*PRGA Newsletter issue No. 22 June 2007
PRGA Program Moves into Action on New Strategy
CALI, COLOMBIA — Following up on its recent positive external review and having developed its new strategic platform, the CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation (PRGA Program) is gearing up for the launch of its third phase.
Mainstreaming Gender Analysis in the Research Process in CIP
Agricultural research organizations have not yet integrated gender as one of the key elements to harness the diversity of experiences and capabilities of target communities' in problem diagnosis, technology development and dissemination. In line with this, the International Potato Center (CIP) has established a Gender and Diversity Committee through the Gender and Diversity Program and initiated the drafting of guidelines for ensuring gender responsiveness in her institutional set up and research through the Urban Harvest program with the support of the CGIAR Systemwide PRGA Program.
Food Security in South Asia: Enhancing Community Capacity to Generate Knowledge and Influence Policy
This project seeks to improve food security and social stability by enhancing the capacity of communities to generate knowledge on biodiversity-based production systems and influence food policy. It builds on a research process initiated by the IDRC Using Agricultural Diversity Research Award Program and the policy advocacy work of non-governmental organizations in the South Asia Network for Food, Ecology and Culture.
The Third International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
The 3rd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2007 (ICEST2007) sponsored by the American Academy of Sciences will be held from August 6-9, 2007 in Houston, Texas, USA. The conference will host presentations on a wide range of environmental problems. Fifteen major topics with over 60 sessions are listed in the conference program.
Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being
This report provides a new approach to integrating spatial data on poverty and ecosystems in Kenya. It is endorsed by five Permanent Secretaries in Kenya and with a Foreword by Wangari Maathai (recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize).
Gender laws mean greater rights and protection for women
Last week's passage of a law outlawing domestic violence and establishing the rights of women when it comes to inheritance and the registration of customary marriages is an important step forward in improving the status of women -- particularly rural women -- and ensuring greater protection for women and girls against violence in the home and community across Sierra Leone.
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