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Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The ALMA-RO Association was founded in August 2001, as the initiative of a group of experts in public administration, sustainable development, and conflict resolution. Its activities are geared toward the promotion of sustainable development and increased involvement in the elaboration, implementation, and monitoring of public policy.
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Subject: Indigenous peoples, Climate change, Sustainable development , Environmental conditions
Group: Russia, East Europe, and Eurasia
Creator: ALMA-RO Association
Publisher: ALMA-RO Association
Coverage: Romania
Tag: Environmental policy, Energy, Climate change mitigation, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, European Union
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD) is a multi-discipline organization concerned with water resource management in communities located in South Africa’s Lowveld region. Since AWARD’s establishment in 1998, this organization has piloted a number of programmes on the rehabilitation of wetland environments in the Lowveld river systems, water security, and improved water management. These integrated programmes are designed to improve the environment’s resiliency for continued, sustainable use by underserved communities.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental protection, Conservation, Water
Group: Africa
Creator: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD)
Publisher: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: River pollution, Research and technology, Africa, Water supply, Rural communities, Africa
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) is headquartered in the capital city Accra, but also has coordinators for Ghana’s northern, middle and southern zones in order to serve a nationwide constituency. CONIWAS is an umbrella organization of NGOs and CSOs in water and sanitation and a key player in the water and sanitation sector that acts to influence policies, promote access to portable water as well as sustainable programs in water supply, sanitation and hygiene in vulnerable, underserved communities.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS)
Publisher: Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Environmental policy, Africa, Water supply, Ghana
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC) is a Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, established jointly by the Ministry and the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation. CPREEC strives to increase awareness and knowledge of key target groups (school children, local communities, woman etc.) about the various aspects of environment.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental protection, India
Group: South Asia
Creator: C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre
Publisher: C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre
Language: English
Coverage: India
Tag: South Asia, Environmental education, India, Sustainable development
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: This organization promotes greater awareness in local communities in Turkey and Iraq about the threats to the Tigris River, and helps call global attention to its one-of-a-kind ecology.
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Subject: Pollution, Sustainable development , Environmental education, Prevention
Group: Middle East & North Africa
Creator: مدونة البيئه العراقية
Publisher: مدونة البيئه العراقية
Language: Arabic
Tag: Africa, River pollution, Environmental media, Turkey, Iraq
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: FBOM was founded in 1990, in preparation for the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development - Rio 92. It brings together non-governmental organizations, professional organizations, and trade unions, focused on environmental and social issues. It works with the conviction that environmental and social issues are inseparable.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Public policy, Civil society
Group: Latin America & the Caribbean
Creator: Brazilian Forum of NGOs and Social Movements for the Environment and Development (FBOMS)
Publisher: Brazilian Forum of NGOs and Social Movements for the Environment and Development (FBOMS)
Language: Portuguese
Coverage: Brazil
Tag: Networking and coordinating, Environmental justice, Latin America & Caribbean
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The mission of Green Alternative is to protect the environment, biological and cultural heritage of Georgia through promoting economically sound and socially acceptable alternatives, establishing the principles of environmental and social justice, and upholding public access to information and decision-making processes.
