scholarly journals Non-Governmental Organizations and Development: The Concept of “Place” and “Space”

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Abdurakhim Fayziev
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Conflict Transformation ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Place And Space ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Potential Resource

This paper presents an assessment of the Non Governmental Organizations and their contributions to development and conflict transformation in communities around waters. The paper underscores the relevance of the place-centered approach to expound the possible contributions of local NGOs to the development processes. It presents the contributions of NGOs at the community level from three angles i.e. from the position of the water resources management, water consumption, and finally from the cultural perspective. Water is presented as a valuable source of development in the irrigation and hydropower sectors of Central Asia. The paper argues that much as water is a potential resource in development processes, it has also been a source of conflicts in particular localities such as Fergana valley. The paper presents a discussion on the possible role and contribution of NGOs in conflict transformation with particular respect to conflicts related to water issues. It argues that being active agents of change and development in societies, NGOs can use the “local context-oriented approach” in the development process and transformation of the tensions linked to the water resources.

scholarly journals PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM PERENCANAAN TATA RUANG DAERAH UNTUK PEMBANGUNAN WILAYAH KOTA PADANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rika Despica
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Institution Building ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Development Institutions ◽  
Development Processes

Climate and good performance in the construction needs to be executed, the characteristic is community participation, transparency, responsiveness and accountability. If this does not work together it will be a bottleneck in the development. With reference to the MPR IV / MPR / 2000 on recommendations in the Implementation of Regional Autonomy Policy, then the provision of opportunity for the public to actively participate in the implementation of development processes, including in the process of spatial planning. To realize the true public participation should be pursued. So cooperation with relevant parties such as universities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community leaders, parliamentarians, and other stakeholders need to be synergized. Strategies undertaken to improve the role of the community can be done by: 1) increasing awareness (Awareness Raising), 2) Advocacy Policy (Policy Advocacy), 3) Development Institutions (Institution Building), 4) Capacity (Capacity Building). Thus the community involvement in spatial planning becomes particularly relevant in the context of creating its territory, namely the layout in the public interest and create a beautiful environment

scholarly journals Assessment of Climate Change Sentiment, Engagement and Adaptation through a Community-Based Outreach Campaign and Questionnaire across the United States

Earth ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-96
Author(s):  
Shahir Masri ◽  
Athina Simolaris ◽  
Suellen Hopfer ◽  
Jun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Assess Climate Change

(1) Background: Human activity is warming the planet and destabilizing the climate through greenhouse gas emissions, which underscores the need for climate communication to overcome barriers to action. (2) Methods: We launched a five-month campaign that included questionnaires (n = 500) and one-on-one interviews (n = 24) to assess climate change sentiment, engagement, adaptation, as well as understand who climate outreach reaches and the observations and concerns such groups report across the U.S. so as to better understand the local context of climate change and enable more effective climate communication and outreach in the future. (3) Results: Results showed outreach efforts to mostly reach college educated Caucasians who identified as Democrats. “Future generations” was the most frequently ranked climate concern, with the economy, property value, and national security ranked last. Communities frequently observed hotter temperatures, increased flooding, and species impacts. Among “climate-concerned” individuals, the majority reported never contacting a local politician about climate change. College students least frequently reported climate change as a top priority and reported a low frequency of civic engagement on the issue. In-person interviews highlighted climate impacts disproportionately affecting low-income communities and communities of color, such as heat-related mortality and gentrification. Climate adaptation strategies were underway, but mostly among farmers, ecologists, and non-governmental organizations (NGO) workers. (4) Discussion: This study helps inform elected officials, urban planners, and climate communicators as it relates to the allocation of resources for climate adaptation and education, and highlights key knowledge gaps that deserve focus by future outreach efforts.

scholarly journals Water Data Explorer: An Open-Source Web Application and Python Library for Water Resources Data Discovery

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1850
Author(s):  
Giovanni Romero Bustamante ◽  
Everett James Nelson ◽  
Daniel P. Ames ◽  
Gustavious P. Williams ◽  
Norman L. Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Data Discovery ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Service Oriented

We present the design and development of an open-source web application called Water Data Explorer (WDE), designed to retrieve water resources observation and model data from data catalogs that follow the WaterOneFlow and WaterML Service-Oriented Architecture standards. WDE is a fully customizable web application built using the Tethys Platform development environment. As it is open source, it can be deployed on the web servers of international government agencies, non-governmental organizations, research teams, and others. Water Data Explorer provides uniform access to international data catalogs, such as the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUAHSI) Hydrologic Information System (HIS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Hydrological Observing System (WHOS), as well as to local data catalogs that support the WaterOneFlow and WaterML standards. WDE supports data discovery, visualization, downloading, and basic data interpolation. It can be customized for different regions by modifying the user interface (i.e., localization), as well as by including pre-defined data catalogs and data sources. Access to WDE functionality is provided by a new open-source Python package called “Pywaterml” which provides programmable access to WDE methods to discover, visualize, download, and interpolate data. We present two case studies that access the CUAHSI HIS and WHOS catalogs and demonstrate regional customization, data discovery from WaterOneFlow web services, data visualization of time series observations, and data downloading.

