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03: 06 November, 2010
01. E-course : Diploma in Integrated Development (Dip. Int. Dev)
SECTION A : DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS.
Study value :
04 points out of 18.
Indicative
study time: 112 hours out of 504.
Study points
are awarded only after the consolidated exam for Section A : Development
Problems has been passed.
First block : Poverty and quality of life.
Study value :
02 points out of 18.
Indicative
study time: 57 hours out of 504.
Study points
are awarded only after the consolidated exam for Section A : Development
Problems has been passed.
First block : Poverty and quality of life.
First Block : Section 1.
Analysis of the causes of poverty. [26.50 hours]
First Block : Section 2. Services needed for a good quality of
life.
First Block : Exam. [ 4 hours each attempt]
Block 1 of Section
1. Analysis of the causes of poverty. [26.50 hours]
Part 2 : In depth
analysis of the causes of poverty. [14.00
hours]
01. In depth : definition
of poverty.
02. In depth : some
factors linked with poverty.
03. In depth : debts and
subsidies.
04. In depth : financial
leakages : food and water industries.
05. In depth : financial
leakage : energy.
06. In depth : financial
leakage : means of communication..
07. In depth : financial
leakage : health and education.
08. In depth : financial
leakage : theft of resources.
09. In depth : financial
leakage : corruption.
10. In depth : the
industry of poverty.
Report on Section 1 of
Block 1 : [06.00 Hours]
Part 2 : In depth
analysis of the causes of poverty. [14.00
hours]
05. In depth : Financial
leakage : energy.
Look at slide :
05. Financial leakage : energy.
Solar energy
You can use this world
solar irradiation map to have an idea of the importance of solar resources
in your chosen project area.
1. Research.
What are your conclusions on solar
irradiation resources in your project area ?
Collect more detailed information on
solar irradiation in your project area. If no specific information is available
for your area, collect information on
your region. If that is also unavailable, collect solar irradiation information
on your country.
What are your conclusions ?
Transformation of energy into a commercial product.
2. Research.
Which initiatives for the small-scale transformation of local energy
resources have been applied in your project area? If no specific information is
available for your area, collect
information on your region. If that is also unavailable, collect solar
irradiation information on your country.
What is the potential for small-scale transformation
of local energy in your chosen area?
Which initiatives for large-scale
transformation of local energy resources, if any, have been applied in your chosen area ?
Which large-scale transformations of energy are imported into
your project area ?
What are your conclusions ?
Energy : one of the main causes of financial leakage.
You have already made a list of imported energy resources in your
analysis.
In the preceding section on «the transformation of energy», you have
considered the importation into your project area of energy transformed on a
large scale.
Energy can be in a natural form (for example, coal, biomass, natural
vegetable oils) or transformed (for example, electricity, industrial
fertilisers, petrol).
3. Research.
Make an analysis of the energy
requirements of your project area.
Why can’t they be met through local
production?
In his speech in acceptance of the The Right Livelihood
Award 1999 the German politician Hermann
Scheer said «Solar
energy is the energy of the people. To use this energy does not require big
investments of only a few big corporations. It requires billions of investments
by billions of people.”
4. Opinion.
What do you think of Hermann Scheer’s
statement?
Fertilisers.
Our urine (and our composted faeces) provide
sufficient fertiliser for the food production we need to survive. Recycling of
urine and faeces therefore plays one of the most important roles integrated
development projects under the Model.
Following the principles of the use
of urines and faeces as fertilisers hunger can be avoided. Urine from
family members mixed with household grey water (without faeces!) in a ratio of
1 part urine and 10 parts of grey water provide
Check the list of annexes to
the main index of the Model and, especially, the list of key words used during this course, for other texts on
the recycling or urine and faeces.
Consider :
Fertilisers: recycling of urine and
faeces : minimum per person per year (
For a project area with 50.000 people:
Price in month 8/2008 of
fertilisers based on N = € 300/ton x 285 = Euro 85.500 ; based on P = €
820/ton x 30 = € 24.600 ; based on K = €330/ton x 60 = €19.800.
Total value at rates applying
month 8/2008= € 129.900/year
Suppose urine and faeces were
to be recycled in your project area.
5. Opinion.
What would that mean to food security in your project
area?
What would the savings in the costs of importation of food
into the project area be?
Cooking fuels.
Suppose a local industry (one
production unit for each 1500 inhabitants) for the manufacture of
mini-briquettes using in part recycled
domestic waste, local crop waste, and specially grown crops were to be set up
in your project area.
Look at sections 01. Introduction, 06 Costs and benefits analysis : introduction et 07. Costs and benefits analysis : details of
part 3 of section 3 :Costs and benefits analysis
of block 8 Economic aspects of the course.
6. Opinion.
Make a calculation of the financial
benefits for your chosen area taking the elimination of the need to search for
wood, and to purchase wood and other
cooking fuel costs, automatic
reforestation, and the potential offered by the
Energy as an instrument of sustainable production.
7. Opinion.
Make an
analysis of the basic energy requirements for your chosen area necessary
for a good quality of life for all.
Give the requirements a reasoned order
of priority.
Is it possible to locally supply (potentially) the necessary energy?
New energy products (
Make
yourself familiar with the Kyoto protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change.
8. Opinion.
Which factors make it difficult for
small-scale projects to qualify for benefits under the
Why did the Bush Administration refuse
to sign the
◄ First block :
Poverty and quality of life.
◄ Index : Diploma in Integrated Development (Dip.Int.Dev)