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Spotlight On Fellows Nominated for collective Nobel Peace Prize "It is the struggle that you take in your everyday life; the challenges that you face in everyday life — that makes you a leader" Nafisa Shah Read more Graduating as new LEAD fellow "LEAD has the ability to affect policy and motivate people towards sustainability… the learning experience has been outstanding." Varghese Manaloor Read more Promoting community-based sanitation "My name is Yuyun Ismawait and I am the co-founder and Director of FOKUS Foundation, a Bali-based environmental non-governmental organisation that aims to promote sustainable development through multi-stakeholder dialogues and participatory approaches." Read more Leadership for Environment and Development Member Programmes in Brazil, Canada, China, CIS, Europe, Francophone Africa, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Southern Africa and USA Download PDF Version [KB] %%email.unsub%% You are subscribed to
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Northern Pakistan saw the most catastrophic earthquake of recent history on October 8, with a magnitude of 7.6 recorded on the Richter scale. Right from the onset, LEAD Pakistan has been active in providing relief. Our network of Fellows & Associates has been mobilised to draw upon their professional strengths and access to the affected areas.
A new exciting partnership has just been announced between the UK Government´s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and LEAD on increasing cross-sectoral dialogue and action on sustainable development in Brazil — one of the world´s emerging economies.
LEAD facilitators are helping to prepare for the World Urban Forum in Vancouver, June 2006 by participating in the largest online "jam" about the future of the world´s cities.
LEAD brought together some of our leaders in Geneva recently for a training event on understanding the intergovernmental system and sustainable development. Participants included a parliamentarian from Romania, a conservationist from Lebanon and a radio journalist from China.
Young leaders from all over the Asia-Pacific region are gathering in Chiang Mai in early December to start a regional leadership course in governance co-organised by LEAD and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The event is part of Capacity 2015, UNDP´s flagship capacity development programme.