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Subject: Biodiversity, Sustainable energy, Sustainable development
Group: Russia, East Europe, and Eurasia
Creator: Green Alternative
Publisher: Green Alternative
Language: English
Coverage: Georgia
Tag: Wildlife conservation, Waste management, Environmental policy, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Energy, Environmental advocacy, Transport, Climate change mitigation
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Mission4Water is a small-scale Christian non- governmental organization committed to providing communities and institutions such as primary schools throughout Uganda with wells for clean drinking water to help alleviate the labor intensive task of traveling long distances to fetch water and stop the spread of illnesses caused by unsafe water such as waterborne diseases like cholera, dysentery, and typhoid. This organization, operating from Rukungiri in Southwest Uganda, was formed by Mr. Sunday Geoffrey Augustus, a native Ugandan inspired by the U.S.A based Water4 Foundation’s inexpensive and sustainable well drilling programs.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Mission4Water
Publisher: Mission4Water
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Religious-affiliated, Research & technology, Africa, Water supply
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Fundación Neotrópica is a nonprofit Costa Rican organisation (NGO), dedicated since 1985 to promote activities that affect the economic and environmental assessment of natural resources and the fair and equitable sharing of environmental goods and services. The Fundación Neotrópica promotes social dialogue and self-management for conservation and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits generated by natural resources
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Subject: Sustainable development , Conservation
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Organisation of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP) is a non-governmental organization in Zimbabwe that works in three targeted districts: Tsholotsho, Hwange and Gwanda for more than three decades on projects, programs, and workshops in areas such as food security as well as water and sanitation. Food Security project encompass rainwater harvesting technologies and water management techniques for local farmers. Water and sanitation workshops include participatory health and hygiene education, and water testing to ensure water used by beneficiaries are free from bacteria and chemicals.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Organisation of Rural Associations For Progress (ORAP)
Publisher: Organisation of Rural Associations For Progress (ORAP)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Microfinancing, Food supply, Africa, Water supply, Environmental education, Rural communities, Zimbabwe
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Re.Generation is a non-profit environmental organization founded in 2009 that campaigns for limiting climate change effects, reducing the impact of human activities on the climate and the environment, and for developing the environmental activism in Romania. Re.Generation does not accept funds from companies, but relies on contributions from private individuals, independent foundation grants, and European funds. Since its inception, Re.Generation has mobilized people in non-violent direct action addressing nuclear energy, climate change, and gold mining. Re.Generation is also a member of the Environmental NGO Coalition and of the Save Rosia Montana Campaign.
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Subject: Environmental protection, Sustainable development , Romania
Group: Europe
Creator: Re.Generation
Publisher: Re.Generation
Language: Romanian
Coverage: Romania
Tag: Environmental activism, Antinuclear, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, European Union, Mining, Climate change mitigation, Southeastern Europe, Romania
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The principal objective of the Southern and Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SEARNET) is to create and promote a movement for rainwater harvesting and management as a sustainable alternative source to domestic and irrigation water in the face of scarcity coupled with an emphasis on using water for agricultural production. Programs by SEARNET are meant to enact the creating of green rainwater harvesting among members of NGOs and CSOs, and policymakers alike.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Southern and Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SEARNET)
Publisher: Southern and Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SEARNET)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Research & technology, Africa, Water supply, Environmental education
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI) is a non-governmental, environmental organization promoting sustainability and social justice. A member of the Friends of the Earth International network, it unites more than 450 NGO's throughout the archipelago. Organizes and provides advocacy on a wide range of issues including access to natural resources, indigenous rights, marginalization of communities, pollution, deforestation, climate change and biodiversity
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Subject: Civil rights, Biodiversity, Natural resources, Indigenous peoples, Pollution, Deforestation, Social advocacy, Environmental policy, Sustainable development
Group: South Asia
Creator: Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia
Publisher: Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Coverage: Indonesia
Tag: Disaster relief, South Asia, Wildlife conservation, Networking and coordinating, Environmental policy, Agriculture, Coasts and oceans, Woodlands, Water supply, Mining, Rural communities, Indigenous peoples, Indonesia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Water Trust (TWT) is a non-profit organization tasked with decreasing preventable diseases and poverty in targeted East African communities such as Masindi Village in Uganda by investing in improved and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure such as latrines, hand washing facilities, filters, and water collection systems.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: The Water Trust (TWT)
Publisher: The Water Trust (TWT)
Language: English
Tag: Youth & students, Africa, Water supply, Rural communities
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC) was established in 1993 to achieve sustainable conservation of natural resources, raise awareness and build capacities to contribute to the national efforts for better environmental management. Fundamental to AFDC_x0092_s mission is the pursuit of community-based conservation for the sustainable livelihoods of people. This comes from the idea that conservation will fail if local communities do not benefit from it. AFDC's objectives include: developing local communities while maintaining conservation and the sustainable management of forests and natural resources; capacity building and public awareness in fields and issues related to the environment and sustainable development; conducting and disseminating studies and research related to different environmental and sustainable development issues; lobbying for changes in environmental and sustainable development policies; encouraging youth involvement and participation in development practices including working towards the establishment of youth centers and hostels.
