Top environment and development stories and issues about Africa or affecting African people In this issue we highlight : Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Environmental Pollution and Health, Water and Sanitation, Politics and Governance. We did not find any interesting and credible story or analysis on economic development, corruption, democratisation, human rights and rule of law, education, and poverty reduction in Africa. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Sustainable Development UN expert: Sustainable development requires ‘checks and balances’ With UN Millennium Development Goals set to expire in 2015, plans for a successor programme were under debate in Berlin last week. Negotiations are far from conclusion, but it is already clear that democracy and the rule of law are crucial points for sustain...
