1. IFPRI Training Material
   Quantitative Multi-Sector Policy Analysis. Reading Materials. IFPRI/Bunda College of Agriculture. 2000.

2. Human Rights Approach to Poverty Reduction Strategies: Draft Guidelines
   The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) has published the Human Rights Approach to Poverty Reduction Strategies: Draft Guidelines. To view the online document, visit www.unhchr.ch/pdf/povertyfinal.pdf.

3. Women and International Development Program
   The Women and International Development Program at Michigan State University (MSU_WID) published a bulletin with information on conferences, job postings, new online resources, articles, book reviews, and more in the area of gender and development. To view the full text of the bulletin, visit http://www.isp.msu.edu/wid, which is under the "publications" category.

4. Gender and Natural Resources Management (NRM)
   The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) has published its web special on Gender and Natural Resources Management (NRM) in conjunction with "Natural Resources Management and Gender," the 6th book in the Gender, Society, and Development series. The web pages include case studies written by practitioners and experts; selected bibliography (recent references of printed and online full text publications retrieved from the catalogue of Royal Tropical Institute Library and the Internet); tools and methods (practical instruments, manuals, guides); links to relevant organizations and websites; and news and events. For more information, visit http://www.kit.nl/specials/html/gn_gender_and_nrm_home.asp.

5. Report on Economic Development in Africa
   This United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published Economic Development in Africa, a report that examines and critiques the current approach to reducing poverty in Africa. The report has been published in six official United Nations languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. To view the document in English, visit http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/tdr02ove.en.pdf.

6. Ethiopia Food Security website
   The Ethiopia Food Security website, funded and facilitated by the European Commission (EC), has been launched with information on donor-assisted food security projects in Ethiopia. It accepts notice of news and events, documents, or additions to the food security projects database. For more information, visit http://www.ethiopiafoodsecurity.org/news.asp?newsid=35 or email efsu@telecom.net.et.

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Centre for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture
The Centre for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture (CASA), Delhi, India, is an independent, nongovernmental, nonprofit scientific organization. Its mission is to achieve goals of sustainable agriculture through income-enhancing, productivity-growth promoting, resource- conserving and environmentally friendly practices, technologies, and policies. CASA aims to facilitate operationalizing mechanisms through which the concerns and needs of farmers can be better articulated in developing and promoting the agenda for publicly funded agricultural research. CASA¹s objectives include reducing poverty and achieving food security; generating and extending technologies and policies for sustainable agriculture; improving the opportunities and capacities for sustainable agricultural research, education, and extension; sensitizing and educating key functionaries and decisionmakers about sustainable agriculture; and related public policy issues. For more information, visit http://www.agricasa.org/index.htm.

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Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa
The Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa (NESDA) is an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) whose secretariat is based in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. NESDA is a resource for and forum of African experts in the management of environmental and natural resources. Its mission is to help African societies achieve environmentally sustainable development and to contribute to the reinforcement of African capacities, human resources, and institutions in environmental planning. The network enjoys the material and intellectual support of the African Development Bank, the Norwegian and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Trust Funds, through the World Bank and other bilateral donors. Member include experts in environmental and natural resources management from 30 African countries. NESDA¹s activities are demand-driven and directed at national governments and institutions, professional and academic institutions, and individuals engaged in environment and natural resources management as well as subregional institutions involved in promoting sustainable development. It has been active in Benin, Bostwana, Cameroon, Cote d'lvoire, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Tanzania, and Uganda. For more information, visit http://www.rri.org/nesda/default.htm.

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• The Overseas Development Group (ODG), United Kingdom is offering the following courses:
  Contact: Jane Donaldson
  Training Manager
  Overseas Development Group
  University of East Anglia
  Norwich NR4 7TJ
  United Kingdom
  Phone: +44-1603-592340
  Fax: +44-1603-591170
  Email: odg.train@uea.ac.uk
  • Title: Land Degradation and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: Field Assessment
    Location: Norwich, United Kingdom, and Murcia, Spain
    Date: April 28 - May 12, 2003
    Duration: Two weeks plus optional week
    Fees: £2,900 and £1,300 (for optional week)
    Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_landdeg.html

  • Title: Gender Mainstreaming: Practical Skills and Critical Analysis
    Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
    Date: July 7 - August 1, 2003
    Fees: £4,200
    Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_gender.html

  • Title: Gender Mainstreaming: Training the Trainer
    Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
    Date: August 4 - 8, 2003
    Fees: £1,500
    Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_gender.html

  • Title: Livelihoods Analysis for Poverty Reduction
    Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
    Date: June 30 - July 18, 2003
    Fees: £3,100
    Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_livelihoods.html

  • Title: Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Activities
    Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
    Date: August 4 - 29, 2003
    Fees: £4,200
    Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_m_and_e.html

  • Title: Social Analysis for Natural Resource Research, Extension, and Development Workers
    Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
    Date: August 4 - 29, 2003
    Fees: £3,700
    Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_social.html

  • Title: Integrated Approaches to Climate Change Management
    Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
    Date: October 6 - 31, 2003
    Fees: £4,700
    Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_integrated.html