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Subject: Environmental education, Sustainable development
Group: Middle East & North Africa
Creator: Association for Forests, Development and Conservation
Publisher: Association for Forests, Development and Conservation
Coverage: Lebanon
Tag: Disaster relief, Wildlife conservation, Africa, Environmental policy, Ecotourism, Research & technology, Woodlands, Environmental education, Lebanon
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) is a not-for-profit regional non-governmental organization, grouping experts together with the civil society, business community and media, to promote prudent environmental policies and programmes across the Arab region. While it maintains its character as a non- governmental organization, AFED admits, in the capacity of observers, national, regional and international bodies working in the fields of environment and sustainable development. AFED aims to encourage Arab societies to protect the environment and use natural resources in a sensible manner resulting in sustainable development.
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Subject: Social advocacy, Education, Sustainable development
Group: Middle East & North Africa
Creator: Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
Publisher: Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
Coverage: Arab World
Tag: Networking and coordinating, Africa, Environmental policy, Corporate accountability, Environmental media, environmental sustainability
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: AfricaBio is an independent, non-profit biotechnology stakeholders association. Our key role is to provide accurate information and create awareness, understanding as well as knowledge on biotechnology and biosafety in South Africa and the African region.
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Subject: Biotechnology, Conservation, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: AfricaBio
Publisher: AfricaBio
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Corporate accountability, Agriculture, Research & technology, Africa, Environmental education
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW) is a nonprofit, non- governmental organization devoted to achieving maximum environmental soundness through educational awareness, ensuring the protection of the environment (water, air, forest, land, and wildlife), and preserving as well as conserving natural resources now on the brink of extinction. LEW provides education to Liberian residents and will collaborate with the nation's higher institutions of learning and community-based organizations, the business community, local and national governmental organizations, including International agencies and other NGOs for national projects
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Subject: Africa, Environmental protection, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW)
Publisher: Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW)
Language: English
Coverage: Liberia
Tag: Wildlife conservation, Networking and coordinating, Corporate accountability, Environmental advocacy, Africa, Environmental education, Animal rights & protection
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE) is a non-profit organization that works to improve the conditions of marginalized groups in Uganda, especially children and rural women farmers. ARUWE is a member of the National Association of Women organizations in Uganda (NAWOU) and is tasked with improving the livelihoods and welfare of women in terms of providing assistance and education on achieving economic empowerment, avoiding the transmission of HIV/AIDS, and attaining food security. This organization has an integrated program on health, water, sanitation and HIV/AIDS that focuses on health, hygiene, and sanitation as well as reproductive health.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Action for Rural Women's Empowerment
Publisher: Action for Rural Women's Empowerment
Language: English
Tag: HIV/AIDS, Food supply, Africa, Women's issues, Water supply, Rural communities, Uganda
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Koom Association for the Promotion of Women in Burkina Faso (AKAFEM/BF) is a Burkinabé non-profit organization that fights against the development challenges facing rural people, especially those in the most sensitive social fringe-women.
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Subject: Women, Africa, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Koom Association for the Promotion of Women in Burkina Faso (AKAFEM/BF)
Publisher: Koom Association for the Promotion of Women in Burkina Faso (AKAFEM/BF)
Language: French
Coverage: Burkina Faso
Tag: HIV/AIDS, Africa, Women's issues, Water supply, Rural communities
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The organization works toward sustainable development and to improve the quality of the tourism product and infrastructure in the country. Through its varied activities, it hopes to make Bulgaria a significant and intriguing destination for alternative tourism. It encourages the development of partnerships to make Bulgaria a better place for living and business.
