Ulighed, enorme naturrigdomme, og sociale bevægelser præger Latinamerika. DIIS’ forskning fokuserer på adgang til naturressourcer, mobilitet, demokrati og økonomiske udfordringer især blandt den fattige befolkning.
Drømmen om en alternativ verdensorden fik for nylig atter næring, da lederne fra de såkaldte BRIKS-lande mødtes i New Delhi. Spørgsmålet er så, om det seneste topmøde bringer BRIKS-landene tættere på at omsætte drømmen til virkelighed.
When developing countries seek to improve their water supply by constructing piped drinking water schemes and then prohibiting people from using the piped water for bathing, this often creates new problems. People then have to wash themselves in local rivers and streams and these are frequently polluted
Competition for water is the cause of innumerable conflicts in developing countries. However, according to research carried out by the Competing for Water programme, coordinated by the Danish Institute for International Studies this does not need to be so. Local water governance works, but is all too often neglected when development funding is being allocated.
Kampen om vand er årsag til et utal af konflikter i ulandene. Men konflikterne behøver ikke at ende i vold, viser ny forskning fra Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier. For lokal vandforvaltning virker. Men bliver alt for ofte nedprioriteret, når bistandskronerne skal fordeles.
When the BRICS-leaders on March 26-27 meet in Durban, South Africa, it marks the completion of the first cycle of BRICS summits. Seizing this opportunity to assess the impact of BRICS as a new bloc of emerging powers, one should not get carried away by the hearty handskakes and ardent aspirations.