Tác giả: Đào Thu Hằng

I'm from Hanoi, Viet Nam. I'm an author of Dot Chuoi Non (dotchuoinon.com/author/hangbelu/), a blog on Positive thinking, founded by Dr. Tran Dinh Hoanh, an attorney in Washington DC. I'm a co-founder of Conversations on Vietnam Development - cvdvn.net, a virtual think tank. I am a co-founder of two companies in Viet Nam working on children education services. I advise companies on STEAM education, English language education for children and students in Vietnam. I'm studying the Buddha's teaching and the teaching of Jesus. I practice mindful living including meditation. I hold a PhD on Sustainable Energy Systems from University of Lisbon and Aalto University. I graduated from Hanoi University of Technology on Environmental Engineering. I obtained a Master degree of the same major from Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University. My English-language blog at: hangbelu.wordpress/. I play table tennis as a hobby.

Climate Change Vulnerability Mapping for Greater Mekong Sub-Region

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01.02.2016

UNESCOBKK –  Thailand’s adaptive capacity to climate change is high among Mekong countries, while the western coastline of Myanmar and the Cambodian Mekong lowland region are the areas of the sub-region most vulnerable to the phenomenon’s effects.

These were among the key findings of the report, “Climate Change Vulnerability Mapping for the Mekong River Basin”, based on a study carried out by UNESCO Bangkok and the Water Resources and Environment Institute (WREI) of Khon Kaen University’s Faculty of Engineering in Thailand.

The study sought to identify the areas most vulnerable to climate change and climate-induced water problems in five Mekong countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The study used a framework developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which conceptualizes vulnerability to climate change by looking at the exposure to and sensitivity of a system to a climate hazard and the ability of the system to cope with, adapt to or recover from the effects of hazardous conditions.

The study finds that Mekong countries are adversely affected by major natural hazards, such as tropical cyclones, floods and droughts. The study also mapped adaptive capacity and areas that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, which can be a useful tool for determining degrees of adaptation and mitigation responses at the provincial level. The findings of this study will be valuable for the five Mekong countries in ensuring sustainable adaptation to climate change.

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Climate Change Vulnerability Mapping for Greater Mekong Sub-Region
Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok; Khon Kaen: Water Resources & Environment Institute, Khon Kaenn University, 2015, 49p.

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Livestock – Climate Change’s Forgotten Sector: Global Public Opinion on Meat and Dairy Consumption

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Rob Bailey Research Director, Energy, Environment and Resources
Antony FroggattSenior Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources
Laura Wellesley Research Associate, Energy, Environment and Resources

chathamhouse– Human consumption of meat and dairy products is a major driver of climate change, but this new paper finds that there is a major lack of public awareness and understanding of the link between eating meat and dairy and climate change.

Consumption of meat and dairy produce is a major driver of climate change.

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector are estimated to account for 14.5 per cent of the global total, more than direct emissions from the transport sector.
  • Even with ambitious supply-side action to reduce the emissions intensity of livestock production, rising global demand for meat and dairy produce means emissions will continue to rise.

Shifting global demand for meat and dairy produce is central to achieving climate goals.

  • Recent analyses have shown that it is unlikely global temperature rises can be kept below two degrees Celsius without a shift in global meat and dairy consumption.
  • Reducing demand for animal products could also significantly reduce mitigation costs in non-agricultural sectors by increasing their available carbon budget.

However, there is a striking paucity of efforts to reduce consumption of meat and dairy products. Tiếp tục đọc “Livestock – Climate Change’s Forgotten Sector: Global Public Opinion on Meat and Dairy Consumption” →

There are 168 million victims of child labour – and we’re failing them

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Written by
Nina Smith, Executive Director, GoodWeave
Published
Thursday 31 March 2016

weforum – On a recent trip to India, I met a 12-year-old girl, Kushboo, in the village of Bhairupura, not far from Jaipur. Bhairupura is a village of the Raigar people, a scheduled caste who traditionally work in shoe-making. There’s nothing beyond the village but forest. Few outsiders visit Bhairupura, except for the agents working for the carpet manufacturers who operate modern factories in Jaipur.

Those factories are where international buyers are brought to tour. But many of their rugs are not produced at these locations. Rather, they are being made in villages like Bhairupura, by children like Kushboo – a cheap, captive and unseen workforce.