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Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Both ENDS is based in Utrecht, Netherlands and works on sustainable solutions for environmental and poverty-related issues. They work on the exchange of knowledge between local organizations in developing countries to improve the environment and work to move these alternative ideas on to the agendas of decision-makers from more developed countries.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental policy
Group: Global
Creator: Both ENDS
Publisher: Both ENDS
Coverage: The Netherlands
Tag: Environmental policy, European Union, Agriculture, Water supply, Sustainable Development Goals, Netherlands
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Founded in 2010, the organization carries out activities in the public interest, such as promoting socially responsible practices and methods of sustainable development in society, the economy, and the environment. It also works to promote civic engagement and respect for democratic values. The CEDD's activities include informational campaigns, educational programs, and publication.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental policy
Group: Europe
Creator: Center for Sustainable Development Strategy (CEDD)
Publisher: Center for Sustainable Development Strategy (CEDD)
Language: Romanian
Coverage: Romania
Tag: Eastern Europe and Eurasia, European Union, Environmental justice, Environmental education, Environmental media
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: CEEPA aims to enhance the capacity of African researchers to conduct environmental economics and policy inquiry of relevance to African problems. It also aims to increase awareness among environmental and economic managers and policy makers of the role environmental economics plays in sustainable development.
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Subject: Environmental economics, Sustainable development , Environmental policy
Group: Africa
Creator: Center for Environmental economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA)
Publisher: Center for Environmental economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Environmental economics, Environmental policy, Africa, Sustainable development
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The non-profit Foundation for Environmental Protection and Research (ÇEVKOR) was founded in 1991 to provide an avenue for concerned young academics in Turkey to help protect the environment. ÇEVKOR publishes a free online quarterly scholarly journal, EKOLOJI (http://www.ekoloji.com.tr), as well as a popular journal, EKOLOJI MAGAZIN (http://www.ekolojimagazin.com/), featuring news about environmental and sustainability- related events and problems in Turkey. [Harvard appears to be the only U.S. library with print holdings of these titles, but their holdings end in 2004, which is when ÇEVKOR's online archive begins.]
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental protection, Environmental education
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Clean Up Israel promotes awareness on the issues of cleanliness and the importance of recycling and waste management, enabling long-term sustainable developments and solutions for Israel.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental protection, Environmental education
Group: Middle East & North Africa
Creator: Clean Up Isreal
Publisher: Clean Up Isreal
Coverage: Israel
Tag: Environmental clean-up, Environmental education, Israel, Africa
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU) is a Christian charitable service organization and NGO that provides water and sanitation services, in tandem with spiritual instruction to impoverished, rural communities in Uganda. This organization aims to increase natural resource management, hygienic practices such as proper hand washing techniques, and sustainable water and sanitation facilities such as water pumps in Ugandan communities. One of Divine Waters Uganda’s primary visions is to emphasize a sustainable relationship with the environment.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development , Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU)
Publisher: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Religious-affiliated, Africa, Water supply, Environmental education, Rural communities, Uganda
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The All-Ukrainian Ecological League (VEL) is an NGO, founded on December 12, 1997. Its purposes are are: to improve the environmental situation in Ukraine through the formation of a new environmental philosophy and environmental rights; to create a foundation for sustainable development in Ukraine; to build a civil society in Ukraine, based on universal values and principles of environmental ethics; to protect - Building of civil society in Ukraine, based on universal values and principles of environmental ethics. The main objectives of VEL are: to expand public participation in national environmental policy and submit proposals for the improvement of environmental legislation; to influence national and local plans, budgets, and development programs that are crucial for environmental stabilization and improvement; to provide protection and restoration of the environment, biodiversity, and health of the citizens of Ukraine; to promote the integration of the environmental component in all sectors of public life and the economy; to organize public control over the implementation of environmental legislation; to carry out measures aimed at curbing the activities that threaten environmental security, biodiversity and health of the citizens of Ukrainee; to promote environmental awareness through the promotion of knowledge of the environment, improvement of environmental education and culture; to facilitate the development and introduction of energy-saving technologies in all sectors of economic activity.
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Subject: Environmental protection, Sustainable development , Public policy, Environmental education
Group: Russia, East Europe, and Eurasia
Creator: All-Ukrainian Environmental League (VEL)
Publisher: All-Ukrainian Environmental League (VEL)
Language: Ukrainian
Coverage: Ukraine
Tag: Networking and coordinating, Environmental policy, Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Ecoportal's mission is to inform, educate, and raise awareness about environmental and social issues, and to serve as a discussion space for organizations and individuals interested or involved in these areas. Started in 2000, the site provides courses on socio-economic issues, a weekly ezine called "Environment and Society", campaigns to safeguard the environment, a glossary of environmental terms, and a review of environmental legislation. All materials are in Spanish.
