Special Focus on Law, Science and Technology Issues in Developing Countries

Projects

• GSPs Re-design for Sustainable Development

Developing Countries and Generalized System of Preferences: a dubious relationship.

The EILST proposes new ways for the re-design and re-orientation of a traditionally trade instrument, the Generalized System of Preferences schemes, for the promotion of sustainable development and the developmental needs of Developing Countries.
Our Publication

• Climate Change: Legal Defense

The EILST is compiling a report on possible ways for addressing damages caused by Climate Change international, regional and national courts. Scientific and technological issues challenge the traditional understanding of the legal issues at stake.

Review the recent U.S. litigation on Climate Change cases and hypothetical cases before international tribunals!

Special focus on Clean Development Mechanism Litigation under the Kyoto Protocol. The Project pays special attention on issues that particularly Developing Countries, LDCs and Small Islands might face due to the Climate Change phenomenon.

• WTO Consulting

The EILST acts as a legal advisor to developing countries regarding legal issues with science and technology relevance.

For relevant links, also visit the Advisory Center for WTO Law at: http://www.acwl.ch

Affiliations

• Greek Action in Africa

http://www.actionafrica.gr/

Links

• Mixed Progress on Economic Reform [short summary, with option to obtain copy of report]

http://www.oecd.org/document/21/0,2340,en_2649_37417_36060373_1_1_1_37417,00.html

• Rethinking Globalization

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18931

News

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

1st and 2nd November 2007 International Lustrum Symposium SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS - Focus on Africa - Background: The importance of sustainability is recognized on a global level. However,developed and developing nations must confront different issues on the road tosustainable development. Many would argue that the Western world consumesmuch more than its fair share. On the other hand, developing nations stillface enormous challenges related to poverty, diseases, governance,environmental conditions, social unrest, rapidly increasing populations, andgender inequality. Africa is a special case, because in contrast withcountries in Asia, standards of living in Africa have risen only relativelyslowly during the last five decades. What are the reasons that problems remain unsolved? What contribution canUniversities of Technology make to global issues? To help answer questionslike these, the University is organising a quinquennial year symposium,'SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS: Focus on Africa', on the 1st and 2nd of November 2007. Technology has a major role to play in addressing global issues. The aim ofthis symposium is to clarify the contribution to be made by scientists andengineers in bringing about sustainable development in general and in meetingAfrica's needs in particular. Before and during the Symposium, we willinvestigate the possibility of establishing a 'Delft Centre for SustainableSolutions'. The Centre would organise projects to be carried out by existingresearch groups with selected faculty and staff. Relating technical solutionsto the social, ecological and economic aspects of sustainable developmentcould take the form of research, educational, or advisory projects. Developing innovative sustainable solutions is a joint effort, we invite youto join us in this process. THEMESWe invite you to submit an abstract on technological solutions related to thesocial, ecological and economic aspects of sustainable development. Thosecould be research, educational, or advisory projects focusing on one or moreof the themes below We special welcome sustainable solutions for Africa'sneeds and solutions for other parts of the world that might be relevant forAfrica. We invite interdisciplinary, cross-cutting and integrated approaches to the mentioned themes. Water Water quality: Pollution prevention, Purification, Distribution,(De)Centralized sanitation systems Water quantity: (Local) drinking watersupplies, Flood control, Water management Energy Renewable versus non-renewable energy, Central versus decentralized powerproduction, Energy efficiency, Energy storage Food Quantity and quality, Hygiene, Storage, Distribution, Traditional versusmodern agriculture, Transgenic crops Health careDisease prevention, Medical technology, Local versus urban health care,Hospitals and other infrastructure, Availability and equity Urban AreasHousing, Urbanisation, Spatial planning and design, Environmental design,Indoor environment, Demographic development, Community building ResourcesMining, Production technologies, Local versus imported resources, Role ofrenewable resources and materials, Waste management, Re-use, Recycling Mobility Modes of transport and systems, Motorized versus non-motorized vehicles,Infrastructure, Regional development ICTInternet, Telecom, IT systems, Wireless networks, Mobile communication,Satellites, Global Positioning Systems, Open source software, Onlinecollaboration Entrepreneurship Socially responsible entrepreneurship, Safety and labour conditions, Privateversus public, National versus local, Globalization versus cultural diversity,Nature conservation and eco tourism Education Knowledge transfer, Teaching and training, Technology transfer andco-development, Use of ICT, E-learning, Human resources and prevention ofbrain-drain, Mutual understanding MethodologiesTools for communication, design and evaluation, Industrial Design andservices, Industrial Ecology, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), Green Chemistry,Green Engineering Authors are requested to electronically submit an abstract not later than 15May 2007.

For further information please see Web page: http://www.lustrum.tudelft.nl/symposium or please contact the organising committee: E-mail: LustrumSymposium@TUDelft.nl