Millions of modern-day slaves

Most of us don’t imagine that the goods we buy with the label Made in India, or any number of other countries, are tainted by child or forced labour. But the International Labour Organization estimates that 168 million child labourers and 21 million forced labourers are toiling away in the global economy. We also know that many people work in informal sectors – sub-contracted production outside of factory settings – where exploitation is commonplace. Tiếp tục đọc “There are 168 million victims of child labour – and we’re failing them” →

Bài phát biểu của thủ tướng Bhutan – đất nước hạnh phúc nhất thế giới

~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ 4 bình luận

“Nếu các quý vị băn khoăn, không, không phải là tôi đang mặc váy đâu, và tôi cũng không nói tôi mặc gì ở trong đâu.

Đây là Gho. Đây là trang phục dân tộc của tôi. Đàn ông ở Bhutan đều mặc như thế này. Kia là trang phục của phụ nữ nước chúng tôi. Cũng giống như phụ nữ, đàn ông chúng tôi cũng mặc màu sáng, nhưng không giống như phụ nữ, chúng tôi phải để hở chân ra.

Trang phục dân tộc của chúng tôi là độc nhất. Nhưng đây không chỉ là thứ độc nhất về đất nước tôi. Lời hứa của chúng tôi về việc tiếp tục không phát thải khí nhà kính cũng là độc nhất. Và đó là điều mà tôi muốn trao đổi hôm nay – Lời hứa của chúng tôi tiếp tục không phát thải khí nhà kính.
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Output difficulties shut down multi-million dollar ethanol factories (Vietnam)

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17:55 | 06/04/2016

Oversupply and high manufacturing costs, as well as a chronic lack of state support are the major reasons behind the closing of ethanol factories in general and PetroVietnam factories in particular, according to newswire Tuoitre.

VIR – As of now, PetroVietnam’s ethanol factories in the northern province of Phu Tho and the southern province of Binh Phuoc have stopped operations and the fate of the bio-ethanol Dung Quat factory, will be decided in the coming shareholders’ meeting. Tiếp tục đọc “Output difficulties shut down multi-million dollar ethanol factories (Vietnam)” →

Đánh giá ảnh hưởng của Báo cáo UNESCO Delors 1996: Giáo dục – Kho tàng tiềm ẩn

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UNESCO: Giáo dục – Kho tàng tiềm ẩn (P1)

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UNESCO: Giáo dục – Kho tàng tiềm ẩn (P6)

UNESCO: Giáo dục – Kho tàng tiềm ẩn (P7)

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UNESCO: Giáo dục – Kho tàng tiềm ẩn (P10)

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Đánh giá ảnh hưởng của Báo cáo UNESCO Delors 1996: Giáo dục – Kho tàng tiềm ẩn

 

Revisiting Learning: The Treasure Within Assessing the influence of the 1996 Delors Report

Tóm tắt
Được xuất bản bởi UNESCO  năm 1996, Báo cáo: Giáo dục – Kho tàng tiềm ẩn – Learning: The Treasure Within, Ủy ban Quốc tế về Giáo dục cho thế kỷ 21, chủ tọa là Jacques Delors, cựu Chủ tịch Ủy ban châu Âu, đề xuất với tầm nhìn tổng hợp cho giáo dục. Giống như các báo cáo Faure Học để tồn tại – Learning to Be, xuất bản năm 1972, Báo cáo Delors năm 1996 được xem là là một tài liệu tham khảo quan trọng phổ biến cho các khái niệm về giáo dục và học tập trên toàn thế giới. Những ảnh hưởng của tầm nhìn và các mô hình học tập suốt đời và bốn trụ cột của việc học để biết, để làm, để tồn tại, và sống chung với nhau, dựa trên thảo luận về giáo dục, chính sách, và thực hành là gì?  Báo cáo ảnh hưởng tầm nhìn chiến lược của UNESCO và các chương trình như thế nào?

Báo cáo này này thảo luận về câu hỏi này như là một bước đầu tiên hướng tới việc đọc lại nghiêm túc báo cáo của Delors để mà xem xét vào thảo luận lại tầm nhìn của giáo dục cho tương lai trong ánh sáng của chuyển đổi xã hội toàn cầu diễn ra từ giữa những năm 1990s. Tiếp tục đọc “Đánh giá ảnh hưởng của Báo cáo UNESCO Delors 1996: Giáo dục – Kho tàng tiềm ẩn” →

Countries Where Politicians & Public Figures Have Been Implicated in the Panama Papers So Far

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Map created by JCRules va WikimediaThe map above shows countries where the head of state, politicians, public officials, public figures and/or their close family/associates are implicated in the Panama Papers (so far).

