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GuidesWeek Archive

November 2009

Archive of personal reflections on the events of the past week by Bill Gunyon, Editor of OneWorld Guides.
The monthly index is at foot of this page.
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Poor sanitation in Akkaraipettai, Tamil Nadu
16.11.2009 It may seem far-fetched but success stories in changing sanitation behaviour in developing countries might offer insights for the difficult transition to low carbon lifestyles for the rich.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [India] [Environmental activism] [Climate change] [Water/sanitation]
Image: Poor sanitation in Akkaraipettai, Tamil Nadu © Shivani Chaudhry
The canopy has lost its theatrical meaning
09.11.2009 There are good grounds for pessimism on prospects for saving the rainforests. But the link with climate change creates new hope that two environmental calamities can be addressed together.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Culture] [Forests] [Climate change]
Image: The canopy has lost its theatrical meaning © Ashoka / Changemakers.net
02.11.2009 Climate change and food security negotiations are stumbling over the reluctance of rich countries to stump up the costs. They have thrown all their resources at a bunch of bankrupt banks.
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Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Finance] [Poverty] [Food]

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GuidesWeek
Bill Gunyon
These articles are personal reflections on my work in editing OneWorld Guides over the past week. I often try to make sense of the global divide by looking at events in the UK and in my home city of Winchester.

Bill Gunyon
Editor, OneWorld Guides
My Pick of the Week
These are not necessarily new articles but I came across them this week.
Wind farms produce more than half of the electricity in Spain. Why can't we do it here the UK where there is much more wind? IPS News
Owen Barder argues that the rights of immigrants should be no different from those of existing citizens. These are tough questions. Owen Abroad
The oceans slow down global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide. But there is a heavy price to pay in their own ecosystem. Cosmos Magazine

Books on my table
Selections from
OneWorld Books
It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle-Blower by Michela Wrong
The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning by James Lovelock
More Reflections on a Divided World

Zambian Economist, economic perspectives on Zambia from Chola Mukanga

Owen Abroad, thoughts from Owen Barder in Africa

Global Dashboard, cutting edge comment on international affairs, largely from UK perspective

From Poverty to Power, a stream of expert comment on latest development issues from Duncan Green at Oxfam

Chris Blattman, impromptu thoughts on global affairs by Assistant Professor of Political Science and Economics at Yale. Excellent comments.

Aid Watch, William Easterly and Laura Freshci offer stimulating criticism of the aid industry but little in the way of constructive alternatives.

GuidesWeek articles popular in October
Global poverty needs global priority

Comparing notes on HIV/AIDS and climate change

World poverty in Obama's inauguration speech

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