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Tibet

All published articles with the tag "Tibet".

When China Turns Off The Tap

The Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, which is also known as Brahmaputra Photo: He Mou, Flickr.

Of: Hanna Geschewski

China, source to some of the world's largest rivers, has pushed for the construction of dams along its river systems at an unprecedented pace. But what does this concentration of power over water resources mean for neighboring countries?

June 17, 2019, Article, English, Magazine

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Alice Eriksson in #NewDelhi #India New Delhi is Alice Eriksson in #NewDelhi #India New Delhi is one of the world's most polluted cities. During the Hindu festival of Diwali, fireworks and firecrackers contribute to the poor air quality, but the main cause of air pollution is stubble burning. Stubble burning means that residues from the cultivation of, for example, rice, corn and wheat are burned in the fields after harvest. The poor air quality in India is a huge problem, especially in Delhi. An estimated two million people in Delhi die as a result every year. Air pollution in the Delhi area shortens people's life expectancy by 50 years, according to a new report from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. Air quality index (AQI) is a measure of the atmosphere's content of harmful substances. The air is healthy when the AQI is below 300. Above 300 it can be downright dangerous. In Delhi, AQI has been over 500 almost every day since October, some days it has been over XNUMX. In the pictures and in the video you can see what the air in New Delhi looks like on a normal day. #fufcorrespondents
Samira Issa and Sadiya Ahmed in #Tanzania In Tanza Samira Issa and Sadiya Ahmed in #Tanzania In Tanzania, we visited Magu District, which is one of the seven districts in the Mwanza region. There, among other things, we got to visit a non-profit organization called EMEDO (Environmental Management and Economic Development Organisation). They work to ensure that the environment and natural resources are distributed in a fair way that benefits both people and biodiversity. We met the organization's project manager who told us that, among other things, they have picked up plastic bottles from Lake Victoria and used the bottles to build - as you can see in picture two! #Fufcorrespondents
Samira Issa and Sadiya Ahmed in #Tanzania Hello, they Samira Issa and Sadiya Ahmed in #Tanzania Hi, this is Samira and Sadiya - two of FUF's correspondents! Right now we are in #Tanzania doing our Minor Field Study (MFS). We study at the Linnaeus University in Växjö, where we study peace and development and the international social sciences program. During our first month in Tanzania we were in #Mwanza for field work. Now we are in Dar es Salaam to finish writing our thesis! #Fufcorrespondents
Beata Sjödahl in #BuenosAires #Argentina It will soon be two years since abortion was legalized in Argentina. The women's movement was extremely driving in bringing about a change in the law. The debate on abortion is still current in Argentina and proponents of legalization used green shawls as an identity marker. In the streets of Buenos Aires, many women are seen still wearing the green shawl with the text: "National campaign for the right to legal, safe and free abortion." Opponents of the legalization instead wore and still wear a light blue shawl with the text. “We save both their lives.” One of the arguments that those who were against legalization raised in the debate was that legalizing abortion would mean increased costs for public healthcare, but this is not the case. According to calculations made by the Center for Political Economy in Argentina, as a result of the legalization of abortion, the state will save 88% of the tax costs for the treatment of complications resulting from illegal abortions. Their calculations also show that clandestine abortions can cost up to 21 times as much as a legal, safe and free abortion does. The legalization of abortion thus means the right of women to decide over their own bodies, while at the same time benefiting the finances of public healthcare. Picture 1: Proponents of the legalization of abortion wearing the green shawl. Image 2: The green shawl and a sign with the text: "My body my standards", next to a person wearing the light blue shawl and holding up a sign with the text: "People have the right to be born". #srhr #utvpol
Sofia Karlsson in #Lusaka #Zambia Today I voted abroad for the first time ahead of the Swedish parliamentary elections this fall. 🗳️ Last year there were elections in Zambia, but despite a peaceful change of power, the election movement was marred by violence and obstruction by the opposition. According to Freedom House, corruption is also widespread in this country. This year, I therefore appreciate the importance of a strong and open #democracy more than usual. ❤️ Have you ever voted abroad? Tell us about the experience in the comments! Image 1: Sofia votes early for the parliamentary elections Image 2: A Swedish passport is held up in front of the Swedish embassy #fufkorrespondenterna #val #val2022 #demokrati
