Call for Civil Society’s Participation
In the 2nd ASEAN Peoples’ Forum / 5th ASEAN Civil Society Conference
18-20 October 2009
Cha-am, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
http://aseanpeoplesforum.net
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The issue of climate change has come to the forefront and people both in the North and the South have been feeling the devastating effects of global warming. However, the links between the neo-liberal system and the model of over consumption to the climate crisis are not clearly stated.
Extreme Weather Events: Focus on the Philippines 2009 YearBook
We are pleased to share
with you the release of the FOCUS ON THE PHILIPPINES 2009 YEARBOOK: Extreme
Weather Events. The 320-page publication covers key issues and
events in the Philippines. The book was first shared with Focus friends and
partners during our 15th Year Anniversary Celebration last January
20, 2010.
To request for a copy, please contact: Lourdes Torres at lou_torres[at]focusweb.org, +63 2 4330899
New Power Politics in Asia: Briefing note on the Shanghai Cooperation Organzation
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a regional mechanism, which
was created in 2001 and consists of the following:
People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and
Uzbekistan. It was inspired by the need to solve the border disputes lingering between the Soviet Union's successor states and China in the wake of the end of the Cold War. Originally a Chinese initiative, taken after resolving their border problems with Central Asia and Russia, it was also profitable for the Central Asian States, which were lacking in consistency, stability and resources in the midnineties and struggling to establish multilateral and bilateral relations beyond the region. It was also designed as a platform to balance the role of the United States in the Central Asian region.
Main findings of this paper :
The SCO has been able to meet with its initial objective to establish
geopolitical multipolarity in Central Asia and check the US advance into
the region.
It is a reflection of the emerging multi-polar world.
Its increasingly acquiring strength is suggestive of becoming a major political force of the Eurasian region.
The SCO will play a vital role in ensuring international security.
China’s New Role in Africa and the South: A search for a new perspective
Edited by Dorothy-Grace Guerrero and Firoze Manji
China's New Role in Africa and the South: A search for a new perspective
China's global expansion is much talked about, but usually from the viewpoint of the West. This unique collection of essays, written by scholars
and activists from China and the global South, provides diverse views on the challenges faced by Africa, Latin America and Asia as a result of China's rise as a significant global economic power. Chinese aid, trade and investments - driven by the needs of its own economy - present both threats and opportunities for the South, requiring a nuanced analysis that goes beyond simplistic caricatures of ‘good' and ‘evil'.
Introduction
“Three-quarters of the world’s 852 million men and women suffering from hunger are found in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their survival. Most of them are landless farmers or have such tiny or unproductive plots of land that they cannot feed their families”. This was the assessment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released at the second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in March 2006.
Unconventional Warfare: Are US Special Forces Engaged in an ‘Offensive War’ in the Philippines?
Focus on the Philippines Special Reports, No. 1, January 2006
Since January 2002, US Special Operations Forces (SOFs) have been stationed in the southern Philippines and have not left since then. Their deployment has significant implications for issues of peace and security in the southern Philippines, on democracy in the country and its sovereignty, on the geo-political balance in the region, and on the US’ global military posture. But – because of domestic historical factors and the current balance of political forces – it is on the claim that the US Special Forces are not engaged in “actual combat” that their continuing presence in the Philippines seem to stand.
Water justice, like water, travels in networks: notes on reclaiming public water
An
international seminar of the Reclaiming Public Water Network brought
together participants from more than 30 countries, who shared knowledge
and experiences about how to improve water provision through the
democratization of water management.
The initiative People’s Agenda for Alternative Regionalisms, involves regional alliances such as Hemispheric Social Alliance (Latin America), Southern African People’s Solidarity Network- SAPSN (Southern Africa), Solidarity for Asian People’s Advocacy – SAPA (South East Asia), People’s SAARC (South Asia) as well as organisations and networks in Europe, including Transnational Institute (TNI), that struggle for “Another Europe”. These networks and the organisations part of them, share a strong commitment on the need to RECLAIM the regions, RECREATE the processes of regional integration and ADVANCE people-centered regional alternatives.
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Introduction
Focus on the Philippines Special Reports, No. 1, January 2006
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