“We are Indigenous and We Want to be Literate in Our Own Language”

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 77-101
Author(s):  
Ilaria Micheli
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree ◽  
New Situation ◽  
Very High ◽  
International Circuit

The Ogiek of Mariashoni living in the Mau Forest of Kenya are a group of hunters and gatherers, who in the last 30 years have been facing a progressive process of habitat and climate change which obliged them to settle down and leave their semi-nomadic way of life. The major characteristic of the Ogiek has always been a very high degree of adaptability to their social and environmental context, which allowed them to develop what we can now call a fluid identity. Recently they have come into contact with new social (and economic) movements promoted and supported by national and international ngos working in the field of human rights and for the safeguard of indigenous peoples, which gave them the possibility to enter the international circuit of aid for cooperation and development. In a socio-linguistic perspective one of the most interesting aspects of this new situation is the speakers’ changed attitude towards their own language and its promotion. This paper contains an accurate description of a project aimed at the definition of a good orthographic system for the Ogiek language and the production of didactic materials for primary schools. The project, which ended up as a failure due to the lack of participation and funding from the local Kenyan official institutions, was promoted by the University of Trieste in the framework of the ATrA project.

scholarly journals СТРАТЕГИЯ 3WIN УСТОЙЧИВОЙ КООПЕРАЦИИ ИТ-ИНДУСТРИИ И УНИВЕРСИТЕТОВ: R&D СТАРТ-АП ШКОЛЫ

2018 ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Михаил Викторович Лобачев ◽  
Светлана Григорьевна Антощук ◽  
Вячеслав Сергеевич Харченко
Keyword(s):  
Interaction Model ◽  
Student Body ◽  
The Road ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Degree Of Stability ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Model C ◽  
High Degree

A 3Win strategy for establishing a sustainable model of collaboration between the industry and universities is developed. Primary objectives of the work are outlined and are focused on the establishment of a model of sustainable collaboration between the industry, academic and research societies and student teams. This allows us to resolve the issue of preparing well qualified IT specialists in the necessary fields in collaboration with foreign partners and teams. This also presents the opportunity of development and research, targeted at the end consumer, by creating working prototypes or products. The sustainability of such a collaboration model supplements and is maintained by the long-term integration of mutual interests of the parties participating in the process. The analysis of the viability of this model is carried out on the basis of operation of R&D Start-up School. The definition of the 3Win strategy is established, as an interaction model, based on which each of the participating parties (the university, the company and the student body) receives their own personal benefits and achieves their own goals. In addition, this is a synergic model – where the cooperation of the participants results in a much more effective outcome, than individual efforts of each of the participants separately. The model, which is described as the 3Win strategy, in a way can be classified as a synthetic model, that incorporates the benefits of a number of other models developed previously. A1 – a department within the university as an incubator for developers, A2 – a department within the university as a center for certification support, Model B – a department within the university acting as a center for collaborative research and development and finally Model C – a department within the university as a business incubator. Simultaneously, this is a new class within the models of higher calibre, due to the fact that it facilitates a high degree of stability for the collaboration. The implementation of the model within the scope of international multi-university collaboration is described, along with its benefits. Examples of interaction between various components of the models based on existing cases are provided and the approaches for the 3Win strategy between the industry, universities and student body are described. The road-maps for further development of the aforementioned approaches are established

Recht, Strafrecht und Sozialmoral

1981 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Lüderssen
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Very High

AbstractIt is shown by means of four examples that the demarcation between law and morals has become problematical. The study of more recent developments in ethics and in law indicates that in both fields the relevance of discourse and consent has grown. Though both law and morals aim at agreement their degree of dependance on it differs. The definition of law and morals suggested in this article is based on this view. Legitimate law consists of norms, which besides fulfilling other conditions have attained a certain degree of consent. On the other hand one can only talk of social morals when a very high degree of consent has been reached. The consequences of this definition are explained by means of the examples presented at the beginning.

scholarly journals Formación de recursos humanos en ciencias vegetales

2017 ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Patricia Moreno-Casasola
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Environmental Sciences ◽  
Direct Study ◽  
Recursos Humanos ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Very High ◽  
Different Levels

Human resources in areas dealing with plants and vegetation are highly needed in our country. Its high biodiversity, large extensions of conserved communities and increasing rate of destruction of natural resources over the last ten years make it a priority. Educational options at the university and graduate levels were analyzed both in plant (where plants are the direct study object) and environmental sciences (vegetation as indicators). CONACYT' s regionalization of Mexico was used because research and students formation are closely related. A very high degree of centralization was found, followed by the northern states; the south and southeast still has very few possibilities. Agronomic options have increased. In general more questions dealing with various themes and of different levels are needed. The most acute problem is the low number of doctoral programs.

