"This reader is envisioned as a resource for policy-makers and project planners, providing an overview of Environmental Communication as a management tool for initiatives geared towards environmental sustainability. The authors hope that their articles will convincingly show why and how Environmenta
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l Communication should become an integral component of policies and projects, and thereby help ensure that adequate human and financial resources are allocated to this end. The idea for this book was born at an international workshop on "Communicating the Environment" organized by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) in Bonn, Germany in late 1996." (Preface, page 5)
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"This book aims to assist private and state publishers, and NGO publishers operating within young market economies, in understanding how better to handle the financial management of their organizations during a period of rapid change; to develop stronger, larger, more profitable, more valuable organ
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izations; to grasp new opportunities rather than leave entre-preneurs outside the industry to take the initiative for developments and change. The book will discuss the financial management techniques employed by book publishers and by other industries in developed economies. The purpose of this is to illustrate the financial management techniques that may be appropriate and necessary for publishers in the future, and in order to contrast the financial management techniques required in young economies." (Chapter 1: Introduction)
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"This manual provides an overview of communications with a special emphasis on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. It is part of a broader effort to encourage deeper involvement in action around HIV/AIDS and to create effective, long-term solutions to the epidemic." (Preface)
"Instead of telling you what to do at your station, this handbook will give you guidelines about the things you should be thinking of and at what stage of the setting up or operation of the station." (Introduction)
"Ce manuel, adressé à toutes les composantes du secteur des médias (organes et entreprises de presse, associations, syndicats, journalistes ou techniciens), recense les organismes (coopérations bilatérales, multilatérales, fondations) venant en appui au secteur des médias africains sur le pla
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n financier, matériel ou méthodologique. Des fiches synthétiques présentent les axes privilégiés de travail de chacun des organismes, et des interviews de leurs principaux responsables mettent en perspective leurs actions. Enfin, un chapitre est consacré au point de vue sur l'aide à la presse de plusieurs journalistes et hommes de médias africains." (Dos de couverture)
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"The first version of this Source Book (now translated into over 20 languages) argued the case for a “National Integrity System”, an holistic approach to transparency and accountability and embracing a range of accountability “pillars”, democratic, judicial, media and civil society. The expr
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ession has since passed into common usage in development circles, and the argument for an holistic approach to anti-corruption efforts has similarly achieved a widespread consensus. But anti-corruption success stories remain largely elusive. In part the answers will lie with civil society. If activists remain active, inventive, determined and decisive, the issue can be kept at the forefront of national and international attention even after the battle may appear to have been won. For the potentially corrupt will always be with us, and even those whose National Integrity Systems seem to be in reasonably good shape can find themselves grappling with the unexpected as the determined exploit whatever gaps they can find. The fight against corruption is not wholly a moral one, in the sense that it is a struggle against the intrinsic “evil” of corruption. Certainly there is a moral element – one which cuts across all major religions and societies throughout the world – but the compelling reason for the struggle is the suffering and deprivation corruption brings to whole societies, and to the world’s most poor. It is concern for the latter, rather than a distaste for the corrupt and their deeds, that rightly drives the global movement against corruption." (Page 2)
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"In the project design and management (PDM) workshop, Volunteers and their Counterparts learn how to involve the community members in moving from their analysis to planning and implementing projects that meet their desires and needs. Some general goals of the PDM workshop for the Peace Corps include
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: 1. To reinforce the philosophy of community participation, and provide additional methodologies for involving community members in designing and implementing their own projects; 2. To enhance the Peace Corps Volunteers’ outreach capabilities; 3. To build host country national community development skills and strengthen the relationship between Volunteer and Counterpart." (Pages 1-2)
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