Ari Tatian's Blog – April 2010 Archive (21)

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I would like to pick up the first insight which is coming in terms with uncertainty. It is imperative that during the outbreak of a certain (pandemic) disease, and in order for the precautionary or preventive measures to be successful, a careful understanding of the problem is maintained.…

I would like to pick up the first insight which is coming in terms with uncertainty. It is imperative that during the outbreak of a certain (pandemic) disease, and in order for the precautionary or preventive measures to be successful, a careful understanding of the problem is maintained. This…

One of my ancestors - a survivor of the Armenian genocide (95th anniversary tomorrow) - while talking in an elderly age to children surrounding him, said "live my children, but don't live like we did", referring to the ordeal that he, and many other, had suffered as a result of the genocide. One day, when I reach to a similar age, I would pass the same message to the people around me. I will tell them to live and appreciate life with all its details, hardships and memorable moments, but do…

The biggest food security challenge in my community or country is the inefficient public policies in regard to the agriculture sector, as it receives less than 1% in terms of public budget allocations, in the absence of national strategies in order to maintain the issue of food security, within the wider macroeconomic perspective of rural development. In order to deal with this issue, I am preparing a personal initiative of mine, in order to make some change in the prevailing…

Indigenous knowledge is an asset that should be complemented by further efforts,in order to ameliorate it and bring it to higher levels of excellence. As based on the Moroccan experience (and many others), rural communities have the best knowledge of the characteristics and the features of their…

One of the major problems that we face in my capital city, Beirut (Lebanon), is the issue of traffic jam and the emanating pollution as a result. Matters are expected to grow even worse in the near future, especially as a result of excessive urbanization and construction, not to mention the two million tourists that are expected to arrive this summer, where the majority of them would pour into the already congested city. An…

I envisage women participating in all public affairs of my country. After having acquired their rights at household and family level, and after making the necessary amendments and introductions of laws and regulations that consolidate gender equality, I see women starting to take over key positions in the community, whether at the private and public sectors. And those women who climbed the ladder of success, have helped the others (women) to upgrade their potential and skills and to strive…

"Investing in women can lead to progress on all development goals, says Migiro". Indeed, investment in women is a profitable development business that countries should undertake. I…

"Investing in women can lead to progress on all development goals, says Migiro". Indeed, investment in women is a profitable development business that countries should undertake. I live in…

If I have been given the opportunity to make good or alternative use of money that would serve the interests of mankind, I would have devised a monetary system that would not be vulnerable to financial schocks, speculations and be resilient to crises. I would have invented a system that would preserve the interests of people in face of mounting economic hardships and downturns. Furthermore, I would have initiated a framework of monetary and financial ethics that would hinder any sort of…

I would suggest that international campaigns (musical, festivals, lectures…) are held, in different parts of the world, during which the attendants raise their voice in regard to demands for better service in water supply and sanitation, especially in the developing countries, based on…