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Crises and disasters need to be monitored, not only when they happen, but also before and after. In this episode of the FUF podcast, you hear the journalist Martin Schibbye who wants to see a more proactive journalism where you dare to report on topics without obvious news value, on low-intensity conflicts and on uncomfortable truths. The seminar took place on September 3, 2015.
September 3, 2015, FUF pods
Jonas Björk, Carl-Johan Backman and Frida Ashbourne from Biståndsdebatten.se walked around Almedalen and asked which is the most important development issue. They encountered, among others, the Center Party's party leader Annie Lööf, the feminist initiative's MEP Soraya Post, the playwright and debater Stina Oscarsson and Save the Children Gotland's chairman Peter Herthelius. Listen to which development question they think is most important!
June 29, 2015, FUF pods
Of: Rafaela Gusmao
Kara Hermez talks about her trip to northern Iraq where she visited various refugee camps. She talks about IS's progress and the problems with aid there. Rafaela Gusmao is interviewed.
June 28, 2015, FUF pods
Global trade can contribute to positive development around the world, but it can also have negative consequences for people and the environment. In this section of the FUF podcast, you can listen to Viveka Risberg, who when the seminar took place on March 16, 2015, was head of the office at the research organization Swedwatch. With experience from both the company and the reviewer side, Viveka has insight into everything from H & M's operations in Bangladesh to toy production in China.
March 16, 2015, FUF pods
Peter Wallensten received the FUF Prize in 2014 for being a pioneer in peace research in Sweden and mediated in difficult conflicts. In this section of the FUF podcast, he talks about creative solutions within the UN's peacekeeping activities, and about how to include the gender perspective in the management of armed conflicts. The seminar took place on February 5, 2015.
February 5, 2015, FUF pods
What are the consequences of desk decisions for practical development cooperation on the ground in partner countries? In this section of the FUF podcast, you can listen to Kajsa Johansson, a doctoral student in sociology at Linnaeus University, and who has previously worked for civil society organizations in Mozambique and Afghanistan, among other places. Kajsa Johansson received the FUF award in 2014 and the seminar took place on December 17 of the same year.
December 17, 2014, FUF pods
Of all the water on earth, only about 2,5 percent is freshwater. Resources that may be deficient as a result of climate change. In this section of the FUF podcast, you will hear Johan Kuylenstierna, head of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and with many years of experience working with international water issues. The seminar took place on October 29, 2014.
October 29, 2014, FUF pods