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Subject: Colombia, Environmental protection, Sustainable development , Social justice
Group: Latin America & the Caribbean
Publisher: Ecoportal
Language: Spanish
Coverage: Latin America
Tag: Environmental activism, Environmental policy, Latin America & Caribbean, Environmental education, Environmental media, Colombia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Since 1991, the Estonian Fund for Nature has worked to preserve Estonia's natural diversity and promote the sustainable use of its natural resources through environmental education, nature conservation, and sustainable development. (See also the related site http://www.rohelinevarav.ee/.)
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental protection, Environmental education
Group: Europe
Creator: Estonian Fund for Nature
Publisher: Estonian Fund for Nature
Language: Estonian, English, Russian
Coverage: Estonia
Tag: Wildlife conservation, Environmental policy, Environmental education, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, European Union
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA) was founded on December 17, 1999 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by citizens in order to mitigate the threat of water scarcity by harvesting rainwater. This organization’s vision is to see rainwater utilized as an alternative, sustainable source of water to improve the livelihoods of both rural and urban communities. The ERHA is a member of the Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP) and five additional rainwater networks.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development , Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA)
Publisher: Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Environmental policy, Africa, Water supply, Environmental education, Ethiopia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: FoE Japan was formed in 1980 as a member organization of the Friends of the Earth International based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The group focuses on climate change, clean energy, forest preservation, biodiversity, sustainable urban development and other related environmental and environmental justice issues.
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Subject: Renewable energy sources, Environmental protection, Climate change mitigation, Environmental justice, Sustainable development
Group: East Asia
Creator: FoE Japan
Publisher: FoE Japan
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Wildlife conservation, Environmental economics, Environmental policy, Desert, Energy, Water supply, Japan, Renewable energy, Climate change mitigation, East Asia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Gansu “Green Camel Bell” Environment Protection and Development Center is a NGO based in Gansu Province, China. Its mission is facilitating environment protection in West China and achieving balanced and sustainable development between humans and nature. Its work has included water resource protection, post-Sichuan earthquake reconstruction, and grassland conservation and management. It is also active in environmental education and promotion, community development, and volunteer development.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental protection
Group: East Asia
Creator: Green Camel Bell
Language: English
Coverage: West China
Tag: Disaster relief, Wildlife conservation, Grasslands, Agriculture, Water supply, Environmental education, China
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: NewEnergy is a non-governmental organization founded in 1994 in the city of Tamale, and operates from four districts in the northern region of Ghana: the Tamale Municipality, Gushiegu Karaga, West Mamprusi, and Tolon Kumbungu. This organization’s main areas of focus include water and sanitation services and advocacy. NewEnergy is one of several partners working under the Ghaja Project, a five-year project with an integrated approach to improving access to income generating activities as well as affordable and sustainable energy options for rural, underserved communities in northern Ghana by utilizing the Jatropha plant, which is drought resistant with oils that can be used as fuel.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development , Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Ghaja Project
Publisher: Ghaja Project
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: European Union, Africa, Woodlands, Women's issues, Water supply, Renewable energy, Rural communities, Ghana
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Green Anhui is a local environment protection organization founded in 2009 in Anhui. Its missions are: focusing on environmental issues, promoting recyclable economy and sustainable development, engaging in public governance of related issues and pursuing balanced society and environment balanced development. Its projects have reached Hefei, Bengbu, and Wuhu.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental issues
Group: East Asia
Creator: Green Anhui
Language: Chinese
Tag: Environmental policy, Youth & students, Water supply, Environmental education, Climate change mitigation, China, East Asia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Our missions are to research and advocate Dazhong water system maintenance, engage government, businesses and society to work together on the watershed protection for sustainable development.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Water issues
Group: East Asia
Creator: Green Watershed
Publisher: Green Watershed
Language: Chinese
Tag: Environmental policy, Fishing & fisheries, Environmental education, China, East Asia, Agriculture, Water supply
