Posts Tagged ‘Migration’

Opinion: Of forced displacement

Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Islamabad (Dawn/ANN) - A brief exposure to an orientation course on forced migration in Kolkata is enough to make one realise that in Pakistan the state functionaries and the NGOs both have a long way to go before they can adequately address matters related to forced migration, internal displacement and natural or man-made disasters.

Of forced displacement

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
A brief exposure to an orientation course on forced migration in Kolkata is enough to make one realise that in Pakistan the state functionaries and the NGOs both have a long way to go before they can adequately address matters related to forced migration, internal displacement and natural or man-made disasters.

The Trouble With Energy – Part 4

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
This is part 4 of a series of posts co-authored by phoenix , who is an Engineer heavily involved in the energy sector. It will be based on a submission we made recently to the Australian Government. Part 1 is here . Part 2 is here . Part 3 is here . Introduction In parts 1-3 we presented the problem. In essence, it is this: - The migration to alternate and renewable energy sources will take a significant time to plan and implement. - Due to the depletion of fossil fuel res