scholarly journals A Decade of GOSAT Proxy Satellite CH<sub>4</sub> Observations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Parker ◽  
Alex Webb ◽  
Hartmut Boesch ◽  
Peter Somkuti ◽  
Rocio Barrio Guillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Excellent Agreement ◽  
Seasonal Cycle ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Global Bias

Abstract. This work presents the latest release (v9.0) of the University of Leicester GOSAT Proxy XCH4 dataset. Since the launch of the GOSAT satellite in 2009, this data has been produced by the UK National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) as part of the ESA Greenhouse Gas Climate Change Initiative (GHG-CCI) and Copernicus Climate Change Services (C3S) projects. With now over a decade of observations, we outline the many scientific studies achieved using past versions of this data in order to highlight how this latest version may be used in the future. We describe in detail how the data is generated, providing information and statistics for the entire processing chain from the L1B spectral data through to the final quality-filtered column-averaged dry-air mole fraction (XCH4) data. We show that out of the 19.5 million observations made between April 2009 and December 2019, we determine that 7.3 million of these are sufficiently cloud-free (37.6 %) to process further and ultimately obtain 4.6 million (23.5 %) high-quality XCH4 observations. We separate these totals by observation mode (land and ocean sun-glint) and by month, to provide data users with the expected data coverage, including highlighting periods with reduced observations due to instrumental issues. We perform extensive validation of the data against the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON), comparing to ground-based observations at 22 locations worldwide. We find excellent agreement to TCCON, with an overall correlation coefficient of 0.92 for the 88,345 co-located measurements. The single measurement precision is found to be 13.72 ppb and an overall global bias of 9.06 ppb is determined and removed from the Proxy XCH4 data. Additionally, we validate the separate components of the Proxy (namely the modelled XCO2 and the XCH4/XCO2 ratio) and find these to be in excellent agreement with TCCON. In order to show the utility of the data for future studies, we compare against simulated XCH4 from the TM5 model. We find a high degree of consistency between the model and observations throughout both space and time. When focusing on specific regions, we find average differences ranging from just 3.9 ppb to 15.4 ppb. We find the phase and magnitude of the seasonal cycle to be in excellent agreement, with an average correlation coefficient of 0.93 and a mean seasonal cycle amplitude difference across all regions of −0.84 ppb. This data is available at https://doi.org/10.5285/18ef8247f52a4cb6a14013f8235cc1eb (Parker and Boesch, 2020).

scholarly journals State of Climate Law∵The Third Pillar of International Climate Change Law: Explaining ‘Loss and Damage’ after the Paris Agreement

Climate Law ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morten Broberg
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Loss And Damage ◽  
Before And After ◽  
International Climate ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Relationship

With the 2015 Paris Agreement, ‘loss and damage’ (L&D) was introduced into the unfccc treaty framework as a new, third substantive area of climate change law. Both before and after its adoption, this new area has been subject to much contention—and this is reflected in a high degree of uncertainty surrounding its interpretation. This article examines the definition of L&D and the types of impact covered by the notion. It also examines the relationship of L&D with mitigation and adaptation, as well as the instruments that are covered by it. Finally, the article considers the controversial issue of who can invoke L&D—and against whom.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practices of Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Resource Management in Relation to Climate Change in Southeast Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7983
Author(s):  
Gerard A. Persoon ◽  
Tessa Minter
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Anthropogenic Change ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
External Interventions ◽  
Home Territory

In this article, we document how four indigenous peoples in insular Southeast Asia (Indonesia and the Philippines) have reacted to external interventions and discuss to what extent climate change has been a factor in the adjustment of their way of life. All groups share a similar environment, that is tropical low land rainforest. However, their traditional modes of exploitation of this environment vary, which can be ascribed to specific geographical and cultural characteristics. In recent years, these indigenous peoples have faced encroachment of their lands through logging and mining activities and the arrival of migrants looking for arable lands. They have developed various ways to cope with the changing conditions, ranging from efforts to retreat into the remaining rainforest to increased resource extraction and losing a long-term interest in the sustainability of their home territory. The younger generation seems to take a different stand towards their future in relation to their natural environment and the way of life of their ancestors. Though there can be no doubt about climate change in the context of insular Southeast Asia, this change is difficult to differentiate from the cumulative environmental impacts brought about by other forms of anthropogenic change, notably forest degradation. Examples that will be discussed in this article are the Agta of Northeastern Luzon in the Philippines, and the Orang Rimba, the Mentawaians, and the Ngaju Dayak in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Vivienda para estudiantes indígenas: permanencia, representatividad y proceso de proyecto participativo

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (60) ◽  
pp. 28-47
Author(s):  
Ricardo Socas-Wiese ◽  
Eneldo Fernanda Machado ◽  
Alice Hammerschmitt da Veiga
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Physical Models ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Human Diversity ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University