Developing the Child Protection Workforce: Collaborative Development of Somalia’s Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor Degrees in Social Work

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lacey Sloan ◽  
Brendan Ross ◽  
Karen S Rotabi ◽  
Abdullahi Barise
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Social Work Faculty ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
One Year ◽  
Faculty And Administrators

Abstract Due to decades of conflict and instability, mechanisms for child protection in Somalia are limited. One key activity of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund’s (UNICEF) strategy to address structural gaps in capacity to implement an effective child protection system is to establish a network of social work schools throughout Somalia. To this end, UNICEF brought together experts in social work curriculum development in Islamic countries, social work faculty and administrators from six Somali universities, government social work staff and ministers, and staff from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). To identify the knowledge, values and skills needed for the local context, interviews and focus groups were conducted in Hargeisa and Mogadishu with many of the stakeholders noted above. These stakeholders also came together for two, four-day gatherings to design and approve the curricula developed by two social work curriculum development experts. The final result was a one-year certificate in social work, a two-year diploma in social work and a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree. This article describes the highly participatory and collaborative process used to create social work curricula that would meet workforce development needs for child protection in Somalia.

An FORMAL EDUCATION FOR WOMEN ENABLEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-119
Author(s):  
TAKAWIRA CHIMBINDI
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Key Players ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Government ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Multidimensional Process

Universally, there is concern for women enablement and United Nations Educational Science and Cultural Organisational (UNESCO) cites Zimbabwe as having 17% of the adult population being illiterate with two thirds being women (Kadada, 2014). Despite efforts by the government of Zimbabwe through formal education and other key players such as Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) in ensuring women enablement, women have not been fully integrated into many development spheres. As alluded by Pietila, and Vickers, (1996), that the subordinate position of women limits their ability to effectively indulge in development activities and women in Chirumanzu district are no exception. They continue to be seen as a missing link in being effective stakeholders in development processes. A notable pattern inherently evident on the ground is that few women are socially, politically, and economically active in development programmes. Hence the need to advocate for women enablement through formal education. According to Pietila, and Vickers, (1996), “empowerment is an active, multidimensional process which enables women to realize their full identity and power in all spheres of life”.  Women in Chirumanzu district need to be enabled enough to know their rights, to have access to knowledge and resources, greater autonomy in decision making, greater ability to plan their lives, greater control over the circumstances that influence their lives and finally to be free from customs, beliefs that are barriers to their enablement. In light of the above, this study therefore endeavours to assess how formal education has assisted women in Chirumanzu district to be enabled.           

scholarly journals Peranan Kekristenan dalam Menghadapi Masalah Ekologi

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Marianus Patora
Keyword(s):  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
The Face ◽  
Soil Excavation

Ecological issues are now very worried man on the planet. Deforestation, soil excavation, burning forests, polluted rivers, sewage plant that is not well controlled, until the waste can not control it advanced technology. All this makes the concerns are very exceptional in all areas of the human race. There have been many non-governmental organizations and governments are fighting to awaken humanity of the dangers of ecological destruction of the earth. In the spiritual realm, the role of religious communities are required to be actively involved to become agents of change, with a mouthpiece for the creation of the world's ecological sistima good and true. This also applies to Christians. What and how the role of Christians in the face of this ecological issues? This paper inspires Christians to engage actively to preserve the universe, such as what is contained in the word of God or the Bible. Abstrak Persoalan Ekologi saat ini sudah sangat mencemaskan manusia di planet ini. Pengrusakan hutan, penggalian tanah, pembakaran hutan, sungai-sungai yang tercemar, limbah pabrik yang tidak dikontrol dengan baik, sampai dengan tidak dapat dikontrolnya limbah teknologi canggih. Semua hal ini membuat keprihatianan yang sangat luar biasa di segala bidang umat manusia. Sudah banyak lembaga swadaya masyarakat dan pemerintah yang berperang untuk menyadarkan umat manusia akan bahaya rusaknya ekologi bumi ini. Dalam bidang spiritual, peranan umat beragama dituntut untuk terlibat aktif untuk menjadi agen perubahan, dengan menjadi corong bagi terciptanya sistima ekologi dunia yang baik dan benar. Hal ini juga berlaku bagi orang Kristen. Apa dan bagaimana peranan orang Kristen dalam menghadapi isu-isu ekologi ini? Tulisan ini menggugah orang Kristen untuk terlibat aktif untuk menjaga kelestarian alam semesta, seperti apa yang termaktub dalam firman Tuhan atau Alkitab.

