About the Book
Table of Contents:
Foreword, Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General Ministerial Briefings Promoting good governance in the Commonwealth: political will matters, Dr Roger Koranteng, Advisor, Governance and Institutional Development Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Peace-building and conflict resolution in the Commonwealth, Amitav Banerji, Director, Political Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Building the good society: the role of human rights, Dr Purna Sen, Head, Human Rights Unit, Commonwealth Secretariat Public diplomacy in the age of virtual networks Eduardo del Buey, Director, Communications and Public Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Local government in the Commonwealth - diversity in full bloom, Dr Munawwar Alam, Adviser, Governance and Institutional Development Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Local government: a process of evolution and learning, Special Feature from Free State Province, South Africa Alternative Service Delivery revisited, John Wilkins, Head of Thematic Programmes Group, Governance and Institutional Development Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Better governance through better taxes - and how to make it happen, Max Everest-Phillips, Director, Governance and Institutional Development Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Economic Growth & Investment The Commonwealth: platform for promoting prosperity, Lord David Howell, UK Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Public-private partnerships as a driver of growth, HK Yong, Adviser (PPP), Governance and Institutional Development Division, Commonwealth Secretariat The ongoing sovereign debt crisis underlines the need to broaden the scope of debt management co-ordination, Arindam Roy, Head, Debt Management Section, Special Advisory Services Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Poverty reduction: assessing progress in the last decade, Jaime Saavedra-Chanduvi, Acting Director, and Maria Gabriela Inchauste Comboni, Senior Economist, Poverty Reduction and Equity Group, the World Bank Using South-South trade as the catalyst for export-led growth, Xavier Cirera, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies The new aid architecture - an opportunity for the gender agenda, Chaitali Chattopadhyay, Planning Officer, Strategic Planning and Evaluation Division, Commonwealth Secretariat MDGs in 2011: funding mechanisms, Professor Jeffrey D Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University Freedom from poverty in five years: MDG achievement in Commonwealth countries of Asia and the Pacific, Dr Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice-President, Asian Development Bank Tourism in the global development agenda, Zoritsa Urosevic, Head, Institutional and Corporate Relations Programme, World Tourism Organization Economic measures and employment in KwaZulu-Natal, Special Feature from Kwazulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism, South Africa Heritage, tourism and community development, Dr Simon Woodward, Senior Research Fellow, the International Centre for Responsible Tourism Natural Resources & Renewable Energy Energy for all: delivering universal access, Dr Kandeh Yumkella, Director-General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization Off-grid renewable energy: an immediate solution to energy poverty, Simon Rolland, Secretary General, Alliance for Rural Electrification Women and energy access: impact on sustainable development and livelihoods, Eleanor Blomstrom, Program Coordinator, Women's Environment and Development Organization, and Gail Karlsson, Policy Advisor, ENERGIA, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy Quitting carbon: why the Maldives is going carbon neutral, Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Republic of Maldives Climate change, biodiversity loss, water stress - the case for sustainable agriculture, Professor Robert Watson, Chief Scientific Adviser, UK government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and, Strategic Director, Tyndall Centre, University of East Anglia Agribusiness: Africa's way out of poverty, Patrick Kormawa, Senior Expert in Agribusiness Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization Biofuels and food security, Shenggen Fan, Director General, and Tolulope Olofinbiyi, Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute Forest and species conservation must address human poverty to be effective, Dr Jane Goodall DBE, Founder, The Jane Goodall Institute, and UN Messenger of Peace Freshwater ecosystems: providing essential services for people, Tracy A Farrell, Senior Director, Michael P Totten, Chief Advisor for Climate, Energy and Green Technologies and Lina Barrera, Director of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Policy, Conservation International Infrastructure & The Built Environment Infrastructure for growth in Africa, Dr Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank Group The infrastructure sector in Rwanda, Special Feature from Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda Sustainable post-crisis infrastructure: a crucial piece of the development puzzle, Jan Mattsson, Executive Director, UNOPS Challenges and opportunities in urban slums: basic service delivery, Simon Trace, CEO, Practical Action The Role of the Federation of Construction Industry in Nigeria, Special Feature from Federation of Construction Industry, Nigeria Construction prospects for Africa in a global context, Graham Robinson, Director, Global Construction Perspectives Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Special Feature from Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria Advancing towards production of gold and aggregates in West Africa, Special Feature from Marine Mining Corporation, West Africa Keeping cities moving: transport in a rapidly urbanising world, Walter Hook, Executive Director, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy International transport, trade and climate change, Joachim Monkelbaan, Global Platform Programme Officer, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Gateway to the world, Special Feature from Nigerian Ports Authority Information & Communication Technologies Commonwealth Connects - connecting people and partnerships across the Commonwealth, Richard Simpson, Project Executive, Commonwealth Connects, Commonwealth Secretariat ICT, education, and the knowledge society, Dr Jyrki Pulkkinen, CEO, GESCI ICTs and disability in the Commonwealth, Tim Unwin, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, and Chair, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK Education & Training Back to school? The compelling case for investment in education, Alex Kent, Campaigns and Communications Co-ordinator, Global Campaign for Education Educating girls: one of the most effective ways to address poverty, Erin Ganju, Co-Founder and CEO, Room to Read Education in emergencies: life-saving, life-sustaining, conflict-mitigating, Dr Lori Heninger, Director, Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies Creating a national education system, Special Feature from The Northern Cape Department of Education, South Africa Universities in the Commonwealth - a largely untapped resource, Professor John Wood, Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities Today's challenges in the Nigerian University System, Special Feature from The National Universities Commission, Nigeria The role of universities in the brain race, Lesley Wilson, Secretary General, the European University Association Meeting the growing demand for teacher education, Sir John Daniel, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning The role of teaching councils in the promotion of international professionalism in teaching, Special Feature from Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria Old dogmas and new tricks: teacher collaboration versus magic bullets and killer apps, Dr Fred Mednick, Founder, Teachers Without Borders Health & Welfare The silent epidemic of non-communicable diseases, Dr Sylvia J Anie, Director, Social Transformations Programmes Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Physical education for health: reducing the human and economic costs of childhood obesity, Professor Margaret Talbot, President of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education Challenges and opportunities in the Commonwealth in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Dr Alvaro Bermejo, Executive Director and Christine Stegling, Associate Director and Senior Advisor on Human Rights, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance Nigeria's Strategic Health Development Plan: ownership, alignment and accountability, Special Feature from The Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria Water and sanitation: at the heart of women's health and empowerment, Barbara Frost, Chief Executive, WaterAid Innovation and integration to improve the world's family health, Geoffrey Dennis, Chief Executive and Howard Mollett, Policy Advisor, CARE International Vaccines for all, Patrick Watt, Director of Policy and Research, Save the Children Commonwealth Governments and Ministries Alphabetical listing of Commonwealth governments and ministries, including names and contact details Advertisers Index
