Looks at land ownership and the consequences of land degradation in Kenya.Contains interview with IDRC personnel Harmut Krugmann.
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Library ResourceVideosDecember, 1996Kenya, Africa
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Library ResourceVideosMarch, 2014India
How can wetland management better take into account climate uncertainty, considering the risks posed to the important services wetlands provide? Ritesh Kumar of Wetlands International --South Asia explains that climate change and environmental impacts are affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people that rely on wetland services provided by Chilika Lagoon in India. The project team is working with local government authorities to identify strategies for improving community resilience to such changes.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsVideosVideosSeptember, 2019Latin America and the Caribbean
Fiona Littlejohn - Oficial de Asuntos Ambientales de la División de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) habla sobre el ODS 11. El acelerado crecimiento urbano enfatiza la necesidad de crear ciudades y asentamientos humanos seguros, inclusivos, eficientes y sostenibles. Se hace énfasis en el logro de sistemas de transporte sostenibles e inclusivos, debido a la alta tasa de motorización que se registra en la región, lo que conlleva problemas de movilidad, seguridad y ambientales.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsVideosVideosSeptember, 2019Latin America and the Caribbean
David Barrio - Oficial de Asuntos Económicos de la División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) habla sobre el ODS 15. La desertificación y la deforestación son dos grandes retos para el desarrollo sostenible de la región, pues la pérdida o daño a los recursos naturales supone graves consecuencias ambientales y económicas.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsVideosVideosSeptember, 2014Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, South America, Central America
En América Latina se registran actualmente 826 pueblos indígenas que, para el año 2010, agrupaban a cerca de 45 millones de personas.
La ONU ha sido pionera en la defensa de sus derechos. En este video, la CEPAL convoca a los países de la región a poner en práctica políticas que pongan fin a las desigualdades que les afectan.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsVideosVideosOctober, 2014Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, South America, Central America
Na América Latina existem atualmente 826 povos indígenas que, para o ano de 2010, estão agrupados em cerca de 45 milhões de pessoas.
A ONU foi pioneira na defesa dos direitos dos povos indígenas. A CEPAL convoca os países da região a colocar em prática políticas que terminem com as desigualdades que eles sofrem.
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Library ResourceVideosSeptember, 2017Liberia
Anjali Nayar and Hawa Essuman profile the life of Liberian activist Silas Siakor, a tireless crusader against illegal logging and a symbol of resistance for a new generation.
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Library ResourceVideosJune, 2015Ethiopia
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Library ResourceVideosAugust, 2014Ghana, Nigeria
In Big Men, director Rachel Boynton has achieved a tour-de-force of documentary filmmaking. Taking a large, complex and much-contested phenomenon -- the oil business as it is conducted in under-developed countries such as Ghana and Nigeria -- she has crafted an edge-of-your-seat, character-driven drama that is also a clear and enlightening film about the global dealings behind petroleum, a crucial resource that touches everyone's life.
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Library ResourceVideosDecember, 2015Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Animated demonstration of practical experience from a farmer perspective to establish pistachio farm in south of Kyrgyzstan. The script for the video was developed by the farmer himself leading step by step through his experience to learn about pistachio and experience of establishing pistachio farm on rangelands previously used for grazing.
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