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The mission of The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) is to stimulate and promote the development and application of the arts, sciences and techniques of engineering, agriculture, economics, ecological and social sciences in managing water and land resources for irrigation, drainage, flood management, for achieving sustainable agriculture water management.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Water
Group: Global
Creator: International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
Publisher: International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
Language: English
Coverage: India
Tag: Water supply, sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture, Water management
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Originally formed in 1972, the Japan Asian Association & Asian Friendship Society (JAFS) focuses on providing sustainable and safe drinking water to rural communities in South and South East Asia through building wells, pipelines and related infrastructure. As an international cooperation group, JAFS also provides disaster relief to the victims of catastrophic natural events throughout Asia.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Disaster relief, Water security, Education
Group: East Asia
Creator: Japan Asian Association & Asian Friendship Society
Publisher: Japan Asian Association & Asian Friendship Society
Language: Japanese
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Disaster relief, Water supply, Japan, South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Japan for Sustainability (JFS), established in 2002, is a non-profit organization providing information on developments and activities in Japan that lead toward sustainability: "The mission of Japan for Sustainability is to make this world a more sustainable place for current and future generations, by delivering to the world useful ideas and information on the latest developments and activities in Japan that promote sustainability, and providing a communication platform and information to help people envision a sustainable future and to seek ideas that can fill the gaps between our current society and the sustainable future society we would like to live in."
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Subject: Sustainable development , Renewable Energy, Carbon Reduction, Nuclear fuel alternatives
Group: East Asia
Creator: Japan for Sustainability
Publisher: Japan for Sustainability
Language: English
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Environmental policy, Food supply, Research & technology, Water supply, Environmental media, Japan, Climate change mitigation, East Asia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Japan for Sustainability (JFS) carefully tracks efforts and signs of positive change in Japan, and provides its findings to people everywhere who share an interest in change for the better. Japan for Sustainability (JFS) is a non-profit group that provides information from Japan to add to momentum here and around the world toward a truly happy and sustainable future. Organized in 2002, Japan for Sustainability (JFS) focuses on spreading environment- and sustainability-related news, reports and information from Japan to the world in English and Japanese. Their scope includes latest industrial, policy and grassroots development in Japan as well as introduction of sustainable practices rooted in Japanese traditions.
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Subject: Environmentalism, Sustainable development , Sustainable living, Green movement
Group: East Asia
Creator: Japan for Sustainability (JFS)
Publisher: Japan for Sustainability (JFS)
Coverage: Japan
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Kalpavriksh is a non profit organisation working on environmental and social issues. The group began in 1979 with a campaign led by students to save Delhi's Ridge Forest. It works on the local, national and global levels, is registered under the Societies Registration Act (S-17439) and is based in Delhi and Pune.
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Subject: Environmental protection, Forest protection, Environmental education, Sustainable development , Conservation of natural resources, India
Group: South Asia
Creator: Kalpavriksh Environment Action Group
Publisher: Kalpavriksh Environment Action Group
Coverage: India
Tag: South Asia, Wildlife conservation, Youth & students, Environmental education, Environmental media
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP) was established in March 2001 as a network of National Rainwater Associations and regional partnerships based in countries in the horn of Africa; the primary goal of this partnership is to promote research and sustainable technologies for achieving water supply, food security, and poverty reduction and promoting rainwater harvesting and management systems. The consortium of national associations under this umbrella organization include: the Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA), Kenya Rainwater Association (KRA), Rainwater Association of Somalia (RAAS), Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania (RHAT), and Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA).
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development , Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP)
Publisher: Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Food supply, Research & technology, Africa, Water supply
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) is a People's Science Movement of Kerala, India. Founded in 1962.The KSSP is involved, broadly in three types of activities: educative, agitate and constructive, in areas like environment, health, education, energy, literacy, micro planning and development in general.
