Innovation for sustainable development : local case studies from Africa.
Africa faces sustainable development challenges in coming decades, but also significant opportunities. The period since the beginning of this new millennium has been one of the strongest economic performance on the continent. This volume aims to highlight many exciting innovations for sustainable de...
| Автор-организации: | United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
[New York] :
[United Nations],
[℗♭2008]
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=235034 |
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Innovation for sustainable development. |
Съдържание:
- Honey Care Africa Limited, Kenya: fighting poverty with honey
- Village of Andavadoaka, Madagascar: marine reserves for octopus
- Lufumbu Village water project, Tanzania: offsetting shortage in water infrastructure
- Restoring Kafue Flats, Zambia: preserving biodiversity through water management
- Bushbuck Ridge Project, South Africa: working for wetlands
- Cows to Kilowatts, Nigeria: turning waste into energy and fertiliser
- Microcare, Uganda: financing health through communities
- TRACnet, Rwanda: fighting pandemics through information technology
- Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone: building tourism on traditional knowledge
- Buhoma Village, Uganda: creating new trails in ecotourism.