Natural Pesticides - Chilli pepper

The insecticidal properties of chilli pepper are highest in the ripe fruit especially in the skin and seed. Chillis act as a stomach poison, antifeedant and repellent to a number of pests.

Faces of The Caribbean

John Gilmore

Few areas of the world contain as much diversity - cultural, political, social - as the Caribbean. With a history marked by conquest, slavery and superpower rivalry, the region has been the scene of naval battles, pirate attacks and guerrilla uprisings. Today, in an age of globalization, the Caribbe...

Success and Sustainability Indicators: A Tool to Assess Primary Collection Schemes. Case Study - Khulna, Bangladesh

Jenny Appleton

This study provides a number of indicators for use in assessing solid waste collection schemes. The approach integrates the perspectives of the different parties involved from the users to the contractors, the municipality to the NGO. It draws from a detailed case study of Khulna city in Bangladesh....

Theoretical Perspective on Gender and Development

Jane L. Parpart, Jane L Connelly, Patricia Barriteau

Theoretical Perspective on Gender and Development

Urban Public Transport and Sustainable Livelihoods for the Poor: A case study, Karachi, Pakistan

M Sohail

This book brings together the findings of a case study from Karachi, Pakistan. The aim of the project was to identify problems and possibilities in transport provision for poor urban settlements. The book takes the reader through the history of transport and the present situation in the city. A thor...

Writing for Change

Alan Barker

Writing for Change

Performance Monitoring of Micro-Contracts for the Procurement of Urban Infrastructure

M Sohail

This document presents the findings from Project R6857 Performance Monitoring of Infrastructure Procurement for Urban Low Income Communities carried out by the authors as part of the Knowledge and Research Programme, Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, Department for International Devel...

Armer les villes contre la faim

IDRC

Armer les villes contre la faim

Choix Cruciaux

Wolfgang H. Reinicke

Choix Cruciaux: Les Nations Unies, Les Reseaux, et LAvenir de la Gouvernance Mondiale

Linegalite des sexes et la révolution de linformation en Afrique

Eva M. Rathgeber

Linegalite des sexes et la révolution de linformation en Afrique