[Tech-forum] IFAD July-August 2008 releases

["Samii, Roxanna" <r.samii@ifad.org>]

IFAD July-August 2008 releases

 

President's corner

 

·         Question and answer by IPS news with President Båge on the occasion of the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness: Women do most, with least assistance

·         President Båge's article on climate change, Climate-L.org-Bulletin, 28 July 2008

·         Supporting smallholders is crucial to food security, Financial Times, 7 July 2008

·         Watch live interview with President Båge by BBC World News on soaring food prices on the occasion of G8 summit

 

 

New publications

·         2007 Annual Report - Arabic | English | French | Spanish

·         The difference we make - Arabic | English | French | Spanish | Italian

·         Managing for development results (MfDR) at IFAD - English | visit subsite

·         Asia and the Pacific occasional papers series: Number 6 - Assessment of likely impacts of avian influenza on rural poverty reduction in Asia: Responses, impacts and recommendations for IFAD strategy

·         Vision. Action. Impact - IFAD’s Action Plan to improve its development effectiveness - Arabic | English | French | Spanish

 

Rural Poverty Portal

New country pages:

·         El Salvador

·         Mexico

 

 

Stories from the field

·         Tailor-made: farmer-friendly financial services transform lives in northern Bangladesh

·         In Argentina, cooperatives show there is strength in numbers

·         Empowering farmers in Tanzania through the warehouse receipt system

·         Conserving water, boosting incomes in Jordan’s Yarmouk valley

 

 

Operations

• Planned project activities
• Africa - Western and Central
• Africa - Eastern and Southern
• Asia and the Pacific
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• Near East and North Africa

 

Events and lectures at IFAD

·         July: ECOSOC High level segment annual ministerial review

·         8-9 July: Third session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's resources

 

Electronic newsletters

·         Rural echoes in Near East and North Africa – issue number 5: English | Arabic

·         Making a difference in Asia and the Pacific - issue number 22: August 2008  -  Islands

·         Progress in Eastern and Southern Africa – issue number 8: June 2008: English

 

 

Evaluation

·         Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Dir Area Support Project Completion report - July 2008
Executive summary | Agreement at completion point | Full document

·         Belize: Community-initiated Agriculture and Resource Management Project (CARD) - July 2008
Executive summary | Agreement at completion point | Full document

·         The Community-initiated Agriculture and Resource Management Project | PDF – Evaluation Profile issue # 52 - July 2008

·         Remarkable impact. Will it last? Pakistan: Dir Area Support Project – Evaluation profile issue #53 - July 2008

 

Media

• Check out the latest press releases
• Read about IFAD in the international media

 

Job opportunities

 

·         Programme Officer - Women’s Access to Land and Resource Mobilisation - ILC - P3 - deadline: 1 October 2008

·         System Developer, Enterprise Solutions Team - Management Information System Division (FM) Finance and Administration Department (FAD) - P3 - deadline: 29 September 2008