Jacob Wiman in #Moshi #Tanzania 🌳 One of projects Jacob Wiman in #Moshi #Tanzania 🌳 One of the projects that TATU-Project works on is about soil erosion and land stabilization by a river that runs through the local community. Every rainy season, the river floods because cattle graze on the riverside vegetation and because a nearby company has stopped clearing the river of branches. The floods block the only way out of the area, causing enormous social and economic consequences for the community's residents. As a solution, the project will plant trees, but also a special type of grass called Vetiver Grass, whose deep roots stabilize the ground, reduce water flow and counteract soil erosion. 🏫 The organization also helps the teachers in a couple of schools to organize and plan environmental clubs where students learn both theoretically and practically about various environmental issues, e.g. climate change, plastic pollution and ecosystem services. The environmental clubs also have different planting schools where they raise different plants which they then plant and use in different projects. Image 1: The river that floods every rainy season Image 2: Image from one of the school's schoolyard Image 3: The planting school that the students from the environmental clubs have established @tatuprojecttz #vetiver #soilerosion #climatechange #klimat #miljö #tanzania #fufkorrespondenterna
Jacob Wiman #Tindouf #Algeria Here comes one in Jacob Wiman #Tindouf #Algeria Here is another post from my previous trip in Algeria! 🌍 When I and a couple of other young people went to Tindouf in Algeria for the Swedish Western Sahara Committee's information and youth campaign, we had, as I showed earlier, many meetings with different organizations. But despite the well-filled agenda, we managed to take part and enjoy Western Saharan culture and society. 🥟 Every day we received a meal from the Western Saharan cuisine from our hospitable host family, including pies, chicken soup, burek / spring rolls, sponge cake, dates and camel meat skewers. In Western Saharan culture, tea has a great value, it is around the tea that people gather to socialize and talk. The tea, which is very sweet, is made and served according to tradition by pouring it over several times to produce a foam in the cups. During a sitting, you should drink a couple of cups of tea and they should preferably be drunk quickly with a swipe. 🍅 During the meeting at the Ministry of Equipment, we got to see their cultivation that they have for the employees. Despite the difficult conditions, they have managed to grow tomatoes, eggplants, cabbage and onions. One of the evenings during the trip, we visited Boujdour's film school, which arranged a film screening with three short films about life in the camps and Western Sahara's freedom struggle. 🇩🇿 On the way to and from the Western Saharan refugee camps in Tindouf, we also managed to stop in Algiers to discover the capital, a very nice and beautiful city that is very reminiscent of France in appearance. Picture 1: The large post office in Algiers Picture 2: Algiers Picture 3: Meal with our host family Video: Our interpreter Limam who makes tea Picture 4: Vegetable cultivation Picture 5: Film screening @svenskavastsaharakommitten # västsahara #westernsahara #sahrawi #fufkorrespondenterna
Jacob Wiman and #Moshi #Tanzania Hi everyone! I h Jacob Wiman and #Moshi #Tanzania Hi everyone! I have left Algeria and am currently in Moshi, Tanzania, where I work as a project coordinator for a local organization called TATU-Project. 🌍 The organization works with social and sustainable development within a small local community in the countryside just outside Moshi and has projects in gender equality, health and the environment. 🌱 As a project coordinator for the organization's environmental group, I work closely with the project manager with environmental and sustainability issues that affect the inhabitants of the local community. 💻 The tasks are very much about planning meetings, seminars and documents, doing research and communicating with partners. In future posts I will tell you more about what @tatuprojecttz does in the area! Video and photo: #Moshi, #Kilimanjaro and slope with corn cultivation. #fufkorrespondenterna
Beata Sjödahl in #Buenos Aires #Argentina ESMA, Beata Sjödahl in #Buenos Aires #Argentina ESMA, the Army's former this school of mechanics, is a place in the middle of central Buenos Aires with a dark history. ESMA was a center of torture and extermination established by the last military dictatorship in Argentina between 1976 and 1983. During the military dictatorship, some 30 people disappeared and ESMA was one of the places where people were tortured and killed. In the prison camp there were also secret maternity wards where there were lists of couples who were "waiting" for a birth. Newborns were taken advantage of as "war booty" by the oppressors. Some were given away to military families, others thus. Today, ESMA is a place that is open to the public. Preserving the places where thousands of people were tortured and killed has two purposes. On the one hand, the places aim to honor and remember the people who fell victim to the state's political terror. Another purpose is to remember this dark chapter in Argentina's history to prevent similar events from happening again. Picture 00: ESMA's main building Picture 1: The windows in the main building are adorned with pictures of some of ESMA's victims Picture 2: A poster of a crying boy with the text "nunca olvidar", "never forget" Picture 3: In several places in areas you can read stories about the people who were killed and tortured at ESMA, here about Luis Delpech.
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