Selected Development Portals
Most of the websites are portals or gateways.
These collections of websites provide selected and annotated links to high-quality sources of information, including many free online publications.
Development Gateway
The Development Gateway is an interactive portal for information and knowledge sharing on sustainable development and poverty reduction. The online resources portal offers:
- Virtual communities (connecting development professionals worldwide in dgCommunities)
- Aid information (online directory of official aid activities via AiDA database)
- Government tenders (tenders and contract information worldwide via dgMarket)
- Country resources
Directory of Development Organizations
Reference guide to international organizations, government institutions, nongovernmental organizations, etc. The directory has been divided into 6 geographical sections, providing contact information and weblinks to each reference.
EADI Research
The EADI Portal is an online database containing research outputs and information about research programmes of EADI member institutes (EADI = the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes) The portal provides online access to topical guides, country/regional guides, resources guides (research papers, working papers, policy briefs, research summaries).
EL@ND - European Libraries Network for Development
EL@ND provides access to a wealth of development information resources held by institutes in different parts of Europe. It covers 11 specialist development research libraries, as well as leading online information sources. Altogether, more than 1 million individual records can be accessed. There are a variety of search and browse options and results can be viewed in several different ways.
Eldis - Gateway to Development Information
Eldis is the gateway to online information on development policy, practice and research. Coverage includes social, economic, political and environmental issues. It provides descriptions and links to a variety of information sources, including websites, databases, library catalogues, bibliographies, email discussion lists, research project information, map and newspaper collections. Thousands of full text documents are available free to download. The Resource Guides and Dossiers offer easy access to information on a wide rage of subjects, while the Country Profiles provide regional and country specific information.
Eldis dossier: Open Access for development
Open Access has many benefits for all of those working in development. This dossier by Eldis guides you through the complexities of open access publishing and archiving - for authors and publishers.
EUFORIC - Europe's Forum on International Cooperation
Euforic focuses on European development cooperation, policies and related issues. The website contains thousands of full-text resources from Euforic and its members, searchable by topic ('issues') or country, including dossiers, highlights, and portals.
Focuss.info
Focuss is a specialised search engine for information in the area of global development studies. Unlike generic search engines such as Google and Yahoo, Focuss.info indexes a selection of electronic resources. This selection is made by librarians, researchers and practitioners working in participating institutions, based on their relevance for the development studies and the quality of the information.
IDS Info Services (Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK)
Access point for Eldis, BLDS (British Library for Development Studies), id21 (research reporting service), GDNet, IDS Knowledge Partnerships, IDS Strategic Learning Initiative, BRIDGE (Gender and Development), IDS Health and Development, GSDRC, Livelihoods Connect, Participation Resource Centre, and Siyanda (Gender research, tools, consultants).
Also by IDS:
A good place to start : the IDS knowledge guide to finding development information online
Guide which highlights selected websites that are a good place to start searching for information on over 30 development themes.The guide is available as a free download in pdf format.
Intute: Social Sciences
Intute: Social Sciences is the subject group of Intute that provides selected high quality web resources for the social sciences, including law, economics (incl. development economics), environmental sciences, politics, women's studies. You can search the database or browse by subject heading.
Also by Intute:
Intute Virtual Training Suite
A set of excellent online tutorials by topic designed to help improve your internet information skills. Topics include : Development, Economist, Lawyers, Politician, Social Policy, Women's Studies and many more.
Oneworld.net
Oneworld.net is a network of hundreds of organisations (mostly NGO's) working for human rights and sustainable development. The site provides news, information on campaigns, a think-tank, a job bank, in-depth reports and specialised guides which can be searched by topic or country.
Project Bretton Woods 
Critical voices on the World bank and the IMF. Through briefings, reports and the bimonthly digest Bretton Woods Update, it monitors projects, policy reforms and the overall management of the Bretton Woods institutions with special emphasis on environmental and social concerns.
SD Gateway - Sustainable Development
The SD Gateway integrates online information some of the world's leading sustainable development institutes, members of the Sustainable Development Communications Network (SDCN), a group of leading civil society organizations. In addition to over 1,200 documents available in SD topics, it provides services such as the Sustainability Web Ring and news sites dealing with sustainable development.
Sustainable Development Portal (from Wikipedia)
A Wikipedia portal is an introductory page for a given topic. It complements the main article of the subject by introducing the reader to key articles, images, and categories that further describe the subject. There are over 500 portals, including more than 100 featured portals.
UN - The United Nations
Home page of the UN with general and topical information. Very rich site, check also the following:
- UN System website locator
Official web site locator for the UN system of organizations. Here you can find links to all websites of the UN and Specialized Agencies, and UN funds and programmes. You can browse alphabetically or by theme. - UN System Pathfinder
Link to major publications and internet resources of the UN system. Indexed by topic. - UN System Libraries
Libraries, catalogues and publication of the UN organizations and specialized agencies. Arranged by organization, subject and alphabetically. - site index
USAID - United States Agency for International Development
USAID is the official agency of the US government by which development assistance is channeled to other countries.The Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) is the largest online resource for USAID funded, international development documentation, with over 47300 documents available for electronic download. USAID documents can be searched and downloaded in for free from the DEXS database.
The World Bank
The World Bank provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries—the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). The World Bank has a very elaborate website, rich in content, which features among others:
- Countries
- Statistical data: high quality national and international statistics, and global statistical programs
- Research: cross-country, cross-sector, thematic research outputs from the World Bank's main research unit
- Prospects: information, analysis, and advice on global trends in the world economy
Topics(over 200 !): comprehensive subject guides with documents, websites and other materials. Some major topic areas include: - Publications: thousands of downloadable documents and reports, searchable by topic, country, document type, language
- Some flagship publications:
WWW Virtual Library
A guide to selected resources across all the main academic areas. Some major sections include:
- WWW VL : International Affairs Resources
Very rich resource with over 2600 selected and annotated links to high-quality sources of information and analysis in a wide range of international affairs, international studies, and international relations topics, including Getting Started, Media Sources, Organizations, Regions and Countries, and Topics.
- WWW VL : International Development
Part of the above mentioned larger WWW VL : International Affairs Resources, with links to Principle Portals, Web Directories, and Indexes of resources on international development.
