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The publications database consists of physical and electronic resources in the area of gender and media diversity.
As the GMDC believes in knowledge creation and dissemination, the publications database offers an opportunity for this cycle of creation and communication to transpire. This resource is a collection of contributions from various organizations and individuals across the region. In forming a community of knowledge, the GMDC hopes this will encourage further knowledge development in the region and beyond.
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Gender Mainstreaming in Local Government
24 January 12
Regional relevance: Regional
The Gender Mainstreaming in Local Government Centres of Excellence training manual has been developed by Gender Links (GL) to guide local government trainers as they work with local government stakeholders in mainstreaming gender in local councils institutions and communities. This training manual draws from several... [read more]
Public awareness and public education for disaster risk reduction: a guide
16 January 12
Regional relevance: International
This guide is designed to help National Societies to plan and develop public awareness and public education efforts for disaster risk reduction and suggests the guide is needed to help four major areas of activity: public health, environmental stewardship, earth science and geology, and the International Red Cross... [read more]
Reforming healthcare in South Africa: What role for the private sector? (November 2011)
10 January 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
The main purpose of this report is to respond to this challenge by documenting not only the strengths but also the weaknesses of the private sector and the market conditions under which it operates. It proposes reforms which will allow the private sector to operate more efficiently broaden access to its services and... [read more]
A viable food future: Updated and revised version November 2011
23 December 11
Regional relevance: International
The aim of this report is to provide scientifically based facts, arguments and ideas for what is needed to meet some of the most important challenges in the world today. The future of humanity depends on how food is - and will be - produced and provided [read more]
Farming climate smart future; placing agriculture at the heart of climate change policy
13 December 11
Regional relevance: International
Global warming will change the face of farming, and is already doing so in some parts of the world. Increases in temperature, changing patterns of rainfall, more extreme droughts and floods, the shifting distribution of pests and diseases: all can be attributed in part to the increase in emissions of greenhouse... [read more]
Whose news?
08 December 11
Regional relevance: International
Whose News?: The Media and Women's Issues (1994) quickly became an international classic which was widely used. The decade that has passed since its publication has witnessed dramatic developments in the media environment across the world. As a consequence, the coverage of gender issues in the media today has to be... [read more]
African theatre: Media and Performance
06 December 11
Regional relevance: Africa
This book focuses on the ways African theatre and performance relate to various kinds of media. Several of the articles deal with popular video, with an emphasis on video drama and soaps from Eastern and Southern Africa, though the Nigerian 'Nollywood' phenomenon is not completely neglected. One article addresses... [read more]
Traditional justice and reconciliation after violent conflict
20 November 11
Regional relevance: Africa, International
In some circumstances traditional mechanisms can complement conventional judicial systems and provide the potential for promoting justice, reconciliation and a culture of democracy. This book is both a general knowledge resource and a practitioner's guide. It is aimed at both national bodies seeking to employ... [read more]
Women in Parliament: Beyond number (A revised edition)
17 November 11
Regional relevance: International, South Africa
This updated edition of Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers Handbook covers the ground of women's access to the legislature in three steps: It looks into the obstacles women confront when entering Parliament - be they political, socio-economic or ideological and psychological. It presents solutions to overcome these... [read more]
World Disaster report 201: Focus on hunger and malnutrition
16 November 11
Regional relevance: International
This year's World Disasters Report focuses on the growing crisis of hunger and malnutrition. Smallholder farmers who produce half the world's food are among the almost 1 billion people who go to bed hungry every night. Millions of children suffer the irreversible effects of under nutrition. Increasing food... [read more]
