This book discusses two development themes: the land and housing rights of India’s Adivasi, and methods for engaging marginalized people in action research. It focuses on a concrete problem: enclosure and eviction of the Katkari, a primitive forest tribe, from their rural hamlets on the plains of Maharashtra. The book traces the evolving relationship between Adivasi and caste-based agrarian societies in modern India, and the transformation of the Katkari into bonded workers in brick kilns and charcoal operations, serving the urban and industrial interests of Greater Mumbai. Using rigorous and participatory methods adapted from different disciplines and theoretical perspectives it also recounts Katkari efforts to exercise their rights and illustrates what it means to do research ‘with’ people rather than […]
     It is now well accepted that deforestation is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and of climate change, with forests representing major sinks for carbon. As a result, public and private initiatives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) have been widely endorsed by policy-makers. A key issue is the feasibility of carbon trading or other incentives to encourage land-owners and indigenous people, particularly in developing tropical countries, to conserve forests, rather than to cut them down for agricultural or other development purposes. This book presents a major critique of the aims and policies of REDD as currently structured, particularly in terms of their social feasibility. It is shown how the claims to be able to […] Élaboré par la Direction de la coopération au développement du ministère des Affaires étrangères, le rapport annuel renseigne notamment sur l’évolution de l’aide publique au développement (APD) luxembourgeoise et du Fonds de la coopération au développement.
Le Brésil, un pays immense, grand comme quinze fois la France, compte des exploitations agricoles qui peuvent dépasser les 100 000 hectares. Certaines peuvent reposer sur de faux titres de propriété. À côté d’elles, des milliers de paysans « sans terre » sont chassés de leur lopin par les hommes de main de gros fermiers et sont contraints de migrer dans les favelas (bidonvilles) de famine. Le Mouvement des Sans Terre (MST) organise ceux qui veulent retrouver leur dignité en « occupant » des morceaux de ces milliers d’hectares souvent laissés en jachère. Ils y créent des « exploitations coopératives » pour nourrir leurs familles, avoir les moyens d’instruire et d’éduquer leurs enfants, c’est-à-dire de reprendre le goût de […] There is no doubt that the textile industry – the production of clothing, fabrics, thread, fibre and related products – plays a significant part in the global economy. It also frequently operates with disregard to its environmental and social impacts. The textile industry uses large quantities of water and outputs large quantities of waste. As for social aspects, many unskilled jobs have disappeared in regions that rely heavily on these industries. Another serious and still unresolved problem is the flexibility textile industry companies claim to need. Faced with fierce international competition, they are increasingly unable to offer job security. This is without even considering the informal-sector work proliferating both in developing and developed countries. Child labour persists within this sector […] Die Zukunft des Menschen im Zeitalter schwindender Ressourcen. Ein Bericht an den Club of Rome. Ohne Öl keine erdumspannende Mobilität, ohne Seltene Erden keine Handys, ohne Phosphat kein billiger Dünger. Wie ein Junkie von seiner Droge ist unsere Zivilisation abhängig von den Schätzen, die die Erde birgt. Doch die Anzeichen mehren sich, dass die Zeit billiger Rohstoffe bald vorbei sein wird. Wie wird sich die Weltwirtschaft entwickeln, wenn sich die Fördermengen der wichtigsten Ressourcen nicht mehr steigern lassen? Welche Auswirkungen sind zu erwarten, wenn die Exploration auch vor sensiblen Regionen wie den Ozeanen und den Polen nicht Halt macht? Welchen Beitrag können Urban Mining und Recycling leisten und für welche Stoffe lässt sich kurzfristig adäquater Ersatz finden? Unterstützt von einem […] |
  
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