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Subject: Scientific writing, Environmental sciences, Sustainable development , Renewable energy sources
Group: South Asia
Creator: Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad
Publisher: Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad
Coverage: India
Tag: Youth & students, Research & technology, Women's issues, Environmental education, India, South Asia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO) was registered as an indigenous non-governmental organization in 1983. KWAHO’s mission is to provide programs and services in environmental management training, hygiene educational materials, sanitation facilities, and safe, sanitary, and sustainable water to underserved communities in Kenya. The KWAHO’s objectives include building the capacities of communities to promote income generating activities, improve gender equality, and manage natural resources, in part by utilizing cost- effective technologies and mobilizing resources.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development , Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO)
Publisher: Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Africa, Women's issues, Water supply, Environmental education, Kenya, Gender equality
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: MA’AN Development Center is an independent Palestinian development and training institution established in January,1989, registered by law as a non-profit organization. The main office is located in Ramallah and the four branch offices are located in Gaza, Khan Younis, Tulkarem and Jenin. MA’AN's work is informed by the necessity of creating independent, self-reliant initiatives that lead to the development of human resources for sustainable development, which incorporate values of self-sufficiency and self-empowerment. Its mission is the following: to improve the food security situation of the poorest and most marginalized sectors of the Palestinian society at the family & community level; to develop and enhance the capacities of the Palestinian NGOs, CBOs and grassroots organizations to be able to fulfill their missions and goals so as to contribute to building a Palestinian civil and democratic society based on political pluralism and respect of human rights; to enhance community development and decrease poverty in rural and the most disadvantaged areas; to protect and develop the Palestinian environment; to raise awareness and advocate for and with the Palestinian community on their national rights at the local, national, and international level.
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Subject: Environmental protection, Environmental education, Sustainable development , Social advocacy
Group: Middle East & North Africa
Creator: MA'AN Development Center
Publisher: MA'AN Development Center
Language: Arabic
Tag: Networking and coordinating, Environmental policy, Youth & students, Environmental justice, Agriculture, Food supply, Environmental advocacy, Women's issues, Environmental education, Rural communities, Palestine, Africa, Africa
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Ministry of Environment and Water develops and implements the state environmental policy, as its main aspects are related to: legislative initiative – preparation of legislative documents; strategic planning – elaboration of national plans and strategies; implementation of sector policies – water, waste, climate, air, nature, soils, noise, radiation; prevention activities – regulatory and control functions for prevention of pollution of environment; management of programs and projects, financed by the funds of EU and other international funding organizations.
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Subject: Environment, Sustainable development
Group: Europe
Creator: Ministry of Environment and Water
Publisher: Ministry of Environment and Water
Coverage: Bulgaria
Tag: Environment, Sustainable development, Bulgaria, European Union, Environmental regulation, Ministry of Environment, Russia, East Europe, and Eurasia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Mvula Trust is South Africa’s largest water and sanitation non-governmental organization. It was established in 1993, six months before the fall of apartheid and first democratic elections in South Africa, with the goal to initiate and fund community-driven and sustained water and sanitation services in underserved rural and peri-urban areas. The Mvula Trust has ten focus areas, including rural water supply, sanitation, water quality, and rainwater harvesting. This organization seeks to alleviate poverty through influencing sustainable water provision policy development, encourage community-based resource management, and advocating for cost effective and sustainable water management.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development , Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: The Mvula Trust
Publisher: The Mvula Trust
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Environmental policy, Africa, Water supply, Rural communities
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: One World One People Association is a non-profit organization (NGO) that is working towards realizing the vision of " a world that works for all people all over the world". They are developing free activities both in Japan and abroad. At present, in addition to kindergartens and wells in Sri Lanka, OWOPA is also building libraries and community centers and supporting scholarships and education programs. In Japan, OWOPA holds a barrier free camp with people with disabilities, and is organizing activities such as bridging international exchange with Sri Lanka.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environment
Group: East Asia
Creator: One World One People Association
Language: Japanese
Type: Non-governmental organization
Tag: International exchange, Japan, East Asia, Sustainable development, NGO
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Formed in 2004, The Citizens’ Association for Natural Energy (PARE) promotes the use of sustainable and renewable energy sources such as solar, biomass, wind and small-scale water generators and advocates for citizen and community ownership of energy farms. Shizen Enerugi Shimin Kyodo Hatsuden (The Natural Energy Development Citizens’ Collective), a spin-off group, oversees the operation of community-owned power plants.