  • Title: Indicators for Sustainable Development
    Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
    Date: October 13 - 24, 2003
    Fees: £2,600
    Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_indicators.html

• Organization: International Centre for Development-Oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA), The Netherlands
  Title: Training in Interdisciplinary Teamwork for Participatory Rural Development
  Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
  Date: January 13 - July 24, 2003
  Contact: International Centre for Development-oriented Research in Agriculture
  Central Office and Anglophone Programme
  P.O. Box 88
  6700 AB Wageningen
  The Netherlands
  Phone: +31 317 422 938
  Fax: +31 317 427 046
  Email: icra@iac.agro.nl
  Web: http://www.icra-edu.org

• Organization: University of Natal, South Africa
  Title: Food Security Programme
  Location: Scottsville, South Africa
  Date: January 20 - 31, 2003
  Fees: R 1,500
  Contact: Sheryl Hendriks
  Programme Director
  Food Security
  School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness
  University of Natal
  P Bag X01
  Scottsville 3209
  South Africa
  Phone: (27) (0) 33 2605726
  Fax: (27) (0) 33 2606270
  Email: hendriks@nu.ac.za
  Web: http://www.nu.ac.za/dep/foodsecurity

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• Organization: International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG), United States
  Title: Improving the Vitamin-A Status of Populations
  Location: Marrakech, Morocco
  Date: February 3 - 5, 2003
  For more information, visit http://inacg.ilsi.org/file/morocco%20inv.pdf

• Organization: International Nutritional Anemia Consultative Group (INACG), United States
  Title: Integrating Programs to Move Iron Deficiency and Anemia Control Forward
  Location: Marrakech, Morocco
  Date: February 6 - 7, 2003
  For more information, visit http://inacg.ilsi.org/file/morocco%20inv.pdf

• Organization: International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG), United States
  Title: Assessment of the Risk of Zinc Deficiency in Populations and Options for its Control
  Location: Marrakech, Morocco
  Date: February 7, 2003
  For more information, visit http://izincg.ucdavis.edu/conferences/default.html

• Organizations: International Economics and Finance Society-United Kingdom (IEFS-UK), United Kingdom and Centre for International Capital Markets of London at Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
  Title: Joint Annual Conference
  Location: London, United Kingdom
  Date: November 29 - 30, 2002
  Fees: £60 (for academics) and £20 (for students)
  For more information, email Dr. Christopher Tsoukis at c.tsoukis@londonmet.ac.uk

• Organization: Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG), Armenia
  Title: Armenia: Recent Economic Trends and Growth Prospects
  Location: Washington, DC, United States
  Date: January 25, 2003
  Deadline: December 1, 2002
  For more information, visit http://www.armpolicyresearch.org/SeminarSeries/UpcomingSeminars/index.htm

• Organization: Catholic University of Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Belgium
  Title: VIIIth Spring Meeting of Young Economists
  Location: Leuven, Belgium
  Date: April 3 - 5, 2003
  Deadline: December 1, 2003
  For more information, visit http://www.econ.kuleuven.ac.be/smye/Call.htm

• Organization: World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) at United Nations University (UNU), Finland
  Title: Inequality, Poverty, and Human Well-Being
  Location: Helsinki, Finland
  Date: May 30 - 31, 2003
  Deadline: December 31, 2002
  For more information, visit http://www.wider.unu.edu

• Organization: International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), France
  Title: 71st Annual Conference of the International Fertilizer Industry Association
  Location: Philadelphia, United States
  Date: May 26 - 29, 2003
  For more information, visit http://www.fertilizer.org/ifa/annconf.asp or email ifa@fertilizer.org

• Organization: Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), United States
  Title: BIO 2003 Annual Convention
  Location: Washington, DC, United States
  Date: June 22 - 25, 2003
  For more information, visit http://www.bio.org/events/2003

• Organizations: The Institute of Development Studies at Massey University, New Zealand and the Development Studies Network, New Zealand
  Title: Contesting Development: Pathways to Better Practice
  Location: Aotearoa, New Zealand
  Date: December 5 - 7, 2002
  Deadline: December 5, 2002
  For more information, visit http://devnet.massey.ac.nz/Brochure2.pdf or email to devnet@massey.ac.nz

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• Organization: International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
  Title: International Research Awards Programme in Urban Agriculture
  Deadline: January 31, 2003
  Contact: AGROPOLIS
  International Graduate Research Awards in Urban Agriculture
  International Development Research Centre
  P.O. Box 8500
  Ottawa
  Ontario
  K1G 3H9
  Canada
  Phone: (613) 236-6163 Ext. 2040; Fax: (613) 567-7749
  Email: AGROPOLIS@idrc.ca
  Web: http://network.idrc.ca/ev.php?URL_ID=4714&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1036547553

• Organization: United Nations University’s World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), Finland
  Title: Internship Programme for Ph.D. Students
  Contact: United Nations University/World Institute for Development Economics Research
  Katajanokanlaituri 6B
  FIN-00160
  Helsinki
  Finland
  Phone: + 358-9-6159911; Fax: +358-9-61599333
  Email: intern@wider.unu.edu
  Web: http://www.wider.unu.edu/vacancies/vacancies.htm