Rural transformation
Why should people in Sweden care about diseases in livestock in low- and lower-middle-income countries? This is a question that I have been asked on numerous occasions ever since I started my...
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The activities of the forum were basically finished already on the Thursday, and the last day was more a day of thanks and goodbyes, and of looking back at what's been accomplished. The goal of the forum had been to create a global movement for living soils, and to give energy to some tangible projects that may continue into the future.
This first day of the Living Soil Forum has had the simple purpose for participants to arrive, meet, and get a sense of what issues are on the table for this week. As such, it has been only half a day of activities, where participants have met to present themselves and broadly identify and discuss problems and priorities for soil stewardship.
We are approaching the end of the Living Soil Forum and so far we have seen many exciting sessions. The theme of today was to process the fruits of this week’s collaborative developments among the participants. The aim was to tap into the range of knowledge and experiences existing among us and figure out what the next steps would be to make our ideas or projects to come true.
The second day here in Järna and the Living Soil Forum kicked off with another 4 keynote speakers. The theme of today was that of a local perspective, compared to yesterday’s which had more of a global focus. In fact it was even 'hyper local', as one from the organizing team phrased it; with people from around Järna presenting.
On the third day of the forum, someone has been mentioning 'the FOMO syndrome' (Fear Of Missing Out), and I have personally felt it as simultaneous action-oriented workshops are going on while I'm updating the webpage from a weak wi-fi connection in the café.
The Swedish - East African Chamber of Commerce arrangerar en konferens den 28 november på Sida's huvudkontor i Stockholm med temat “ Value added food production in EAC”.Situationen i Afrika har förbättrats avsevärt på senare tid. Antal demokratier har ökat. Flera presidentbyten har skett fredligt efter val och enligt lag. Antalet väpnade konflikter har minskat.
While the Colombian peace agreement is making slow progress and has faced several drawbacks due to the political situation and lack of will from the current government, the situation of Colombia’s environment and local communities has deteriorated.
Rural people in the Sahel derive multiple benefits from local ecosystem services on a daily basis. At the same time, a large proportion of the population lives in multidimensional poverty. The global sustainability challenge is thus manifested in its one extreme here, with a strong need to improve human well-being without degrading the landscapes that people depend on.