Does Patronage Still Drive Politics for the Rural Poor in the Developing World? A Comparative Per... more Does Patronage Still Drive Politics for the Rural Poor in the Developing World? A Comparative Perspective from the Livestock Sector
2(Note: The layout of this electronic version slightly differs from the printed version of the br... more 2(Note: The layout of this electronic version slightly differs from the printed version of the brochure)
e Netherlands May 1999 CONTENTS: 4 Depleted Uranium: a by-product of the nuclear chain 9 Depleted... more e Netherlands May 1999 CONTENTS: 4 Depleted Uranium: a by-product of the nuclear chain 9 Depleted Uranium weapons: Lessons from the 1991 Gulf War 17 Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uranium 26 The next testing site for Depleted Uranium weaponry 28 Thoughts of the first British Gulf War Veteran found poisoned with Depleted Uranium 29 The health of the Iraqi People 32 Uranium pollution from the Amsterdam 1992 plane crash 36 Organisations involved in campaigns against Depleted Uranium Military Toxics Project Campaign Against Depleted Uranium International Action Centre Swords for Plowshares Mass balance of uranium enrichment 3.6% product assay (for PWR), 0.3% tails assay Enrichment Depleted Uranium: a by-product of the Nuclear Chain By Peter Diehl Enrichment waste: Depleted uranium For the use of uranium as fuel in light water reactors, the percentage of the fissile uranium isotope uranium-235 has to be raised from its value of 0.71% in natural uranium to a reactor grade
While the Congolese government is actively promoting large-scale industrial mining since it provi... more While the Congolese government is actively promoting large-scale industrial mining since it provides easy rents, artisanal mining seems to escape most attempts to control and regulate it. Yet artisanal mining provides employment and livelihoods to an estimated million people. This paper presents original research on artisanal gold miners in Province Orientale (Ituri district) and South Kivu. In both locations, the start of industrial gold mining operations threatens to displace artisanal mining from some of the areas where the soils and rocks have the highest gold concentrations. The research findings presented in this paper thus provide an understanding of artisanal miners’ perceptions on their work, income and livelihoods, at a time of transition, when local economies are shifting from purely artisanal production to a mix of industrial and artisanal production. They demonstrate that artisanal miners are strongly committed to their jobs and livelihoods. Even if they are displaced by industrial mining operations, artisanal miners are likely to remain within the sector, moving to new or existing mining sites. Thus, the success of state- or corporate-sponsored resettlement programs and alternative livelihood schemes may be affected by the desire of artisanal miners to retain their livelihood. While academics and policymakers debate whether industrial or artisanal mining can lead to long-term economic development, the survey results suggest that from the point of view of those engaged in artisanal mining, the artisanal livelihood is seen as more likely than large-scale mining to promote development, in part because it provides large numbers of relatively good-paying jobs.
Author(s): Fahey, Dan | Advisor(s): Peluso, Nancy L | Abstract: AbstractRethinking the Resource C... more Author(s): Fahey, Dan | Advisor(s): Peluso, Nancy L | Abstract: AbstractRethinking the Resource Curse:Natural Resources and Polywar in the Ituri District, Democratic Republic of the CongoByDan FaheyDoctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementUniversity of California, BerkeleyProfessor Nancy Peluso, ChairThis dissertation examines the people, events and processes that contributed to the onset and duration of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a focus on armed conflict in northeast Congo's Ituri district. Building upon theories about the typology of war and critically engaging literature that depicts Congo's wars as civil wars, I argue that war in Congo was a polywar of numerous internal and international conflicts taking place in the same geographic area. The concept of polywar helps to make sense of how several disparate armed conflicts coalesced in 1996 to produce a regional war that absorbed pre-existing conflicts and spawned new wars...
During the current water year, the upper Klamath River basin has experienced higher than normal w... more During the current water year, the upper Klamath River basin has experienced higher than normal winter and spring flows. In addition, a landslide breached a diversion canal downstream of the J.C. Boyle dam and caused secondary erosion and sedimentation in the “bypass” reach of the Klamath River. The peak flows and landslide may have influenced fish habitat and river geomorphology. I updated existing flood frequency analyses for four gauges in the upper Klamath River basin using new annual peak streamflow data. I determined that the new flood frequencies reduce the return interval for bed mobility threshold flows at three sites, and increase the return interval of flows over the mobility threshold at two sites, suggesting that existing interpretations about sediment mobility and disruption of fish habitat in parts of the upper Klamath River basin may need to be refined. I also identified differences in flood frequency estimates based on the method used to analyze annual peak streamfl...
