scholarly journals O sucesso da inculturação do telemóvel nas comunidades moçambicanas e a sua múltipla funcionalidade social

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Celestino Vaz Joanguete
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New York ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Impact

A estrutura do trabalho é construída em três momentos: o primeiro  discute a empregabilidade no dispositivo móvel na monitoria de governação. Nesta abordagem a reflexão tráz à superfície a questão do uso das mensagens SMS na monitoria dos processos eleitorais. O segundo momento debruça sobre o telemóvel no processo comunicativo, no qual são enfatizados os últimos progressos tecnológicos das infraestruturas de comunicação; o terceiro momento descreve o impactos da "Economia Móvel" nos processos de desenvolvimento do negócio e transações comerciais, onde se destaca o impacto social dos serviços móveis de consulta, transferências bancárias e pagamentos de serviços.Palavras-chave: Telemóvel; comunicação; economia móvel. ABSTRACTThe structure of the work is built in two stages: The first discusses employability in the governance mobile monitoring device. In this approach to reflect back to the surface the issue of the use of SMS messages in the monitoring of electoral processes. The second phase focuses on the mobile phone in the communicative process in rural areas, which are emphasized in the latest technological advances in communications the impact  infrastructure; the third phase describes the phone incorporating  on business development processes and business transactions, with the focus on consultation with PayPal and services payments.Key-words: Mobile; Communication; Mobile Economy. RESUMENLa estructura de la obra se construye en tres etapas: La primera analiza la empleabilidad en el monitoreo de la gobernabilidad móvil. En este enfoque, la reflexión trae a la superficie la cuestión del uso de mensajes SMS en el seguimiento de los procesos electorales. La segunda fase se centra en el teléfono móvil en el proceso comunicativo, que  enfatiza en los últimos avances tecnológicos en infraestructura de comunicaciones; la tercera fase se describen los impactos de la "Economía Móvil" en el desarrollo de procesos de negocio y las transacciones comerciales, lo que pone de relievo el impacto social de los servicios de consulta móvil, transferencias bancarias y los servicios de pagos.Palabras claves: Móvil; Comunicación; Economia Móvil. ReferênciasAssociação Empresarial de Comunicações de Portugal. Análise de Mercado de Moçambique.  Lisboa: Associação Empresarial de Comunicações de Portugal (ACIST), 2015, p.1-52. Disponível em: http://www.acist.pt/publicacoes/estudos/dados_sobre_mocambique_vopen.pdf.   Acessado em: 28.set.15.GSMA. The Mobile Economy. United Kingdom: GSMA, 2015, p. 1-82.  Disponível em: http://www.gsmamobileeconomy.com/GSMA_Global_Mobile_Economy_Report_2015.pdf.  Acessado em: 28.set.2015.HAMELINK, Cee. A política de comunicação global, Revista Logos, n. 28: Globalização e comunicação internacional, Rio de Janeiro, ano 15, 2008, pp. 10-25.  HILL, Jill. Regulatory Models for broadcasting in Africa.  In: Broadcasting policy and practice in Africa. London: Article 19, 2003, p. 1-233.  Disponível em:  http://www.article19.org/data/files/pdfs/publications/africa-broadcasting-policy.pdf.  Acessado em: 20.mar.2013.LEVINGSTON, Steven. A Evolução dos Sistemas de Informação em África: Um Caminho para a Segurança e a Estabilidade. Washington, D.C.: Centro de Estudos Estratégicos de África, 2011, p. 1-70. Disponível em: http://africacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ARP_2_POR.pdf. Acessado em: 30.jan.2012.MACAUHUB. Movitel, Terceiro operador de telefonia móvel de Moçambique  iniciou actividades. Macau: Macauhub, 2015.  Disponível em: http://www.macauhub.com.mo/pt/2012/05/16/movitel-terceiro-operador-de-telefonia-movel-de-mocambique-iniciou-actividade/. Acessado em: 28.set.2015.PNUD. Mobile Technologies and Empowerment: Enhancing human development through participation and innovation. New York, NY: United Nations Development Programme, 2012, p. 1-58.   Disponível em: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/democratic-governance/access_to_informationande-governance/mobiletechnologiesprimer.html. Acessado em: 02.mai.2014.UNESCO. Turning on Mobile Learning: Illustrative Initiatives and Policy Implications in Africa and Middle East. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2012, p. 1-41. Disponível em: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002163/216359e.pdf. Acessado em: 17.jun.2014.WORLD BANK. Cities and Climate Change. Washington, D.C.: The Word Bank, 2015. Disponível em: http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P123201/coastal-cities-climate-change?lang=en. Acessado em: 02.out.2015. Disponível em:Url: http://opendepot.org/2718/ Abrir em (para melhor visualização em dispositivos móveis - Formato Flipbooks):Issuu / Calameo

scholarly journals The Paris Climate Change Agreement: Where Does Africa Fit in?