Just a few of the people implicated include:

  • Argentine President Mauricio Macri
  • President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine
  • Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • President of the United Arab Emirates Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  • Brother-in-law of China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping
  • The father of British Prime Minister David Cameron
  • Son of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
  • Children of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
  • Family of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
  • Nephew of South African President Jacob Zuma
  • Grandson of Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev
  • Personal secretary of Moroccan King Mohammed VI
  • Sudanese President Ahmed al-Mirghani
  • Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
  • Prime ministers of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili
  • Prime Minster of Iraq Ayad Allawi
  • Prime Minster of Jordan Ali Abu al-Ragheb
  • Prime Minster of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko
  • Prime Minster of Moldova Ion Sturza

Finally, while Russian Vladimir Putin has widely been reported as the most high profile person implicated, his name appears nowhere in the Panama Papers. As the Guardian reports:

Though the president’s name does not appear in any of the records, the data reveals a pattern – his friends have earned millions from deals that seemingly could not have been secured without his patronage.

 

What is it like to be trafficked to a foreign country and forced into prostitution?

~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ 1 bình luận

What is it like to be trafficked to a foreign country and forced into prostitution? Just ask Charimaya Tamang. She survived trafficking and now advocates for other survivors

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Some Days I Lived, Other Days I Died. Resilience in the face of exploitation

Charimaya Tamang knows all too well how easy it is to be trafficked in Nepal.

That’s because 22 years ago, it happened to her. At 16, Charimaya was alone cutting grass in the forest when she was ambushed by four men. After being drugged and losing consciousness, she awoke in Gorakhpur, near the Nepali/India border with her appearance completely changed — she had on makeup, a new hairstyle and different clothes.

medium – She was transported to the brothels in the Kamathipura red light district of Mumbai, India. Her captors left her in a windowless room with only a bed, table and chair, where she was forced to be a sex worker for the next 22 months.

“Some days I lived, other days I died,” says Charimaya.

Beaten, burned with cigarette butts and repeatedly raped, hope for escape slowly drifted away. Faced with deep social stigma should she ever regain her freedom, despair set in as neither outcome brought justice.

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Will Vietnam Legalize Prostitution?

~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ 1 bình luận

Vietnam debates the issue — unthinkable a decade ago in a country dominated by Confucianism.

By Dien Luong
April 13, 2016

thediplomat – It was past midnight and Ngo Thi Mong Linh had already gone to sleep when her cellphone suddenly rang. Linh knew all too well what to anticipate from the other end.

“A sex worker was urging me to come to rescue her,” Linh recalled in an interview. “Her client robbed her of all her money after severely beating her up. When I was there, all she could do was embrace me and burst into tears.” Tiếp tục đọc “Will Vietnam Legalize Prostitution?” →

Sustainable Development Goals Can Transform Small-Scale Forestry

~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

15 March 2016

Alison Hoare
Alison Hoare

Senior Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources – Eleanor GloverWebsite and Digital Coordinator, Energy, Environment and Resources

Governments can use the SDG framework to combat illegality and increase sustainability in this important sector.
Girls look on as a logging truck disembarks from a ferry in the Amazonian state of Para, Brazil. Photo via Getty Images.Girls look on as a logging truck disembarks from a ferry in the Amazonian state of Para, Brazil. Photo via Getty Images.

chathamhouse Small- and medium-sized forestry enterprises (SMFEs) make up a large proportion of the forest sector, accounting for over half the timber production and supporting hundreds of thousands of livelihoods in developing countries − over 50 per cent of the forest sector workforce. But they often operate outside the realms of the law – making them difficult to monitor and control, and providing a window for corruption and poor management practices. Consequently, SMFEs are often seen as a problem to eliminate rather than an opportunity for sustainable development. However, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer an opportunity to change perceptions while also bringing more attention and resources to the small-scale sector. Tiếp tục đọc “Sustainable Development Goals Can Transform Small-Scale Forestry” →

Gender equality, the MDGs and the SDGs: Achievements, lessons and concerns

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Naila Kabeer

Professor of Gender and Development at the Gender Institute – London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

theIGC – Following the formal announcement of the Sustainable Development Goals, Naila Kabeer reflects on lessons from the Millennium Development Goals through a feminist lens, which she argues were weakened by their very narrow interpretation of women’s empowerment. She writes that much more is needed to dismantle more resilient structures of inequality, and while the SDGs offer some grounds for cautious optimism, there is a continued lack of emphasis on rights.

