This working paper reviews existing SEI expertise on urban issues and identifies the existing and potential research areas and partners that SEI Africa should concentrate on as it develops this new programme.

Israel is recognized as being at the forefront of high-tech innovation, backed by a highly educated and creative workforce and a sound infrastructure. The Israeli industry is always breaching for newer and innovative technologies. Today Israel has about 350 cleantech companies and they are developing and growing constantly.

Why should a gender equality perspective be mainstreamed into the water resources management sector' How can this be done' Developed primarily as a reference tool for Sida staff at headquarters and in country offices, this handbook aims to provide guidance in applying a gender equality perspective in one specific area of natural resources management.

Does gender analysis have any impact on the effectiveness of water resource management' If so, have women's concerns been adequately recognised separately to men's' Managing water resources is currently a high priority for international policy makers and international organisations such as the World Bank and the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). However, little attention has been given to how gender differences affect water resource management (WRM), and supposed gender neutral approaches hide gender biases in implementation.