Published January 25, 2012
by iris_author
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012
12:30 - 2:30 in HNES room 141
Miriam Duailibi, Director of the Ecoar Institute for Citizenship, Brazil
In today’s society, global networks that link together civil society, academia and governments are extremely important. They are vital to success and are necessary to create adaptive solutions important community issues such as: geographic, social, cultural, and economic vulnerabilities to global warming.
In particular, the semiarid regions of the Brazilian Northeast are being severely hit by these changes. However, NGOs, in partnership with universities and public entities, are taking actions that are gaining ground and improving the quality of life of communities in these areas. In Brazil, the restoration of traditional agricultural techniques and water management solutions for the retention and storing of water have improved the lives of many rural citizens. This has particularly impacted women’s lives. Innovative social technologies are emerged from the understanding of local communities and then integrated with science. The ultimate goal is to bring simple and low-cost solutions which can effectively resolve problems that afflict poor populations around the world.
Miriam Duailibi is director of the Ecoar Institute for Citizenship, a Brazilian environmental and social NGO launched in 1992 during the United Nations’ Rio Conference on Environment and Development. Ecoar focuses on Education for Sustainable Societies, Climate Change, and advocacy with local and national governments on environmental, social justice and economic development issues, especially those affecting poor communities in metropolitan areas. Author of many publications such as Energy of a Dream, Evaluating Environmental Education in Brazil, Women’s Enterprises, Water: a Wet Experience, and many articles for newspapers and books, Miriam is an active teacher and participant in networks all around the world such as the Climate Change Network, CCS Global Forum, the Brazilian Environmental Education Network, Social Technology Network, and the Centre for Socioecological Wisdom and Care of the La Plata River Basin, among many others.
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