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Building More Climate Change Resilient Fishing Communities: Focus On The Icare4fishers Iniative, Maria Francesca O. Tan, Miriam R. Nguyen Jan 2019

Building More Climate Change Resilient Fishing Communities: Focus On The Icare4fishers Iniative, Maria Francesca O. Tan, Miriam R. Nguyen

CPAf Policy Brief

This Policy Brief is based on the results of a research project funded by the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Agricultural Research. Titled “Developing Strategies Towards More Resilient Fishing Communities Amidst Climate Change: The Case of Major Lakes in Luzon,” the project was conducted from 2017 to 2019.


Focal Point, Volume 33, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute Jan 2019

Focal Point, Volume 33, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute

Research and Training Center - Focal Point

This issue of Focal Point explores the findings from the local evaluations conducted by Healthy Transitions grantees over the past 5 years as well as present evaluation findings from two other innovative programs for transition-aged youth and young adults. Taken together, the articles in this issue supply service providers and planners across the nation with an indication of the successful outcomes generated by a variety of program approaches.


Focal Point, Special Compilation Issue 2007–2019, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute Jan 2019

Focal Point, Special Compilation Issue 2007–2019, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute

Research and Training Center - Focal Point

For this special compilation, we have included a variety of contributions by youth and young adults that originally appeared in Focal Point issues from 2007 to 2019. These first-hand narratives of recovery personalize what might otherwise be seen only in clinical terms, or represented by a mere statistic. By sharing their stories, these young people also offer hope to other young people experiencing similar problems, and their families. This collection portrays the wide range of individual experiences of youth and young adults and highlights common themes.


The Future Of Us-Colombia Relations, Christopher Sabatini, Sofia Mateu-Gelabert, Brian Fonseca Jan 2019

The Future Of Us-Colombia Relations, Christopher Sabatini, Sofia Mateu-Gelabert, Brian Fonseca

Research Publications

Colombia has been one of the United States’ closest allies in the region, stretching back to the 1950s. Colombia was the only Latin American country to join the Korean War in a direct military role. In 1951, the first 1,000 Colombian soldiers disembarked in South Korea where they maintained a military presence until the end of the war. During the 1960s and 1970s, Colombia became one of the largest recipients of United States assistance in Latin America. The assistance was designed to enable Colombia to develop economically through industrialization, agrarian, and social reforms and helped solidify Colombian-U.S. military relations.1 Colombia’s …


Us Army In The Iraq War Volume 2 Surge And Withdrawal, Jeanne F. Godfroy, James S. Powell, Matthew D. Morton, Matthew M. Zais Jan 2019

Us Army In The Iraq War Volume 2 Surge And Withdrawal, Jeanne F. Godfroy, James S. Powell, Matthew D. Morton, Matthew M. Zais

Monographs, Collaborative Studies, & IRPs

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Transport 2040: Autonomous Ships: A New Paradigm For Norwegian Shipping - Technology And Transformation, World Maritime University Jan 2019

Transport 2040: Autonomous Ships: A New Paradigm For Norwegian Shipping - Technology And Transformation, World Maritime University

Reports

The main section of this study summarizes overall trends and provides a global overview about developments in all four modes of transport. However, as highlighted in its main findings, technology and automation evolves in different ways in different contexts and environments.


[Introduction To] Unjust Borders: Individuals And The Ethics Of Immigration, Javier S. Hidalgo Jan 2019

[Introduction To] Unjust Borders: Individuals And The Ethics Of Immigration, Javier S. Hidalgo

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States restrict immigration on a massive scale. Governments fortify their borders with walls and fences, authorize border patrols, imprison migrants in detention centers, and deport large numbers of foreigners. Unjust Borders: Individuals and the Ethics of Immigration argues that immigration restrictions are systematically unjust and examines how individual actors should respond to this injustice. Javier Hidalgo maintains that individuals can rightfully resist immigration restrictions and often have strong moral reasons to subvert these laws. This book makes the case that unauthorized migrants can permissibly evade, deceive, and use defensive force against immigration agents, that smugglers can aid migrants in crossing …


Records Of The Institute On Religion And Democracy Presidential Papers Of Diane Knippers, Ats Special Collections And Archives Jan 2019

Records Of The Institute On Religion And Democracy Presidential Papers Of Diane Knippers, Ats Special Collections And Archives

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Transport 2040: Automation, Technology, Employment - The Future Of Work, World Maritime University Jan 2019

Transport 2040: Automation, Technology, Employment - The Future Of Work, World Maritime University

Reports

On 15 January 2019, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the World Maritime University (WMU) launched a flagship report entitled: “Transport 2040: Automation Technology Employment - the Future of Work”. The forward-looking assessment, produced by WMU, investigates how the global transport industry will change as a result of automation and advanced technologies, forecasting and analyzing trends and developments in the major transport sectors - seaborne, road, rail and aviation - to 2040 with an emphasis on the implications for jobs and employment for transport workers.