This article presents the project process adopted for the design of indigenous student housing at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, and discusses its impact both on the formative process of architecture and urbanism students, regarding the experiences of indigenous students at the University. Aside from the relevance of that architecture as support for the permanence of students in public higher education, its importance as a symbol of shelter and respect for indigenous peoples at the university stands out. For this purpose, a participatory project was built that began with dialogues stages with indigenous students at the university and interactions with one of the ethnicities involved in its traditional territory (its village), for the definition of project guidelines and the needs’ program. Subsequently, for the proposal’s presentation and discussion, experiences were gathered in the proposed area for the project’s implementation and the physical models and drawings were presented, which were used to facilitate dialogue and participation of Indigenous students in the project process. The article presents the path followed, the spatial results of this process, the perceptions of the future users of the space, and reflections on the importance of outreach actions in the training of professionals in the area of architecture and urbanism, valuing the social role of the profession, and building a more sensitive projective repertoire, prepared to consider the human diversity that contemporaneity constitutes.

scholarly journals A decade of GOSAT Proxy satellite CH<sub>4</sub> observations

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 3383-3412
Author(s):  
Robert J. Parker ◽  
Alex Webb ◽  
Hartmut Boesch ◽  
Peter Somkuti ◽  
Rocio Barrio Guillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Excellent Agreement ◽  
Seasonal Cycle ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Global Bias

Abstract. This work presents the latest release (v9.0) of the University of Leicester GOSAT Proxy XCH4 dataset. Since the launch of the GOSAT satellite in 2009, these data have been produced by the UK National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) as part of the ESA Greenhouse Gas Climate Change Initiative (GHG-CCI) and Copernicus Climate Change Services (C3S) projects. With now over a decade of observations, we outline the many scientific studies achieved using past versions of these data in order to highlight how this latest version may be used in the future. We describe in detail how the data are generated, providing information and statistics for the entire processing chain from the L1B spectral data through to the final quality-filtered column-averaged dry-air mole fraction (XCH4) data. We show that out of the 19.5 million observations made between April 2009 and December 2019, we determine that 7.3 million of these are sufficiently cloud-free (37.6 %) to process further and ultimately obtain 4.6 million (23.5 %) high-quality XCH4 observations. We separate these totals by observation mode (land and ocean sun glint) and by month, to provide data users with the expected data coverage, including highlighting periods with reduced observations due to instrumental issues. We perform extensive validation of the data against the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON), comparing to ground-based observations at 22 locations worldwide. We find excellent agreement with TCCON, with an overall correlation coefficient of 0.92 for the 88 345 co-located measurements. The single-measurement precision is found to be 13.72 ppb, and an overall global bias of 9.06 ppb is determined and removed from the Proxy XCH4 data. Additionally, we validate the separate components of the Proxy (namely the modelled XCO2 and the XCH4∕XCO2 ratio) and find these to be in excellent agreement with TCCON. In order to show the utility of the data for future studies, we compare against simulated XCH4 from the TM5 model. We find a high degree of consistency between the model and observations throughout both space and time. When focusing on specific regions, we find average differences ranging from just 3.9 to 15.4 ppb. We find the phase and magnitude of the seasonal cycle to be in excellent agreement, with an average correlation coefficient of 0.93 and a mean seasonal cycle amplitude difference across all regions of −0.84 ppb. These data are available at https://doi.org/10.5285/18ef8247f52a4cb6a14013f8235cc1eb (Parker and Boesch, 2020).

WARMING IN THE ARCTIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-87
Author(s):  
Irina Zhilina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The North ◽  
The Way

The dynamics and forecasts of climate change in the Arctic as a result of global warming on the planet are considered. The article analyzes the influence of climate change on the natural environment, some sectors of the economy and social sphere of the Arctic zone of Russia, and the way of life of the indigenous peoples of the North.

scholarly journals Nato-Eu Cooperation

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-214
Author(s):  
Eduard Simion
Keyword(s):  
Global Scale ◽  
Positive Answer ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Power Politics ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
The Common ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Very High

Abstract The current security situation is marked an increasing competition for power at global scale, the use of power politics, and the growth of the influence of the non-state actors in a changed resource and demographic landscape. NATO and EU seem to be out of sync with the developments in the world, situation which puts their very existence into questioning. However, a closer look shows that both organisations have displayed a very high degree of versatility, re-inventing themselves to adapt to the changing environment, and surviving all the evolution so far, while other peer organisations have become history. Therefore, the main question is whether NATO and EU will overcome the existing and future challenges and continue the current positive trend in their cooperation? When considering the common history, the trend and the most recent evolutions, one can only draw a positive answer. The most significant areas of recent cooperation which indicate a definite positive trend are the adaptation of the NATO Command Structure, the development of military capabilities, and the definition of the cyberspace as an operational domain

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