Description:
One of major reasons for poverty in developing countries is lack of access
to natural resources for people's livelihood. Environmental degradation
of natural resources is caused by poverty, and poverty is caused by natural
resource degradation. Therefore, economic development is necessary both
for poverty alleviation and environmental/natural resource recovery. After
explaining these relationships among poverty, environment and development
with specific details, the lecture will focus on how to promote people's
access to water for agriculture, as water is becoming a scarce resource
in the world. National reforms of water institutions are on-going in developing
countries and they are introduced to students as examples of development
activities, together with related economic and social issues.
Objective:
The lecture aims at 1) recognizing relationships among poverty, environment,
development, and peace, 2) understanding the importance of people's livelihood
for poverty alleviation, 3) introducing actual development activities in
water management, and 4) gaining knowledge of natural resource governance
through people's participation.
Recommended Readings:
J.M. Trolldalen, Case Studies:International river systems in International
Environmental Conflict Resolution, pp.61-77.
Name: Masahiro NAKASHIMA
Present Post and Title: Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University.
Final Education: University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Ph.D.
Specialized Field: International Development and Environmental Management
Recent Publications:
*Reforestation in the Philippines and Building the Commons Expansion of
People's Access to Forest Resources, Hiroshima Journal of International Studies, Vol.14 (2008): pp.19-32.
*Water Institutional Reform and Changes in the Water Rights System in Chile.
Hiroshima Journal of International Studies, Vol.12 (2006): pp.71-84.
*Human Conditions for Sustainable Development (2005), 320p, University
Education Publications
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| I engaged in Japanese official development assistance from 1982 to 1993
in many countries of Africa, Middle East, South-East and East Asia, and
Latin America in the area of water resources and environmental management.
From 1994 to date I am teaching at HCU in the area of international development
and environmental management. |
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