SUMMARY The use of armor-piercing ammunition made from depleted uranium (DU) during the war in Ir... more SUMMARY The use of armor-piercing ammunition made from depleted uranium (DU) during the war in Iraq has raised concerns about DU exposures among military personnel and civilians. Since 2003, United States and United Kingdom government agencies have tested hundreds of servicemembers for DU exposure. There have reportedly been few positive test results, but publicly available information indicates that, at least
SUMMARY During the 2003 Iraq War, United States and United Kingdom armed forces shot ammunition m... more SUMMARY During the 2003 Iraq War, United States and United Kingdom armed forces shot ammunition made from depleted uranium (DU) at a wide variety of targets. Although there is little known about the actual quantities of DU released or the locations of contamination, it appears approximately 100 to 200 metric tons was shot at tanks, trucks, buildings and people in
Does Patronage Still Drive Politics for the Rural Poor in the Developing World? A Comparative Per... more Does Patronage Still Drive Politics for the Rural Poor in the Developing World? A Comparative Perspective from the Livestock Sector
2(Note: The layout of this electronic version slightly differs from the printed version of the br... more 2(Note: The layout of this electronic version slightly differs from the printed version of the brochure)
e Netherlands May 1999 CONTENTS: 4 Depleted Uranium: a by-product of the nuclear chain 9 Depleted... more e Netherlands May 1999 CONTENTS: 4 Depleted Uranium: a by-product of the nuclear chain 9 Depleted Uranium weapons: Lessons from the 1991 Gulf War 17 Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uranium 26 The next testing site for Depleted Uranium weaponry 28 Thoughts of the first British Gulf War Veteran found poisoned with Depleted Uranium 29 The health of the Iraqi People 32 Uranium pollution from the Amsterdam 1992 plane crash 36 Organisations involved in campaigns against Depleted Uranium Military Toxics Project Campaign Against Depleted Uranium International Action Centre Swords for Plowshares Mass balance of uranium enrichment 3.6% product assay (for PWR), 0.3% tails assay Enrichment Depleted Uranium: a by-product of the Nuclear Chain By Peter Diehl Enrichment waste: Depleted uranium For the use of uranium as fuel in light water reactors, the percentage of the fissile uranium isotope uranium-235 has to be raised from its value of 0.71% in natural uranium to a reactor grade
While the Congolese government is actively promoting large-scale industrial mining since it provi... more While the Congolese government is actively promoting large-scale industrial mining since it provides easy rents, artisanal mining seems to escape most attempts to control and regulate it. Yet artisanal mining provides employment and livelihoods to an estimated million people. This paper presents original research on artisanal gold miners in Province Orientale (Ituri district) and South Kivu. In both locations, the start of industrial gold mining operations threatens to displace artisanal mining from some of the areas where the soils and rocks have the highest gold concentrations. The research findings presented in this paper thus provide an understanding of artisanal miners’ perceptions on their work, income and livelihoods, at a time of transition, when local economies are shifting from purely artisanal production to a mix of industrial and artisanal production. They demonstrate that artisanal miners are strongly committed to their jobs and livelihoods. Even if they are displaced by industrial mining operations, artisanal miners are likely to remain within the sector, moving to new or existing mining sites. Thus, the success of state- or corporate-sponsored resettlement programs and alternative livelihood schemes may be affected by the desire of artisanal miners to retain their livelihood. While academics and policymakers debate whether industrial or artisanal mining can lead to long-term economic development, the survey results suggest that from the point of view of those engaged in artisanal mining, the artisanal livelihood is seen as more likely than large-scale mining to promote development, in part because it provides large numbers of relatively good-paying jobs.
Author(s): Fahey, Dan | Advisor(s): Peluso, Nancy L | Abstract: AbstractRethinking the Resource C... more Author(s): Fahey, Dan | Advisor(s): Peluso, Nancy L | Abstract: AbstractRethinking the Resource Curse:Natural Resources and Polywar in the Ituri District, Democratic Republic of the CongoByDan FaheyDoctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementUniversity of California, BerkeleyProfessor Nancy Peluso, ChairThis dissertation examines the people, events and processes that contributed to the onset and duration of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a focus on armed conflict in northeast Congo's Ituri district. Building upon theories about the typology of war and critically engaging literature that depicts Congo's wars as civil wars, I argue that war in Congo was a polywar of numerous internal and international conflicts taking place in the same geographic area. The concept of polywar helps to make sense of how several disparate armed conflicts coalesced in 1996 to produce a regional war that absorbed pre-existing conflicts and spawned new wars...
During the current water year, the upper Klamath River basin has experienced higher than normal w... more During the current water year, the upper Klamath River basin has experienced higher than normal winter and spring flows. In addition, a landslide breached a diversion canal downstream of the J.C. Boyle dam and caused secondary erosion and sedimentation in the “bypass” reach of the Klamath River. The peak flows and landslide may have influenced fish habitat and river geomorphology. I updated existing flood frequency analyses for four gauges in the upper Klamath River basin using new annual peak streamflow data. I determined that the new flood frequencies reduce the return interval for bed mobility threshold flows at three sites, and increase the return interval of flows over the mobility threshold at two sites, suggesting that existing interpretations about sediment mobility and disruption of fish habitat in parts of the upper Klamath River basin may need to be refined. I also identified differences in flood frequency estimates based on the method used to analyze annual peak streamfl...
SUMMARY The use of armor-piercing ammunition made from depleted uranium (DU) during the war in Ir... more SUMMARY The use of armor-piercing ammunition made from depleted uranium (DU) during the war in Iraq has raised concerns about DU exposures among military personnel and civilians. Since 2003, United States and United Kingdom government agencies have tested hundreds of servicemembers for DU exposure. There have reportedly been few positive test results, but publicly available information indicates that, at least
SUMMARY During the 2003 Iraq War, United States and United Kingdom armed forces shot ammunition m... more SUMMARY During the 2003 Iraq War, United States and United Kingdom armed forces shot ammunition made from depleted uranium (DU) at a wide variety of targets. Although there is little known about the actual quantities of DU released or the locations of contamination, it appears approximately 100 to 200 metric tons was shot at tanks, trucks, buildings and people in
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