Do we do with technologies, both hard and soft? Where does it fit in the sustainability framework at the local level? Technology Management" is actually a structural process of learning. The key components of management can be identified as knowledge derived from real-world experience together with human expertise capable of transforming that knowledge into action. 9632; ...
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GDRC | The Urban Governance Programme
http://www.gdrc.org/u-gov/index.html
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. NGOs and the Civil Society. Is needed for good governance at the local level - considering that most problems, conflicts and risks have a strong local dimension? The objective of this programme is to explore the attributes of governance systems that wull help us manage our cities better, and better face the challenges of fast growing cities. Highlights of GDRC Research. Concept Note Series E-045.
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GDRC | The World Wide Web Virtual Library on Microcredit and Microfinance
http://www.gdrc.org/icm
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. NGOs and the Civil Society. Is microfinance and microcredit? Does it really help the poor out of poverty? What do we need to do? He Virtual Library on Microcredit is a repository of information on issues related to microfinance and microcredit, including alternative, non-conventional and informal financial systems. 9632; Inspiring Ideas in Microcredit. 9632; Improving Credit Access for Women. 9632; ...
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GDRC | Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Development Programme
http://www.gdrc.org/icts/index.html
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. NGOs and the Civil Society. Is it that ICTs can enable in achieving larger sustainable development goals? How can access to ICTs be increased? Documents and Case Studies. Use of Internet for Citizen's Participation. Policy Analysis Series E-079. Packaging Knowledge: An Information Continuum. Policy Analysis Series E-080. 149; Gender and ICTs. 149; Other programmes under GDRC's Information Sphere.
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GDRC | The Knowledge Management Programme
http://www.gdrc.org/kmgmt/index.html
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. NGOs and the Civil Society. Does management of knowledge entail? Why is it important? Where do we start? Is the systematic leveraging of information and expertise to improve organizational and operational innovation, responsiveness, productivity and competency. 9632; What is knowledge management? Concept Note Series E-081. 9632; Accessing Information is not Acquiring Knowledge. GDRC and the W3Lib.
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GDRC | The Informal Sector Programme
http://www.gdrc.org/informal/index.html
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. NGOs and the Civil Society. Kinds of policies best foster the informal sector to mainstream, without loosing its inherent advantages? What is its role in poverty alleviation? Who should be doing what? What is the link to the formal sector? There are no easy answers! 9632; "Yes, but . " - Local Government Attitudes towards the Informal Sector. Policy Analysis Series E-067. Concept Note Series E-058.
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GDRC | The Sustainable Development Programme
http://www.gdrc.org/sustdev/index.html
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. NGOs and the Civil Society. Do we do with the sustainability concept, especially at the local level? What should we all be doing? The term 'Sustainable Development' has been used and misused in a variety of ways by different groups and entities - that there is a constant need to rethink its basic meaning, and adopt it to different situations and scales. [ more . Highlights of GDRC Research. There is...
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GDRC | The WWW Virtual Library on Urban Environmental Management
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/index.html
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands. Urban Heritage and Conservation. NGOs and the Civil Society. Can we do with urban environments, since they are starting points for most global environment problems (and solutions)? Why is it important? Guide to City Networks. Articles, reports and books. The Urban Thinking Cap. Glossaries, definitions and Indicators. Resources on the Internet. The Urban Environmental Diary. Full list of docs. And the Urban Arena. Currently, GDRC is...
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