To achieve a better understanding of the diverse vulnerabilities of different social groups affected by the tsunami in December 2004 in Sri Lanka, a survey of 500 households in the Sri Lankan urban area of Galle has been conducted in cooperation with several institutes under the direction of the...

The present study investigates the determinants of inter-district migration flows over the 1995-2000 period in Ghana. A combination of socio-economic, natural and spatial "district-level" attributes are considered as potential variables explaining the direction of migration flows. In addition to...

The major challenge of the 21st century is to achieve food security under, roughly, a doubling in food demand by 2050 compared to present, and producing the additional food under marked shifts in climatic risks and with environmentally sound farming practices. Sustainable intensification of...

Auf der Petersberger Konferenz Anfang Dezember 2001 bei Bonn und der Geberkonferenz in Tokio Mitte Januar 2002 wurden die groben Linien für die Befriedung und den Wiederaufbau Afghanistans definiert. Gemäß des Bonner Abkommens soll eine loya jirga, die sich aus Repräsentanten aller Regionen...