November 2009
Securing Food Security
on November 29, 09Food security is once again prominently on the global agenda. While the world's population growth rate continues to decline, the emergence of a global middle class is pushing up demand for more meat, milk, eggs, fats and oils, sweeteners and fruits and vegetables. This more resource-intensive diet is emerging alongside increasing competition for land and water from production of biofuels and from urbanization. At the same time, agricultural productivity growth could be slowed because of reduced research and changing climate. These issues are likely to figure more prominently in both trade and climate change negotiations going forward.
Analysis of Income Inequality and Disability in China
on November 29, 09There are wide differences in per capita household income between Han (majority group members) and ethnic minority group members in China. Conventional wisdom suggests that much if not all of the disparity can be explained by rural vs urban residence. The vast majority of ethnic minority group members in China, who account for less than 11 percent of the overall population, can be found in rural, less developed areas of the country. A significant impediment to full participation in income earning activities particularly in the rural sector is poor health and specific forms of disability.
Soldiers of Misfortune
on November 15, 09See Prime Numbers: Soldiers of Misfortune by Elizabeth Dickinson in the May/June issue of Foreign Policy.: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4869 As a military force, United...
What is a Social Entrepreneur?
on November 15, 09Text here copied from Ashoka web site: http://www.ashoka.org/social_entrepreneur Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society's most pressing social problems. They...
Guide to Peace and Tourism
on November 15, 09Posted by Craig Zelizer on Peace and Collaborative Development Network August 21, 2009: There are quite a few people who believe that...
The People Development Overlooks
on November 11, 09I think it's safe to say that when most people think about international development, they don't consider people with disabilities to be a very important factor. But, given that approximately 10% of the world's population experiences some type of disability, and that people with disabilities are most often among the poorest of poor, it becomes clear that international development agendas simply cannot afford to leave out people with disabilities.