Miriam Mannak (IPS)-Local communities in Southern Africa should be given a greater opportunity to participate in initiatives for the management and conservation of natural resources such as water. This was one of the main conclusions of the third Zambezi Basinwide Stakeholders Forum, held recently in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
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Over forty members of African and European Parliaments have today (Friday) expressed ‘surprise and disappointment’ that the crisis in Darfur is not on the agenda for the EU-Africa Summit that begins in Lisbon this weekend.
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Convened on July 18, 2007, in South Africa by Nelson Mandela, Graça Machel, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The Elders include 10 other world leaders who have joined together to confront seemingly intractable crises and to share their wisdom on global challenges.
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Nelson Alusala (ISS)-The recent conference on human security and the state of research and practice on arms control and armed violence reduction in Africa, held in Cape Town from 26 to 28 November underscored the increasing need to link research and policy in Africa, especially in the field of human security. The conference brought together experts and researchers from across the world, all with experience in Africa, to examine Africa’s research capability in the context of increasing global security challenges. At the conclusion of the conference the clear to African policy makers was: "Ignore research at your own peril, since a society that does not understand itself does not care about its future!"
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