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The Durban climate deal: Winners & Losers

Climate Change Global South Development Magazine - Dec 14, 2011 0

by Tim Gore, Oxfam In the early hours of a December Sunday morning, governments meeting...

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‘A third of world’s children suffer from lead poisoning’

Children Global South Development Magazine - Aug 3, 2020 0

Informal and substandard recycling of lead-acid batteries is a leading contributor to lead poisoning in children living in low and middle-income countries, the report says.

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Tortured, Killed and Chained: International Trade & Tourism May Cause Extinction of Elephants Within Years

Africa Global South Development Magazine - Oct 17, 2016 0

By Jameela Freitas

The total number of elephants is rapidly decreasing globally as elephants are continued to be poached for ivory, and tortured and killed for tourism and entertainment.

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Climate Change is About Women

Climate Change Global South Development Magazine - Feb 5, 2016 0

By Carey Averbook & Leny Olivera

Climate change is about much more than climate change. Its impacts and driving factors intersect with a whole range of social, economic, political and cultural issues. Women, especially in the global South, are often particularly exposed to poverty, discrimination, lack of access to resources, exclusion from power and exposure to many forms of violence. When climate change impacts hit, the burdens women bear likewise increase disproportionately.

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Book Review: Geek Heresy

book review Global South Development Magazine - May 5, 2015 0

By Trina Gorman Kentaro Toyama's Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology urges the development community to turn its focus from cookie cutter fixes to the people who provide and use the given fix – whether it be microcredit, school vouchers, or fancy gadgets. Poor people don’t need “turbo-charged, heat-seeking, robotic fishing poles” but rather, devoted/skilled/present teachers and mentors who nurture their capacity, and then decide whether a fishing pole is necessary.

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Male Circumcision in Africa: Can it Prevent HIV ?

Africa Global South Development Magazine - Jan 18, 2015 0

By Jasen Mphepo In Zimbabwe, a campaign initiated by the government and other development players for male circumcision has taken center stage in developing a mechanism to support the already existing strategies such as promoting condom use, promoting voluntary counseling and testing, abstinence and being faithful to one faithful partner. Male circumcision is not only good for HIV prevention but it also prevents from many other bacteria transmitting into women, experts say.

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