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Subject: Renewable energy sources, Sustainable development , Energy policy
Group: East Asia
Creator: Citizens' Association of Natural Energy (PARE)
Publisher: Citizens' Association of Natural Energy (PARE)
Language: Japanese
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Environmental policy, Energy, Japan, Renewable energy, East Asia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Sustainable Sanitation and Water Renewal System (SSWARS) is a non-governmental and non-profit organization registered in 2005 and operating in Uganda. SSWARS’s mission is to help advance the Millennium Development Goals by improving targeted communities’ standard of living through the implementation of improved sanitation practices and water supply systems. This integrated approach helps reduce the spread of waterborne diseases and illnesses that are preventable with better hygienic practices. Projects based in Uganda include constructing a Community Sanitation Center, sustainable water supply systems, and latrines in Kampala.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Sustainable Sanitation and Water Renewal Systems (SSWARS)
Publisher: Sustainable Sanitation and Water Renewal Systems (SSWARS)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Africa, Water supply, Rural communities
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP) is a non- governmental organization based in Kisumu Kenya with the following objectives: improving the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS, preventing the leading causes of illnesses and mortality in children such as diarrhea and malaria, and helping to generate income for HIV positive women. SWAP, officially registered as an NGO in 2006, trains HIV positive groups of women to sell and market public health goods to their communities: such as hand soaps, diapers, detergents, drinking water, water purification tablets, feminine hygiene products, mosquito nets, as well as water treatment and storage products. The provision of capacity building and training programs is meant to provide vulnerable HIV positive women, who are many times ostracized for their illness, with income generating activities that ultimately empower communities with improved water sanitation and hygiene standards.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Safe Water and AIDS Project
Publisher: Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: HIV/AIDS, Youth & students, Research & technology, Africa, Women's issues, Water supply
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA) is a national non-governmental organization (NGO) that works closely with the Ugandan government under the ministry of Water and Environment. URWA as a member of both the Southern and Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SEARNET) and the Great Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP), URWA connects to other national associations to promote rainwater harvesting to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods in targeted regions. Organizational projects include developing, documenting, and promoting Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) technologies.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA)
Publisher: Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA)
Language: English
Coverage: Uganda
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Environmental policy, Research & technology, Africa, Water supply, Uganda
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) is a national umbrella organization of NGOs and CSOs focused on Water, Environment, Sanitation and Hygiene sectors. This network’s target goals include alleviating poverty by increasing universal access to safe drinking water, conducting research and development in appropriate WASH technologies and implementing service delivery in improved sanitation.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET)
Publisher: Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET)
Language: English
Coverage: Uganda
Tag: Networking and coordinating, Environmental policy, Research & technology, Africa, Water supply, Uganda
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Źródła Centre for Environmental Activities is a nonprofit organization devoted to environmental education and increasing the capacity for sustainability in Poland. It was founded in 1993 and has branches in Poland's three largest cities.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental education
Group: Europe
Creator: Centre for Environmental Activities
Publisher: Centre for Environmental Activities
Coverage: Poland
Tag: Youth & students, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Environmental education, European Union, Poland
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) is headquartered in the capital city Accra, but also has coordinators for Ghana’s northern, middle and southern zones in order to serve a nationwide constituency. CONIWAS is an umbrella organization of NGOs and CSOs in water and sanitation and a key player in the water and sanitation sector that acts to influence policies, promote access to portable water as well as sustainable programs in water supply, sanitation and hygiene in vulnerable, underserved communities.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS)
Publisher: Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Environmental policy, Africa, Water supply, Ghana
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Sustainable Development Policy Institute is a Pakistan-based Think Tank focused on issues of socioeconomic development and the environment.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Think tanks, Policy
Group: South Asia
Creator: Sustainable Development Policy Institute
Publisher: Sustainable Development Policy Institute
Language: English
Coverage: Pakistan
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