Seychelles

Maia Island in The Seychelles, a small island in peril

There are around 51 small island in the world under severe threat. Maia is one of them.  In spite of the amazing beauty, geographical situation and cultural diversity, this small island shares similar economic and sustainable development challenges with sister islands in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. They have very poor availability of resources such as drinking water or energy, a small but rapidly growing population, specially due to traffic of tourist, insularity, vulnerability and remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, excessive dependence on international trade for agricultural imports and vulnerability to globalization.

OIKO LOGICAs has been invited by MWH and The Global Climate Change Alliance to identify and formulate a Support Program to the National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change in Seychelles.

OIKO LOGICA is opening a new office in Palma de Mallorca. The sun, the beauty of the island, the food and the people have convinced our team to open a headquarters in the old Town of Palma de Mallorca. Come and visit us when you are around.

 

Sustainability and Globalization in Latin America

OIKO LOGICA has been selected by German GIZ - CEPAL consortia to be part of a team together with GFA Consulting Group GmbH to conduct the Evaluation of the impact of a major multidisciplinary UN Program: "Sustainability and inclusive growth through Globalization in Latin America". In January, February and March we will be traveling to Uruguay, Brasil, Chile and Panama, among other countries, to conduct interviews with Government officials and program beneficiaries and collect evidence of program impacts. Too bad we missed the Carnaval in Rio this time! 

The world until Yesterday

We are inspired by Jarred Diamond's writing: humanity's increasing dissonance with the natural world. He describes how small groups of humans – ranging from a few dozen to a few hundred hunter-gatherers – survived several ice ages, kept close to nature and still managed to conquer the world. "I believe the few remaining tribes and nomad groups left on the planet have a great deal to teach us," he says and it is this belief that inspired The World Until Yesterday.

 Jarrred Diamond´s is not shy about pointing out the lessons from traditional societies

Some tribal customs, such as widow-strangling, will not be missed, of course. "We should not romanticise traditional societies," he says. "There are horrible things that we want to avoid, but there wonderful things that we should emulate."

THE TAILOR OF PANAMA

Panama faces today the need to provide better security and protection to its citizens. Crime and violence have increased in recent years, and they represent an important challenge for Panamanian authorities and public institutions. The government is determined to reduce levels of insecurity. On that ground, the government directed its effort in 2011 to designing, consulting and coordinating the national strategy on public security and civil conviviality. OIKO LOGICA is sending a budget support expert to assist the government of Panama in the formulation of a sector support programme in the field of citizens´ security, in close coordination with the relevant national institutions, particularly with the Ministry of Public Security. OIKO LOGICA will be working with SAFEGE in this European Union Assignment.

Climate Change Vulnerability in Namibia

A team from OIKO LOGICA is flying today to Namibia. We will be working with AETS, providing   Technical assistance to the Government of Namibia in the formulation of the 'Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Project, including energy'.