Full Coverage: Development

31.10.2007 Pernahkah kita berhitung bahwa untuk hidup 24 jam kita bisa menghabiskan sumber daya Bumi ini berkali-kali lipat berat tubuh kita sendiri? Memilih hidup yang lebih sederhana, selain membantu kita sadar dan terkendali, juga membantu Bumi ini dan jutaan manusia yang dijadikan alas kaki oleh industri demi pemenuhan nafsu konsumsi kita sendiri.

31.10.2007 Ketidakadilan iklim bisa diakhiri dengan azas tanggung jawab atas kelakuan dimasa lalu negara maju harus menyediakan dana baru untuk negera dan masyarakat yang paling miskin dan rentan yang justru paling tidak bertanggungjawab atas krisis ini

31.10.2007 Musim hujan kembali datang, banjir di Jakarta pun siap menghadang. Ancaman banjir di Jakarta ini adalah cermin dari gagalnya model pembangunan kota ini.

31.10.2007 The Asian Development Bank’s urban development programme in Indian state of Rajasthan will improve the living conditions of 1.6 million urbanites. Better quality of drinking water, public health, sewerage, drainage and solid waste management systems are expected from the project.

31.10.2007 A two-day workshop on “IT for All” is promoting the use of Information Technology for the betterment of all sections of society. The workshop, organised by FTK-Center for Information Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, opened at its campus in New Delhi.

30.10.2007 Sejak awal tahun 2002, pengurus KPM semakin tertarik dengan tanaman organik. Selain mengurangi modal, juga karena pupuk urea semakin melonjak harganya. Meski tidak untung, ia tetap sabar untuk meneruskan usaha pertanian oraganiknya. Bertani organik, sambil belajar bersabar

30.10.2007 Freeport adalah akar dari semua persoalan konflik di tanah Papua. Untuk itu, upaya zona damai bagi Papua sangat mungkin terealisasi jika dilakukan dengan jalan penutupan perusahan tambang bermasalah ini.

30.10.2007 In vista della discussione sulla proposta di legge di riforma della cooperazione, l'Associazione Ong italiane presenta una nota che segnala "alcuni elementi fondamentali che devono caratterizzare le attività di cooperazione allo sviluppo". "Lo sviluppo è una questione di donne e di uomini, essi devono essere il fine di ogni iniziativa e diventare protagonista dello sviluppo proprio e della propria nazione. E’ fondamentale affermare e concretamente riconoscere la centralità delle risorse umane, in ogni ambito operativo" - afferma la nota dell'Associazione che raggruppa 163 organizzazioni non governative italiane.

30.10.2007 At last, the Government of India, under pressure from 25,000 people, agrees to set up a committee to look into the issues related to land reforms. The protestors hope that the minister’s announcement was more than mere playing to the gallery.

30.10.2007 ITS dinilai hanya menjadi tempat penampungan para budak yang nantinya akan menjadi alat produksi dari sistem kapitalisme. Penilaian itu muncul akibat hukuman dari Rektorat ITS terhadap mahasiswanya yang mencoba membongkar konspirasi jahat antara Pemodal-Pemerintah-Kampus dalam kasus lumpur Lapindo yang menyengsarakan warga Sidoarjo.

29.10.2007 Pemerintah Indonesia harus berani menunjuk hidung sendiri dalam kasus hancurnya hutan di negeri ini. Adalah ironi jika kita justru tak bisa menghentikan laju kerusakan dan deforestasi.

29.10.2007 Recognising the huge potential of agriculture sector in raising income levels for people living in absolute poverty, the World Bank calls for increased investment in agriculture. If that happens, it will benefit 75% of the world’s poor living in rural areas of developing countries.

29.10.2007 They walked from Gwalior to Delhi, covering more than 300 km in less than four weeks. They lost seven of their comrades in this long march to claim lost rights. But it has been sheer disappointment at the end of the road for these 25,000 people, when they were stopped from marching up to the Indian Parliament to make their voices heard in the corridors of power.

29.10.2007 Policy planners, academics and representatives of non-governmental organizations will deliberate whether pastoralism provides a strategic alternative in the quest for sustainable development in a two day national seminar at Jaipur, Rajasthan on November 21-22.

26.10.2007 Gli Stati Generali della Solidarietà e della Cooperazione Internazionale lanciano per la fine di ottobre una mobilitazione straordinaria per sollecitare la massima attenzione dell'opinione pubblica sulla delicata fase della cooperazione internazionale: la riforma della legge 49, l'attuale normativa vigente in materia di cooperazione, e la Legge finanziaria 2008. Il 30 ottobre gli Stati Generali promuovono un presidio davanti al Parlamento italiano e il 2 novembre si terrà a Roma l'assemblea plenaria degli Stati Generali, mentre il 3 novembre è previsto il Forum della Cooperazione promosso dal Ministero degli Esteri. In questa occasione saranno consegnate ai rappresentanti del Governo italiano le firme dell'appello pubblicato sul sito degli Stati Generali.

26.10.2007 Social exclusion results in lower development outcomes, deprivations, poverty and contributes to the non achievements of vital human and economic development goals. A two-day national conference being held in the Indian capital, New Delhi, organised by the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, is engaged in addressing these critical issues.

26.10.2007 Professor Bina Agarwal of the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Hague (Netherlands), making her join the ranks of earlier recipients Edward Said and Nobel laureates Jan Tinbergen and Amartya Sen.

26.10.2007 Nearly 80 percent of Bangladesh's people live in rural areas, with more than half comprising its poor. The latest World Bank Development Report says the country needs to increase its productivity in staple foods while also improve its rural services through better physical and social infrastructure.

26.10.2007 Musim penghujan datang, banjir pun siap menerjang Jakarta seperti awal tahun ini. Bencana itu sangat mungkin terjadi akibat semakin menyusutnya Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH) yang berfungsi sebagi resapan air. Berikut daftar perusahaan yang dengan restu Pemda DKI Jakarta ikut berperan dalam mengancurkan lingkungan dan memperparah banjir di Jakarta.

25.10.2007 Setelah menghancurkan ekosistem darat di Sidoarjo, kini PT Lapindo dengan restu Pemerintah menghancurkan ekosistem kali (sungai) Porong dan laut di selat Madura. Apakah kita akan membiarkan kejahatan lingkungan tersebut terus dilakukan?