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Book launch at the UNESCO in
Paris on June 11th 2009
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About the book launch at UNESCO
ACTED, in collaboration with the embassy of Uganda in France, organised a reception at UNESCO on June 11th 2009, to launch the book Sustainability in Karamoja? Rethinking the terms of global sustainability in a crisis region of Africa. The photo exhibition "Climate Change has an impact on food security in Karamoja" was presented at the same occasion. All speakers – the ambassador and some representatives from UNESCO, European Commission and ACTED – stressed the importance of raising awareness about a forgotten crisis such as Karamoja and of tackling the negative effects of climate change on local livelihoods. They also explained how their respective institutions are committed to support populations in either Karamoja or Uganda. More than 50 persons attended the events, mostly ambassadors to the UNESCO (Madagascar, Sénégal, Kenya to name a few) and researchers from universities, NGO representatives and members of the Ugandan community in Paris.
Book Publication David Knaute and Sacha Kagan (eds.). Sustainability in Karamoja? Rethinking the Terms of Global Sustainability in a Crisis Region of Africa. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2009.
ISBN: 978-3-89645-256-6
Price: 24,80 €
We have the pleasure to announce the publication of a book concluding the Karamoja awareness-raising campaign across Europe.
With 540 pages (including 20 pages in colour) and a high-ranking selection of international authors, this publication will surely become the key reference on Karamoja ! Furthermore, this book offers insightful comparative perspectives on pastoral societies across Africa and Europe.
With forewords by Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and
Humanitarian Aid, and Elizabeth Paula Napeyok, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Uganda to France, Portugal and Spain and the
Permanent Delegate to the UNESCO
To order a copy of the book, please visit the publisher's website
In the "Daily Monitor", Uganda's second daily newspaper, on June 17th 2009: article about the book launch at UNESCO, entitled "Karamoja in Europe spotlight"
In the "Sunday Vision", the weekend edition of Uganda's first daily newspaper, on June 20th 2009: News brief about the book launch at UNESCO:
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expressed concern about the drought and floods caused by climate change, which threaten the livelihood of pastoralists in Karamoja region. Walter Erdelen, the UNESCO Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, expressed his concern recently during the launch of a book titled, Sustainability in Karamoja.
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