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ENGINEERING: ISSUES CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT151 4.3.11 The Africa Engineers Forum <strong>and</strong> AEFProtocol of Underst<strong>and</strong>ing152 4.3.12 International Federation of<strong>Engineering</strong> Education Societies(IFEES)154 4.4 <strong>Engineering</strong> International DevelopmentOrganizations154 4.4.1 Practical Action - <strong>and</strong> the changingface of technology in international<strong>development</strong>159 4.4.2 Engineers Without Borders164 4.4.3 Engineers Against Poverty166 4.4.4 Engineers <strong>for</strong> a Sustainable World167 4.5 <strong>Engineering</strong> studies, science <strong>and</strong>technology <strong>and</strong> public policy167 4.5.1 <strong>Engineering</strong> studies171 4.5.2 <strong>Engineering</strong>, science <strong>and</strong> technologypolicy175 4.5.3 Engineers in government <strong>and</strong> publicpolicy178 4.5.4 Trans<strong>for</strong>mation of national science<strong>and</strong> engineering systems178 4.5.4.1 New Zeal<strong>and</strong>181 4.5.4.2 South Africa184 4.6 <strong>Engineering</strong> ethics <strong>and</strong> anti-corruption184 4.6.1 <strong>Engineering</strong> ethics: overview186 4.6.2 <strong>Engineering</strong> ethics: further discussion189 4.6.3 WFEO Model Code of Ethics192 4.6.4 Engineers against corruptionPreventing corruption inthe infrastructure sector – What canengineers do?195 4.6.5 Business Integrity ManagementSystems in the consulting engineeringindustry196 4.7 Women <strong>and</strong> gender <strong>issues</strong> in engineering196 4.7.1 Women in engineering: Genderdynamics <strong>and</strong> engineering – howto attract <strong>and</strong> retain womenin engineering199 4.7.2 Women in engineering: The nextsteps200 4.7.3 Women <strong>and</strong> gender <strong>issues</strong>in engineering: an Australianperspective205 5 <strong>Engineering</strong> around the world206 5.1 Introductory overview208 5.2 Regional perspectives on engineering213 5.3 Country perspectives213 5.3.1 Africa218 5.3.2 Arab States221 5.3.3 Asia <strong>and</strong> Pacific229 5.3.4 Europe236 5.3.5 The Americas <strong>and</strong> Caribbean247 6 <strong>Engineering</strong> <strong>for</strong> Development: Applications<strong>and</strong> Infrastructure250 6.1 <strong>Engineering</strong>, the MDGs <strong>and</strong> otherinternational <strong>development</strong> goals250 6.1.1 <strong>Engineering</strong> <strong>and</strong> the MillenniumDevelopment Goals255 6.1.2 Poverty reduction256 6.1.3 Poverty reduction: case study ofinfrastructure in South Africa258 6.1.4 Sustainable <strong>development</strong>261 6.1.5 Sustainable Development <strong>and</strong> theWEHAB Agenda263 6.1.6 Sustainable <strong>development</strong> <strong>and</strong>st<strong>and</strong>ards: the construction industry264 6.1.7 MDGs <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ards266 6.1.8 Climate change: technology,mitigation, adaptation272 6.1.9 Disaster risk reduction275 6.1.10 <strong>Engineering</strong> in emergencies277 6.1.11 Appropriate technology279 6.1.12 Appropriate technology: case studyon building technologies283 6.2 <strong>Engineering</strong> infrastructure283 6.2.1 Water supply <strong>and</strong> sanitation288 6.2.2 Environmental health289 6.2.3 Energy292 6.2.4 Transportation294 6.2.5 Communications12

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