The three previous online editions [issues 11 (Spring 2000), 12 (Summer 2000) & 13 (Autumn 2000)] can be viewed from the archive section. In addition, the archive section contains pdf files for issues 1-10 of the magazine plus teachers' notes and activity sheets, all of which can be printed out. To search for information on particular themes or countries, the archive section also contains an index providing hotlinks to the relevant pages in previous issues. Eliminating World Poverty: A New UK Government White Paper The Government launched its new White Paper 'Eliminating World Poverty - Making Globalisation Work for the Poor' on 11 December. Building on the 1997 White Paper, which committed the Government to the internationally agreed targets to halve world poverty by 2015, the new document sets out the Government's analysis of globalisation, and how it can be managed in ways that will contribute to systematic poverty reduction worldwide. Addressing a range of issues including trade and investment, health and education, the environment, governance, information technology, and the role of development assistance, the White Paper sets a policy agenda for governments, international organisations, civil society and others. A short introductory version of the White Paper is available and may be of interest to teachers or others involved in work on citizenship or other issues on globalisation in the school curriculum. For copies of the introductory version, or for further information on DFID's work with the education sector, please contact the public enquiry point on 0845 3004100 or visit DFID's website at www.dfid.gov.uk. The next issue of Global Eye (Issue 15, Summer 2001) will also focus on 'Trade and Globalisation'. SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES AND USEFUL WEBSITES[or better than the above, can you scan the cover of the Worldaware Secondary Resources catalogue? Print copy sent in post]
The Worldaware website, www.worldaware.org.uk, also provides a wide range of curriculum support and information about current projects. At the time of writing, all the recommended websites described below were operational. However, as any regular web user will know, some websites can become inaccessible or disappear altogether! Eye on MalaysiaAn excellent source of supplementary data for Malaysia is www.ids.org.my/ and then click on 'statistics', including 'selected socio-economic indicators by state' which could be used for extra mapping exercises, using the map outline included in the Teachers Notes (print version). For more statistics on Malaysia's economy and other development data, try the website, www.statistics.gov.my and click on 'key statistics'. www.worldclimate.com/ is an excellent site for climate data, with monthly rainfall and temperature averages for 85,000 cities. To compare population structures in different countries and different time periods, the US Census Bureau's website is excellent. www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html provides population pyramids for any country and any year from 1980 with forecasts up to 2050. Taman Negara features in David Waugh's case study on 'Rainforests in Peninsula Malaysia' on pages 224-227 of 'The New Wider World', Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd 1998, ISBN 0 17 434314 0. �13.99. For more general information on Malaysia's history, environment, climate, religions, and economy, have a look at www.mymalaysia.net.my WWF Malaysia's website, www.wwfmalaysia.org provides more information on environmental issues within the country. On Camera: The Impact of DamsThe World Commission on Dams report can be downloaded from their official website, www.dams.org/. The website also contains very detailed but rather technical case studies that were used in the report (www.dams.org/studies/), with individual pages on India and China. The International Rivers Network website, www.irn.org/ provides an alternative view on the World Commission on Dams report. There is also lots of case study material on large dam projects, including the Narmada dams in India, Three Gorges dam in China, Ilisu dam in Turkey, Bujagali dam in Uganda, Nam Them 2 dam in Laos, San Roque dam in the Philippines, and the Lesotha Highlands project in Lesotho. A series of student assignments for the 16+ age group is presented on the Worldmix website, www.vistavisuals.nl/workmix. Click on 'Culture.CD' then 'Ideas.Assignments' then 'Reservoir'. The Friends of River Narmada website, www.narmada.org/ features lots of recent articles about this controversial dam project. www.itaipu.gov.br is the official website for the Itaipu dam in southern Brazil, the world's largest hydroelectric power generator. The website is in both English and Portuguese, and offers a much more pro-dam perspective! The 'World 2000' pack and video covers water management (programme/unit 7), concentrating on the Katse dam in Lesotho and water conflicts in the Middle East. The pack includes student activities and a set of A4 laminated colour photographs to complement the video. BBC Education and International Broadcasting Trust. Video �22.50 and Pack �16.99 available from Worldaware (Codes V8 and PA-144). BACK TO TOPFocus on WaterThere is a vast quantity of material available on water management that could complement the content of Global Eye Spring 2001. Here are some recommended resources: 'Focus on Ghana: Water and Development Issues': a book for KS 3 & 4 including activities and photocopiable sheets, draws local/global comparisons between the use and management of water in Derbyshire and Ghana, with case studies of the Rivers Severn and Volta. Severn Trent Water and Birmingham DEC, with Water Aid 1995. Available from Development Education Centre, Gillett Centre, 998 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6LE. �4.00. 'Damned Water - Nigeria' (1995) examines water management and conflicts along the Komodugu-Yobe river, north-east Nigeria, making a useful in-depth case study at KS3. The pack includes a 40 page booklet and 30 A4 photographs, and can be used as support material for Programme 2 in the Channel 4 series 'Eye over Africa'. Available from International Broadcasting Trust. �17.60. 'South Africa 2000' BBC education TV series: programme 1, 'People and Water' focuses on the Katse dam in Lesotho and water provision in the squatter camps of Johannesburg. The website, www.bbc.co.uk/education/sa2000 offers opportunities for students to exchange views and/or establish penpals with South African students, and there is a 'workshop' project on the Katse dam called, 'White Gold'. www.care.org/virtual_trip/mali/ website takes you on a journey along the course of the river Niger, with information, maps, photos and video clips on the environment, people and history of the drainage basin. The website was produced by CARE, the US aid organisation. The UN Commission on Sustainable Development has a separate website that examines their work on water resource management in preparation for the next Earth Summit in 2002. You can find this at www.earthsummit2002.org/freshwater/ World Water Forum's website, www.worldwaterforum.org/ provides more detailed reports about the March 2000 conference in The Hague on water security. There are also useful links to other organisations concerned with water resource management. Water Aid is a development charity involved in helping poorer communities in Africa and Asia to provide themselves with a safe water supply. The organisation's website, www.wateraid.org.uk, has a resources section for teachers and a photo gallery. Water Aid can be contacted at Prince Consort House, 27-29, Albert Embankment, London SE1 7UB. www.nilebasin.org/ looks at the Nile Basin Initiative, including background information and a map of the drainage basin, and a photo gallery. www.geocities.com/khodari website covers in more detail the problems over sharing the Nile and the risk of international conflict over its water resources. There is also much more information on the Northern Sinai Agricultural Development Project (NSADP). Development Awareness in ActionThis edition concentrates on the efforts of a group of schools to give students a genuine hands-on experience of development in Rajasthan, India. The 'Friends of Rajasthan' project was originally set up ten years ago by Julian Cottenden (Sandown High School, Isle of Wight) and Andrew Alexander (St. Christopher School, Letchworth), linking with non-government organisations in Rajasthan. If you would like more information on the background to this project or the logistics of setting up a similar venture, contact Julian at [email protected] In order to share your ideas and experience with a much wider audience, would you like your school to feature in a future edition of Global Eye? We would be keen to hear from any teachers who have been raising development awareness amongst their students in an original, interesting way, whether as part of the curriculum or via links that you may have with developing countries. Please contact the editor, [email protected] The Global Eye website, Spring 2001 was written by Simon Scoones. Contributions and assistance from: Mike Brophy, Community Affairs Manager, Thames Water and Julian Cottenden, Sandown High School, Isle of Wight. Photographs: Panos Pictures, Still Pictures, Corbis, Thames Water, Worldaware. Worldaware
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