Engaging Non-State Actors in New Aid Modalities
The EC just released a paper on "Engaging Non-State Actors in New Aid Modalities” wherein the EC calls for more strategic involvement with civil society in general budget support and...
21
Jun
Sights from Indigenous Terra Madre
Here is a link to some pictures from Indigenous Terra Madre. More to come!...
18
Jun
The Language of Potatoes: Understanding Nature from Indigenous Perspectives
The first seminar of Indigenous Terra Madre sought to articulate the relationship between people and nature from indigenous perspectives. The first speaker from Ethiopia began by asking how we define...
18
Jun
What is Indigenous Terra Madre… and what’s for lunch?
A quick note about what is happening here: I am attending the first Indigenous Terra Madre. Terra Madre is a gathering of food communities from around the world who unite...
Opening Plenary: Resistance, Reindeer and Racism
Indigenous Terra Madre, June 17-19, 2011 Yesterday I left Barcelona and took the plane to Stockholm, Sweden. There I met up with friends from India and Jordan who had started their...
Indigenous Terra Madre, June 17-19, 2011
For the next few days I will be blogging from Jokkmokk, Sámpi (Sweden) from Indigenous Terra Madre. Stay tuned or watch us online! http://slowfood.sapmi.com/ ...
UN Bodies with an Interest in Food Security
After a nice long weekend spent eating and climbing in Valencia, I am back to my research. Recently, I have been making my way through D. John Shaw's excellent book "Food...
For the über nerdy among you!
Searching through the archives of the Global Governance Journal I came across these podcasts:http://www.acuns.org/podcasts One, by Jennifer Clapp (a really good Canadian scholar) is dedicated to food security governance! ENJOY!...
New Website: Coalition of European Lobbies on Eastern African Pastoralism
CELEP (Coalition of European Lobbies on Eastern African Pastoralism) has launched a new website www.celep.info The website aims to provide information on what CELEP is and what it does. Important documents...
Land Tenure
Tenure reflects the power structure in society. Because land and other natural resources are central to social and cultural identity and economic wealth, tenure arrangements in a society develop in...