Tag: Climate change
CRS Climate Change Directions
CRS has finalized the internal working paper “Climate Change and the Call to Global Solidarity,” which will form the basis of the agency’s response to climate change going forward. A 4–6 pp. summary, including definitions and case studies from CRS’s work to cate plus an action plan of future activities, will be released in August.
America edges closer to landmark bill on climate change
Pressure from the Obama administration helped the Waxman-Markey climate change bill pass the U.S. House of Representatives. But it was a narrow victory, and the legislation faces a stiff test in the Senate. Democrats aims to pass the bill before the 4th of July recess, but it is getting a bruising and targets are being eroded.
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- Identifying Market Opportunities
Provides a simple and systematic participatory method for gathering market information to identify products and services for agroenterprise development.
Agua y Conflicto
Una marco conceptual y práctica para los que aplican el desarrollo de agua, los que construyen la paz desde la sociedad civil y los defensores de los derechos humanos en
Education and IHD
A manual to help CRS country programs and partner organizations use the IHD framework to assess and improve education programming.
News from CRS.org
- What We're Praying for This Week
3 Jan 2010, 6:01 amFind out how you can help change the world in less than five minutes. - Helping Pakistan's Most Vulnerable
2 Jan 2010, 3:01 pmSee CRS staff as they climb mountains and reach remote areas to help the needy. - 2009: A Year in Photos
1 Jan 2010, 7:01 am2009 may well be remembered by CRS supporters and beneficiaries as a year of blessings in the face of a global financial crisis. - If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation
31 Dec 2009, 4:12 pmExcerpts from Pope's 2010 message for the World Day of Peace - Nigerien Farmers' New Menace: El Ni�o
29 Dec 2009, 3:12 pmFind out how a little concrete and a fence spares nomadic farmers a desperate search for water during a disappointing rainy season.