This post forms part of a cross-blog series on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development run by the IGC, Africa at LSE, and South Asia at LSE blogs. View more posts in this series. Tiếp tục đọc “Gender equality, the MDGs and the SDGs: Achievements, lessons and concerns” →

Open Access Energy – framing document

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OpenAccess Energy

DOWNLOAD: OpenAccess Energy Brief V2

Despite many decades of global efforts directed at mass electrification, we have failed to deliver modern electricity services to approximately one-third of the people on Earth. 1.1 billion people continue to live without access to electricity. A further billion have unreliable access. According to the International Energy Agency’s most optimistic scenario for future energy access, the number of people worldwide without electricity in the year 2030 is projected to remain above 1 billion. In Sub-Saharan Africa the problem is projected to get worse, not better. The fact that population growth is outstripping electrification means that by 2030 the number of people without electricity will have risen by 10% (16% in rural areas) from 2009 levels. Clearly, our approach to opening up energy access has to change.

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William J. Perry on nuclear war and nuclear terrorism

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 William J. Perry
thebulletin – On June 26, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, beginning an ugly war that resulted in more than a million casualties, and demonstrated to even the most optimistic that a Cold War was seriously underway. That was just two weeks after I got my master’s degree from Stanford, so it is no exaggeration to say that I am a child of the Cold War.

Indeed, throughout my career I always perceived a dark nuclear cloud hanging over my head, threatening no less than the extinction of civilization.

During the Cold War we had a half dozen nuclear crises, of which the Cuban Missile Crisis was the most dangerous, and I was close enough to these crises that they made a deep personal impression on me. I believed then, and I believe to this day, that we got through these crises and avoided a nuclear catastrophe as much by good luck as by good management. Tiếp tục đọc “William J. Perry on nuclear war and nuclear terrorism” →

NARROW THE GAP 2015 FOR ENVIRONMENT

~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ 1 bình luận

NARROW THE GAP 2015 FOR ENVIRONMENT

Vuong Thao Vy  – LIN Grants Coordinator

This article was written exclusively for CVD

Narrow the Gap Community Fund (operated by LIN Center for Community Development) brings local resources together to support local nonprofit organizations that are tackling the most pressing problems in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and to make it easier and more rewarding for people to become more strategic with their giving. Through Narrow the Gap Community Fund, LIN collects donations from various sources and manages the selection and allocation of small grants, three times each year, to local NPOs that are addressing community needs. Since 2009, LIN has invited local not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) to apply for small grants (up to VND 600 million, the equivalent of USD $28,500) to support their activities. Applications are submitted to LIN staff for screening. Eligible applications are then presented to a review committee, which is comprised of LIN Board Members and rotating skilled volunteers. The review committee reads and ranks eligible applications and later comes together to meet, as a committee, with the applicants. Our grants also incorporate capacity building workshops and skilled volunteer matching, which aim to improve the quality of grant applications and help local NPOs overcome difficulties they face in communicating their ideas to stakeholders. Tiếp tục đọc “NARROW THE GAP 2015 FOR ENVIRONMENT” →

Waiting for a Rockefeller: Meet the Next `Supermajors’ of Energy

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JoeRyanNews
April 4, 2016 — 12:01 AM BST Updated on April 4, 2016 — 6:20 AM BST
  • Dominant global players have yet to emerge in wind and solar
  • Handful of clean-energy companies build `supermajor’ skills

More than a decade after the birth of the modern renewable energy industry, solar and wind await their John D. Rockefeller.

Bloomberg – Clean power remains a tumultuous and fragmented business, crowded with companies grabbing for slices of an emerging market that aspires to reshape how the world meets its energy needs. They rise and fall as technology advances and demand seesaws. Some have grown into sprawling regional players, often propped up by government subsidies. A few, like Suntech Power Holdings Co. and Q-Cells SE, soared to prominence, then all but flickered out.

Yet there are still no companies that dominate the industry. Tiếp tục đọc “Waiting for a Rockefeller: Meet the Next `Supermajors’ of Energy” →