SPECIAL MESSAGE: This is the last message for 2004
and GDRC would like to thank all its virtual
fellows, partners, and friends for their support
and encouragement during the year. We look forward
to continuing to work with you in 2005 too!
THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHT: Integrated Waste Management
from GDRC's Programme on Urban Environmental
Management
"A continuum of action, from waste disposal to
waste processing, waste recycling and waste
minimization is important to manage waste"
The need to look at waste in an integrated holistic
manner (both the causes and effects of waste
generation) lies at the core of the shift we are
seeing today - from waste disposal to waste
processing and recycling, finally to waste
minimization. Local governments, communities,
business and industries, and NGOs are coming
together to tackle the issue at every stage of
a material's life cycle. This is generating
interest in a 'life cycle' economy with 'zero
emissions' where wastes from one set of users
become raw material for another set of users.
Indeed, the first step to effective waste
management is to stop calling it 'waste'!
GDRC recently compiled a series of resources on
the issue of waste management, and has made it
available online at:
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/waste/waste.html
As with all sections of GDRC, contributions,
comments and suggestions are always welcome from
users and subscribers! Please contact GDRC's
Coordinator at - mosaic@gdrc.org
FOCUS ON GDRC: 1+1=11
Overhead as a joke during a public meeting, the
term "1+1=11" illustrates a number of trends that
we are looking in our current interconnected
society. The causes and effects of a particular
action - say drinking a cup of coffee - have
implications that goes beyond perceptions limited
by space and time. 1+1=11 highlights this issue,
but also that simple single actions, taken by an
individual on an everyday basis, can cumulatively
have impacts that are felt globally. 1+1=11 has
become a guiding term for GDRC in the way it
presents information in its various features, and
the interconnectedness of the issues involved.
And emphasize the need for us to have the skills
to see such linkages.
MONTHLY STATISTICS FOR GDRC'S WEBSITE
Total hits encountered - 646,780
Total files downloaded - 523,057
Total pages viewed - 218,568
Total web visitors - 73,421
Total KBytes - 4,899,500
Pages per day - Avg. 7,806; Max. 12,428
Visits per day - Avg. 2,622; Max. 3,893
ABOUT GDRC MOSAIC
The "GDRC Mosaic" is a monthly email newsletter that provides
information bites, and summarizes programme activities of
GDRC, including new items added to the website.
This month, it was sent out to more than 540 subscribers
in 83 countries.
To subscribe: http://www.gdrc.org/about/newsletter.html
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe-mosaic@gdrc.org
Comments, suggestions and contributions: info-mosaic@gdrc.org
CONTACT ADDRESS:
Global Development Research Center
5-13-3-1601, Nakano-cho, Miyakojima-ku,
Osaka 534-0027, Japan
Tel / Fax: +(81-6) 6925-8005
Emial: info-mosaic@gdrc.org
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