Networks

Networks

Networks

Developed by Northumbria University, the Gender and Disaster Network is an educational project initiated by women and men interested in gender relations in disaster contexts. It emerged during the July 1997 Natural Hazards Research and Applications Center workshop in Denver, Colorado. Understanding that communication technology is not fully accessible and that there are many languages and contexts, this site intends to utilize the Internet in the support of a global network of researchers and practitioners. http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/geography_research/gdn/

The Sustainable Development Communications Network (SDCN) is a group of leading civil society organizations seeking to accelerate the implementation of sustainable development through broader, integrated information and communications about what is known. The network focuses its efforts on integrating Internet communications into broader communication strategies. http://www.sdcn.org/

The Global Learning Network (GLN) is a decentralised international partner network of individuals, centres of excellence, institutions and programmes interested in sharing knowledge and pooling resources for joint activities related to public-private partnerships at the local level. The Network provides partners with services which close the gap between practical experience and theoretical analysis through continuing learning from and exchange of best practices and lessons learned from concrete project implementation.

Small Island Water Information Network Commonwealth network for water sector professionals on small islands.

APN Network for Climate Extremes The APN Network for Climate Extremes is a group of scientists in the Asia Pacific region who are collaborating to enhance the capability of nations in the region to monitor and analyse trends and variations in extreme climate events.

Caribbean Disaster information Network (CARDIN), University of the West Indies. Case study funded by the UK Department of International Development (DFID) and generated as part of a research programme into Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sustainability factors,

stormCARIB. This website provides information, weather discussions and local reports regarding tropical systems threatening the Caribbean islands.

The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) is a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University. CIESIN works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in on-line data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment.

The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) offers the Ecological Information Network (EIN), an expertise database.

The Global Learning Network (GLN) is a decentralized network where knowledge and pooling resources for joint activities related to public-private partnerships at the local level are shared.

The Sustainable Development Communications Network (SDCN) is a group of civil society organizations seeking to accelerate the implementation of sustainable development through integrated information and communications.

The Island Gateway offers the Island Networking Database, a listing of researchers by region and topic.

The International Development Network (IDN) promotes sustainable and responsible development initiatives and projects by providing access to development related information and related resources to individuals, NGOs, Companies and Government Agencies. It provides also several water-related development links. You may send your link information so that it is added to IDN database.

nrm-changelinks.net aims to provide a practical resource for those who work with communities (in the wider sense of the term) to help them identify and adopt more sustainable natural resource management practices. The website provides an index that assists its visitors in navigating through the site without reading any further.

The National Councils for Sustainable Development (NCSDs): In 1997, the Earth Council organized national and regional consultations in preparation for the Rio+5 Forum, which laid the groundwork for the creation and active functioning of many NCSDs. Since then, the Earth Council NCSD Program has continued to catalyse dialogue amongst stakeholders in developing regions towards creation of NCSDs, facilitate capacity building and training with NCSDs, and facilitate closer linkages with UN agencies engaged in sustainable development as well as key NGO advocacies.

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