„Honduras is open for business!“ (S. 9), skandiert die offizielle Politik jenes mittelamerikanischen Landes, das weltweit am stärksten von den Auswirkungen des Klimawandels betroffen ist (ebd.). Ihre Programmatik des totalen Ausverkaufs verspricht nachhaltigen Umwelt- und Klimaschutz sowie gesellschaftlichen Wohlstand für
Gaza is not a natural disaster. It is man-made, the result of deliberate political choices. Chris Gunnes This is the final article in a series, which has analysed how the destructive aspects of reconstruction attempts in Gaza, are part and parcel
[I]nternational aid has rendered the occupation cost-free. It has even enriched Israel’s economy. Ghada Karmi The cost of and the responsibility for occupying the Palestinian territories is increasingly carried by other actors than Israel.
The Palestinian economy remains captive to the Israeli market. Sansour and Tartir In the second instalment of this series of articles on the destructive consequences of reconstruction efforts in Gaza, I look at how humanitarian assistance and international aid create and
“Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas told a summit in Egypt cash was “insufficient” without a political solution. Israel, which has been fighting Gaza militants, refuses to allow building materials into Gaza for reconstruction. […] Hamas […] was not invited to attend
Modern agriculture feeds over 7 billion people and, of course, provides many other commodities. Despite this, it is doubtful that mankind will be able to tackle all of the upcoming problems related to industrialised agriculture.
Progressive zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen haben es im „neuen Tunesien“ genauso schwer wie im alten. Drei Jahre nach der tunesischen „Revolution“ fällt die Bilanz unterschiedlich aus.
On September 27 of 2009, Adolfo Ich Chaman approached a group of well-armed security officers, prepared to represent his Maya Q’eqchi’ community in rural Guatemala. His family was one of many affected by a nearby mountaintop removal nickel mining operation
Eine beinahe unübersichtliche Anzahl von internationalen Richtlinien und Best-Practice-Preisen weisen Unternehmen für ihr soziales Engagement oder nachhaltiges Wirtschaften aus. Gemein haben alle, dass die Teilnahme an solchen Initiativen freiwillig und auf dem Prinzip der Selbstverantwortlichkeit basieren. Auch wenn eine steigende