scholarly journals The Activity of International Non-governmental Organizations as a Premise for the Development of Lake Baikal Legal Protection

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 120-124
Author(s):  
R.Yu. Kolobov ◽  
◽  
Ya.B. Ditsevich ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
16Th World ◽  
The World ◽  
International Water

The reported study aims to analyze the instruments adopted by international environmental non-governmental organizations in the sphere of protection and sustainable use of water resources. The structure of the World Water Council and its principal outcomes are reviewed. The practice of holding the World Water Forum is analyzed due to its rare coverage in Russian legal literature. Primary attention is paid to the outcomes of the Forum in the form of declarations. The activities of the International Water Resources Association are reviewed, particularly the outcomes of the 16th World Water Congress. The above mentioned international experience is extrapolated to the problems of Baikal’s legal protection. The documents adopted by the mentioned forums are proposed to be used as an inspiration and model for the legislative improvements in Baikal’s legal regime. For instance, the Ministerial Declaration “An urgent call for decisive action on water”, adopted at the 8th World Water Forum stresses the public attention on the issues of climate change and encourages the states to take into account this global problem in national water strategies. However, due to various reasons, the climate change issues are completely out of the legal discourse of Baikal protection. The Sustainability Declaration of the Forum has a significant potential for legislative and political improvements. Its 8th recommendation calls for business to value and mainstream water into its strategies, materiality and decision making process and share good practices in water management. Baikal’s business community’s commitment to the goals of sustainable development (in the form of Declaration) would be a useful politico-legal instrument within the lake’s legal regime. The outcomes of the 16th World Water Council in Cancun hosted by International Water Resources Association may also be a premise for the improvement of environmental policy and legislation in Baikal region. Among the most fruitful ideas of the forum is the acknowledgment of the pivotal role of scientific expertise in the environmental policy-making. The management system of Lake Baikal clearly needs an expert council, exercising advisory powers in respect to all the regulatory instruments concerning the ecosystem of the lake.

scholarly journals Understanding disasters: managing and accommodating different worldviews in humanitarian response

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Clarke ◽  
Brett W. Parris
Keyword(s):  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Humanitarian Emergencies ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Humanitarian Response ◽  
International Response ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies ◽  
Acts Of God

AbstractOver the past decade, humanitarian events affected on average 120 million people annually. Whilst many of these events are human-induced, a large number of the 400 or so complex humanitarian emergencies that require international response each year are natural. Such events result in loss of life, injure and maim survivors, destroy infrastructure and give rise to psycho-social trauma. Aid agencies working alongside affected communities must address all these consequences as part of their responses. What is also required though is an appreciation that worldviews will inform how affected communities both understand the cause of the event, their role in the event and how they will subsequently participate in rebuilding or reconstruction programs. Disasters can be affected by religious beliefs. With more than 85% of the global population self-professing religious belief, these worldviews are often shaped in whole or in part by sacred texts, religious teachings and sectarian practices. In this regard, it is not uncommon for those affected by disasters (particularly natural disasters) to genuinely describe these events as ‘acts of God’. Effective responses require the local context to be central in assessing needs and determining capacities. This must include an understanding of and authentic engagement with religious beliefs and how this may affect how the humanitarian event interacts with these beliefs. There is though little evidence as to how professional humanitarian workers accommodate the religious beliefs of local populations in their planning, implementation and evaluation of humanitarian responses. This paper draws on the experiences of humanitarian workers based in the USA and Australia from both faith-based and secular international non-governmental organizations to consider both how these workers themselves accommodate the religious views of affected communities in their responses and also their experience as to how such views affect the effectiveness of responses. This paper will consider why aid agencies must incorporate (and appreciate) different worldviews around disasters in order to more effectively respond to the needs of communities affected by humanitarian events. It will also identify difficulties and opportunities experienced by individual humanitarian practitioners as well as agencies when working in such environments.

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