tailieunhanh - Focus on population, environment, and security

Although phosphate rock and potash are used as raw materials for a wide range of applications, the most important use by far is the manufacture of mineral fertilizers. The primary source of these minerals is geological ore deposits formed through past sedimentary or igneous activities. In the case of potash, concentrated brines are also a significant source. This chapter provides a brief overview of the major activities involved in the mining, handling and benefi- ciation of phosphate rock and potash ore | USAID Issue 14 October 2007 environmental c s p Ỡ change security program FOCUS on population environment and security Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars The Missing Links Poverty Population and the Environment in Ethiopia By Mogues Worku Over the past several decades Ethiopia s potent combination of high population growth unsustainable land use and ambiguous land ownership policies has led to the rapid loss of biomass cover increased soil erosion and creeping desertification. Climate change has intensified these environmental problems by altering the region s rainfall patterns. As a result recurring drought and famine have led to the displacement or death of millions of Ethiopian citizens. The hardship and poverty that the vast majority of Ethiopians endure testify to the suffering caused by these environmental disasters. But a new approach to development that integrates population and environment programs may help improve their lives. FOCUS on population environment and security Mogues Worku right and a village elder discuss apple trees as a livelihood diversification strategy. Geoff Dabelko The Ethiopian government donor agencies community-based organizations and national and international NGOs are making significant efforts to eradicate poverty and ensure food security. But many development practitioners do not recognize the interdependence of population and environmental issues so they have taken mostly single-sector approaches with some focusing on food security others on natural resource conservation and still others on reproductive health and family planning. Unfortunately integrated approaches remain uncommon. Twenty-nine Ethiopian professionals founded The Environment and Development Society of Ethiopia LEM Ethiopia in March 1992 to increase awareness of the interconnectedness of poverty health and the environment. A citizens movement inspired by the concept of sustainable development LEM Ethiopia seeks to establish and strengthen .