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Profits and Preservation: A New Development Model in the Himalayas

by Trevor Williams - 02/23/2010 21:32 - comments(0)

Globalization critics often see economic integration as a locomotive surging forward on a course to crush underdeveloped areas and indigenous cultures in its way.

The threat is real, but profit and preservation need not be mutually exclusive, says Laurence Brahm, an international mediator, lawyer, author and activist.

Himalayan Consensus in Pakistan: Fighting Poverty through Sustainable Development in Pakistan

by Maheen Haider and Aasim Siddiqui - 02/05/2010 17:00 - comments(1)

Authors Maheen Haider and Aasim Siddiqui highlight the work of The Organisation for Social Development Initiatives (“OSDI”) in Pakistan. With innovative programs to empower the poor by providing them economic opportunities along with the necessary skills and resources to break away from the inter-generational cycle of poverty , OSDI is a fantastic example of Himalayan Consensus principles in action. To learn more, check out the article, Fighting Poverty through Sustainable Development in Pakistan.

Cultural Ecology in Action

by Ian Baker - 02/01/2010 15:36 - comments(0)

Internationally re-known anthropologist, Buddhist scholar, and contributor to National Geographic Magazine, Ian Baker, discusses the Himalaya region's extraordinary uniqueness, and explains how lessons from the region demonstrate the human possibilities currently threatened by an ever expanding global monoculture. In a powerful piece, Baker highlights the need to find sustainable development models in order to protect such diversity worldwide, and how Himalayan Consensus fills this void.

Himalayan Wisdom and the Balance Between the Local and the Global

by Fernando Reyes Matta - 11/27/2009 14:02 - comments(0)

Creating a positive relationship between humanity and the environment has never been in the hearts of as many of the world’s diverse peoples as it is today. They are not simply concerned with living in a certain geographic location, but with living with a connection to nature. This spirit of expressing human diversity and embracing nature can be seen in the projects of Himalayan Consensus, and their ability to facilitate the teaching to traditional wisdom in culturally meaningful contexts.

For a Himalayan Consensus?

by Niranjan Rajadhyaksha - 11/17/2009 23:46 - comments(0)

A lot has already been said and written about how the meeting of the Group of Twenty (G-20) leaders in Pittsburgh marks a fundamental shift in the balance of global economic power. In the coming years, as India and China flex muscle and get more voting power as part of the much-vaunted process of IMF reform, the more interesting challenge will be what these two countries can contribute to the ideology of the Washington twins that, for all their inevitable mistakes, have given the world a rigorous frame of reference. Will Brahm's new paradigm the Himalayan Consensus - that seeks a middle way between extremes - help Asia's two emerging powers - India and China - in their many differences manage the world economy?

A peaceful challenge against globalization

by Anthony Fensom - 11/16/2009 09:40 - comments(0)

In the event of April 2009 meeting of the Group of 20, while protesters stormed the barricades, some smashing bank windows and attacking police, the world leaders worked to devise a trillion-dollar stimulus package for the battered global economy. But for American international activist Laurence J. Brahm, the best action they could have taken would have been to pull the plug on the whole system. "People worldwide have had enough of the Washington Consensus, with its combined neoliberal economics and neoconservative politics," he writes in "The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club." Instead, Brahm argues that "our world [must] move from its current era of violence driven by greed, shortsightedness and frustration, into a new era of peace, respect for the environment and human dignity."

The Himalayan Life Force

by Christine Loh - 10/16/2009 23:58 - comments(0)

The Himalayas are a massive mountain range revered as one of the Earth's incredible land features, earning the title "roof of the world." But the Himalayas represent much more than a beautiful setting, one which attracts the most experienced climbers around the world. The Himalayas are a life-giving force because its glaciers provide fresh water to the deltas below. Thus, it is imperative that the global community focuses on reversing the effects of global warming and protect this tremendous water supply.

Himalayan Joint Security Concerns

by Laurence Brahm - 09/19/2009 09:51 - comments(0)

We assume that borders are clearly drawn. Aerially, or by satellite, cartographic lines precisely present a logical basis for organizing foreign affairs bureaucracies and policy prescriptions. However, for people living on the ground drawn together by ethnic, social and religious identities, borders are often incongruous irrational delineations. National boundaries across traditional homelands can artificially split ethnic nationalities, psychologically not limited by borders.

Tourism with A Mission

by Laurence Brahm - 09/19/2009 09:50 - comments(0)

Jokhang Monastery, Tibet’s most sacred pilgrimage site is to Buddhists what Mecca is to Muslims. Inside, yak butter candles burn dim, sending a natural radiant glow that illuminates the Jowa image of Sakyamuni, the first Buddha. Hundreds of Tibetans prostrate at the door outside.

Himalayan Consensus

by Laurence Brahm - 09/19/2009 09:50 - comments(0)

On October 23, 2008, Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the United Stated Federal Reserve, was hauled before Congress to testify on causes underlying the largest financial crisis since the 1930s Great Depression. “I made the mistake in presuming that the self interest of organizations, specifically banks and others, was such that they were best capable of protecting their own shareholders,” explained the ex-central banker adding he had “found a flaw” in his underlying economic assumptions. “The whole intellectual edifice,” he admitted, “collapsed in the summer of last year."

Profits and Preservation: A New Development Model in the Himalayas
by Trevor Williams - 2 weeks 1 day ago
Himalayan Consensus in Pakistan: Fighting Poverty through Sustainable Development in Pakistan
by Maheen Haider and Aasim Siddiqui - 4 weeks 5 days ago
Cultural Ecology in Action
by Ian Baker - 5 weeks 3 days ago
Himalayan Wisdom and the Balance Between the Local and the Global
by Fernando Reyes Matta - 14 weeks 6 days ago
For a Himalayan Consensus?
by Niranjan Rajadhyaksha - 16 weeks 1 day ago

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