About the Book
Table of Contents:
Introduction Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-GeneralMinisterial BriefingsA* Progress Summary of the MDGs: Update for Ministers Professor Jeffrey D Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia UniversityA* The Cabinet System: How it Works in the Commonwealth Syed Sharfuddin, Former Special Adviser for Political Affairs, Commonwealth SecretariatA* Local Government in the Commonwealth Dr Munawwar Alam, Adviser, Governance and Institutional Development Division, Commonwealth SecretariatA* Public Sector Accountability Dr Munawwar Alam, Adviser, Governance and Institutional Development Division, Commonwealth SecretariatA* Integrated Service Delivery John Wilkins, Adviser, Public Sector Management, Governance and Institutional Development Division, Commonwealth SecretariatA* Promoting Good Governance in Public-Private Partnerships Geoffrey Hamilton, Chief, Cooperation and Partnerships Section, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)A* Environmental Responsibility Vasantt K Jogoo, Adviser & Head, Small States, Economic Affairs Division, Commonwealth SecretariatA* The Challenge of Gender Mainstreaming: From Commitment to Action Sarojini Ganju Thakur, Head of the Gender Section at the Commonwealth SecretariatA* Bridging the Digital Divide for Networked Governments Tony Ming, ICT Adviser, Governance and Institutional Development Division, Commonwealth SecretariatGovernment PrioritiesA* Trade and the Millennium Development Goals Edwin Laurent, Head of International Trade and Regional Cooperation, Commonwealth SecretariatA* Is Micro-credit the World's Most Powerful Weapon against Poverty? Sam Daley-Harris, Founder, Microcredit Summit Campaign and RESULTSA* Unleashing Entrepreneurship: Making Business Work for the Poor Sahba Sobhani, Programme Manager, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Growing Inclusive Markets InitiativeA* Maintaining Debt Sustainability in the Aftermath of Debt Relief Alberto Espejo, Senior Economist, Policy Development and Review Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)A* A Natural Disaster Insurance Programme Robert Lyle, Founder Director of the Commonwealth Disaster Management Agency Ltd and Vice-President of the Overseas Territories British Red Cross Society, and Sir Humphrey Maud, Chairman of the Commonwealth Disaster Management Agency Ltd and former Deputy Secretary-General of the CommonwealthA* Coping with Climate Change: How the Ecological Effects are Transmitted to the Poor Kemal Dervis, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)A* Power to Empower Akanksha Chaurey, Associate Director, Distributed Generation Energy Environment Technology Division, TERIA* Sustainable Bioenergy in Africa: Issues and Possibilities Mersie Ejigu, President & CEO Partnership for African Environmental Sustainability (PAES), and Senior Fellow, Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability (FESS)A* Jamaica's Climate Change Agenda: The Way Forward Clifford Mahlung, Meteorologist, National Meteorological ServiceA* A Means to an End: Transport and the Millennium Development Goals Kate Czuczman, Editor and Communication Coordinator, International Forum for Rural Transport and DevelopmentA* Cars in the Commonwealth: Reducing the Climate Impact of Passenger Transport Karen Anderton, Mark Kenber and Lauren Willoughby, The Climate GroupA* Safe Roads Require Sustainable Financing: Global and Commonwealth Records on Road Safety Sibylle Rupprecht, Director General, International Road Federation A* Canadian Ports: Opportunities and Challenges Dr Michael C Ircha, Senior Advisor, Association of Canadian Port AuthoritiesA* A Sustainable Vision for the Aviation Industry Philippe Rochat, Director, Aviation Environment, International Air Transport AssociationA* Lowering Infrastructure and Other Barriers to Exports in the Commonwealth Chris Milner, Leverhulme Globalisation and Economic Policy Research Centre, University of NottinghamA* Sustaining Tourism in the Caribbean: Adaptation and Mitigation for Climate Change Mareba Marissia Scott, Head of Sustainable Tourism Development, Caribbean Tourism OrganizationA* Tourism and the Double Challenge of Climate Change and Poverty Reduction Francesco Frangialli, Secretary-General, UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)A* Resolving Food Crises Today and Tomorrow Jacques Diouf, Director-General, UN Food and Agriculture (UNFAO)A* Livestock and Livelihoods: The Need for Institutional Support for African Successes Andy Catley, Feinstein International Center, Tufts UniversityA* Unheard Voices: The Case for Supporting Marginal Farmers John Madley, Independent Writer and BroadcasterA* Education and Development in a Global Era: Strategies for 'Successful Globalisation' Angela W Little, Professor of Education and Andy Green, Professor of Comparative Social Science, the Institute of Education, LondonA* What Kind of Higher Education for Africa? Mamadou Ndoye, Executive Secretary, Association for the Development of Education in AfricaA* Higher Education Partnerships: Building Human and Institutional Capacity Ann Perrelli, Strategic Communications Manager, Higher Education for Development, USAA* Framework for Assessing and Evaluating the Commonwealth Secretariat's Training Programmes Jennifer Roberts, Evaluation Officer, Strategic Planning and Management Division, Commonwealth SecretariatA* Learning for Development: 20 Years of Progress in Open and Distance Learning Sir John Daniel, President and CEO of the Commonwealth of LearningA* Closing the Gender Gap in Schooling in the Commonwealth: Challenges and Strategies Dr Ramya Subrahmanian, Social Policy Specialist, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) India A* The Impact of HIV and AIDS on Teachers Dennis Sinyolo, Education and Employment Coordinator, Education InternationalA* Sexual and Reproductive Health Challenges Facing Young People: Lessons from India Chireen J Jejeebhoy, Senior Associate, Population Council, New Dehli; KG Santhya, Senior Programme Officer, Population Council, New Dehli; Lea Hegg, Independent Consultant, Reproductive Health; and Rajib Acharya, Senior Programme Officer, Population Council, New DehliA* Low Cost eHealth Applications for Commonwealth Countries Professor S Yunkap Kwankam, Coordinator eHealth, World Health OrganisationA* Stopping Women Dying During Childbirth: How Are Commonwealth Countries Doing? Oona M R Campbell, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Wendy J Graham, University of AberdeenA* Mobile Phones and Commonwealth Development: Understanding the Implications of Rapid Diffusion Abi Jagun, Research Fellow in the Department of Management Science at the University of Strathclyde Business School, and Richard Heeks, Professor of Development Informatics at the University for Development Policy and Management, University of ManchesterA* ICT for Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific Region Daniel Stauffacher, Chairman and Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor, ICT4Peace FoundationA* Development in the New Media Landscape Mirta Lourenco, Chief of Media Capacity-Building, United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)A* Harnessing the Power of Sport: The MDG Challenge Sue Campbell CBE, Chair of the Commonwealth Advisory Body of Sport, and UK SportA* Youth and Peace-building: Coherence between Declaration and Action Pregs Govender, former Trade Unionist and PoliticianA* Commonwealth Museums: Relics of the Past or Tools for the Future? Lois Irvine, Secretary General, the Commonwealth Association of MuseumsA* This is Where I Live Lauren Stewart, Durban Girls' College, South AfricaCommonwealth Governments and MinistriesA* Alphabetical Listing of Commonwealth Governments and Ministries, Including Names and Contact Details