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Theodore Okonkwo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New York ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Member State ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
African Continent ◽  
United Nations Framework Convention ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Impact

<p><em>The 195 member state parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on December 2015 formally adopted the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. On April 22, 2016 not less than 175 world leaders converged on the United Nations Secretariat in New York and signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and 15 nations ratified it. As of March 1, 2017 133 countries have joined the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change is absolutely critical for Africa, a continent that is susceptible to the influence of climate change. The Paris Agreement on climate change is expected to assist the African continent obtain financial aid and cutting-edge technology to alleviate the impact of climate change. This article examines the Paris Climate Change Agreement in the context of its significance for Africa and asks whether the climate change deal is a worthwhile pact from an African standpoint or just an agreement relating to approaches that are standard and not tailored to the African peculiar needs, in other words, “one size fits all”</em><em>.</em></p>

scholarly journals Evaluating the Impact of State Policy Interventions for LGBT Aging: Comparative Case Study of New York and California

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 674-674
Author(s):  
Austin Oswald ◽  
Nancy Giunta ◽  
Tim Johnston ◽  
Sherrill Wayland
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Sensitivity Training ◽  
Attitudinal Differences ◽  
Group Interest ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Lgbt Aging

Abstract The majority of aging network service providers are unprepared to deliver targeted services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) older adults. In 2017, California legislature mandated ongoing LGBT sensitivity training for congregate living providers. Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) developed a specialized training, Creating Inclusive Communities, for congregate living staff to learn the unique needs of LGBT elders. This secondary data analysis compared pre-test knowledge and attitudes of training participants in two states, one mandating LGBT aging sensitivity training (California, N=328) and one without the mandate (New York, N=622). Preliminary results show that prior to receiving training, California participants demonstrate significantly less knowledge of LGBT aging issues compared to New York participants; t(948)=-3.808, p&lt;.001. Attitudinal differences were also demonstrated. These results suggest that laws mandating LGBT sensitivity training may help reach providers with greater training needs. Policy and practice implications will be discussed. Part of a symposium sponsored by Rainbow Research Group Interest Group.

Child Welfare as a Woman's Issue

1992 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth D. Hutchison
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Child Welfare Policy ◽  
The Impact

The recognition that ensuring the welfare of children is not possible without addressing the welfare of their female caregivers is notably missing from the child welfare literature. This article seeks to correct this omission by analyzing the welfare of children in the context of societal structures for caregiving. The author places the gender analysis of child welfare in historical context, discusses current themes of gender bias, and analyzes the impact of child welfare policy and practice on several categories of women. Policy implications and practice guidelines for improving the well-being of children are discussed.

scholarly journals Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) survival, oil spills, shrimp fisheries, and hurricanes

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan M. Huang ◽  
Oron L. Bass Jr ◽  
Stuart L. Pimm
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Shrimp Fishery ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Face Threats ◽  
Shrimp Fisheries ◽  
Onychoprion Fuscatus ◽  
Sooty Tern ◽  
The Impact

Migratory seabirds face threats from climate change and a variety of anthropogenic disturbances. Although most seabird research has focused on the ecology of individuals at the colony, technological advances now allow researchers to track seabird movements at sea and during migration. We combined telemetry data on Onychoprion fuscatus (sooty terns) with a long-term capture-mark-recapture dataset from the Dry Tortugas National Park to map the movements at sea for this species, calculate estimates of mortality, and investigate the impact of hurricanes on a migratory seabird. Included in the latter analysis is information on the locations of recovered bands from deceased individuals wrecked by tropical storms. We present the first known map of sooty tern migration in the Atlantic Ocean. Our results indicate that the birds had minor overlaps with areas affected by the major 2010 oil spill and a major shrimp fishery. Indices of hurricane strength and occurrence are positively correlated with annual mortality and indices of numbers of wrecked birds. As climate change may lead to an increase in severity and frequency of major hurricanes, this may pose a long-term problem for this colony.

scholarly journals Climate change and drought effects on rural income distribution in the Mediterranean: a case study for Spain

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 4353-4389
Author(s):  
S. Quiroga ◽  
C. Suárez
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Effects Of Drought ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. This paper examines the effects of climate change and drought on agricultural outputs in Spanish rural areas. By now the effects of drought as a response to climate change or policy restrictions have been analyzed through response functions considering direct effects on crop productivity and incomes. These changes also affect incomes distribution in the region and therefore modify the social structure. Here we consider this complementary indirect effect on social distribution of incomes which is essential in the long term. We estimate crop production functions for a range of Mediterranean crops in Spain and we use a decomposition of inequalities measure to estimate the impact of climate change and drought on yield disparities. This social aspect is important for climate change policies since it can be determinant for the public acceptance of certain adaptation measures in a context of drought. We provide the empirical estimations for the marginal effects of the two considered impacts: farms' income average and social income distribution. In our estimates we consider crop productivity response to both bio-physical and socio-economic aspects to analyze long term implications on both competitiveness and social disparities. We find disparities in the adaptation priorities depending on the crop and the region analyzed.

Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law

1993 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
Marian Nash
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
George Bush ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Contemporary Practice

On September 8, 1992, President George Bush transmitted to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted at New York on May 9, 1992, by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change and signed on behalf of the United States at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro on June 12, 1992.

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