have been violated. The free, prior and informed consent of the people was not secured before the commencement of the project but merely conducted after the project was started.
Moreover, the then governing public procurement proclamation of Ethiopia, provides for open bidding as a preferred mode of procurement. However, Salini Constrututri was granted the project against the words of the law. Such attitude towards its implementation could be regarded as poor execution or lax administration and could possibly raise issues of corruption.
In discussing regulation of the environment, it is claimed that States are authors of international environmental law as it is their practice that makes up international environmental law. Thereby
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This act of the bank has been criticised as ‘back door funding’ which will be examined in light of the goals of the bank below.
2.2. The World Bank
The World Bank is composed of five organizations run by member countries. It provides ‘technical and financial assistance’ to developing countries. In connection with this, the bank has the objectives of eradicating ‘extreme poverty’ by 2030. However, it has been pointed out that, the bank’s commitment towards environmental protection is not practical. This comment relates to the case at hand, as the bank provided funds to the construction the lines transmitting power to neighbouring countries; although, the project has been criticised for its human rights and environmental concerns. This is an action which has been criticised from the view point of its ‘safeguard policy’ whereby the bank should focus on infrastructure development and not in profit making given the government of Ethiopia plans to export half of the power generated to Kenya. Moreover, the agenda of the government of Ethiopia in exporting electric power, where only 26.56% of the population in the country have access to electric power, should not have been supported by the World Bank. In addition to this the bank’s goal of eradicating extreme poverty is questionable where it is funding a project in which nearly half a million people could be exposed to starvation.
3. Regulation of Transnational or Multinational Companies (MNCs)
First, the top solution is not to enter into a single source procurement situation in the first place. It is very important for the public procurement there is no charge of corruption can be levied at either party, government or organization should rigorously review their purchasing strategies to ensure that this does not happen.
The first thing that strikes me about The Star of Ethiopia is the stark difference in structure and style. The structure itself does not revolve around a single person or character but rather of a peoples as a whole. The plot follows an entire race of people through history, and the urgency of the story is not lost, but rather it is amplified. Likewise, the style of the show requires a unification of collaboration to create a spectacle for show. DuBois gives a freedom to a production to make a production of his pageant specific to their wants in needs while also still ensuring that a truthful history is given. The theme of these two aspects is a collectivism that permeates the psychology and culture of people of color, which truly separates this show from the other theatre of the time. The collectivism that DuBois uses in The Star of Ethiopia is illustrated as a collective retelling the history of African Americans, but also sets in motion a redefining of what it means to be African American and how they
International law has relatively little relevance for environmental law, the standard of justice revolves around the advancement of peace and respect for basic human rights. The absence of mechanisms under international law does not seem to be unjust, as it does not impinge on international peace and security or the enjoyment of human rights, at least not directly. A wide variety of positions on global justice and fairness support normative obligations for outsiders to compensate rainforest states for protecting their forests, obligations that may well have to be translated into binding law. International law should take into account, much more than is now the case, positive obligations of international solidarity, including the protection of the global commons.
Environmental scanning can be viewed as a way of acquiring information about outside events that can aid organizations in first identifying potential trends, then interpreting them
Procurement by public entities is guided by primary law principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination, procurement laws sets up an extensive legal framework regarding the procurement of work, supply and service contracts. There are two main reasons for the use of specific procedures i.e. why contracting authorities do not just negotiate or simply buy from the closest supplier. First, it provides for more public accountability and therefore less cases of corruption practices. Additionally, tendering procedures aim to ensure the best value for money by making it necessary for suppliers to act highly competitive. As a result, market mechanisms will help in facilitating the best possible practices. In situations where market mechanisms are not effective, tender procedures might lose their effectiveness as well. If for example there is lack of competition due to certain complexities or as a result of lower bidder interest, negotiations with just one or two suppliers may be the most efficient manner to handle the process. Therefore, we discuss the inherent advantages and disadvantages of sealed bidding and contracting by negotiation as procedural frameworks for tendering.
However, this is one of the author’s main themes he aims to educate his readers on; he does so by explaining the process as well as the institutions and politics involved. Rosenbaum states that “an environmental issue becomes and environmental policy as it passes through several policy phases” (38). After a break down and detailed examination of each phase the author helps his reader better understand with an example of the problems and constraints the EPA encountered when enforcing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1956). The growth of environmental legislation and the huge role science plays in environmental policy making indicates that environmental management has become an essential part to the government’s policies.
“ETHIOPIA IS BLEEDING.” Well-educated, trained, and experienced sons and daughters of the motherland are flooding from the ups, downs, hills, and mountains to the rest of the world. There is no much more affected nation by the brain drain than Ethiopia in the continent – Africa. In Ethiopia the brain drain issue is becoming controversial. It can be mouth fully said that regarding this human capital flight, no national consensus is reached at all. The government and the intellectual public look at the case from different points of view. Of course, both the good and the bad perspectives have merits, and demerits. On the one hand, the nation can neither control the outflow of skill nor ignore its consequences on the larger community, because of
The importance of government regulation on the destruction and industrialization of the environment in immense. If companies could develop as they please, we would be in a very different world compared to where we are now. These strict,
In the early 2000's the World Bank supplied $4.2 billion dollars to a project entitled the "Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline to the Atlantic Ocean." The goal of the project was to provide Chad an opportunity to grow its infrastructure and provide the economy with jobs. The project was done under the agreement that the money would be spent on improving Chad as a country with international supervisions. The negative outcomes of this were a misuse of the money. In 2005 the president of Chad declared the oil money would be used to fund the general budget of the country and to purchase weapons. This was rather unfortunate and unproductive for the country and hindered the overall goal of this project.
The World Bank, created in 1944, was made to provide assistance to poverty-stricken or financially unstable countries around the world. Although it originated as an amazing idea, today the World Bank sometimes causes more harm than benefit in the countries that it intends to assist ("International Monetary Fund and World Bank," n.d.). One example of this is the Chixoy Power Project the World Bank funded in Guatemala. In 1978, the project was started " with the intent of “bringing development” to Guatemala" (Russell, 2015). However, this project leads to one of the most horrific genocides in Guatemalan history.
International development agencies and corporations, such as the World Bank, must also be looked as actors to this problem. They have contributed millions of dollars “into dams, highways, power development, and transmigration schemes” (Speth & Haas, 2006, 31). These organizations encourage foreign investments to be taken place so as to expand extraction operations (Speth & Haas, 2006, 31). The weakening of domestic
Awarding Government contracts presents several hurdles for procurement professionals. They will have to know and understand international law and customs. What would seem like breaking the law in some countries may simply be custom or pass practice in another. Regardless of acceptance of potential violations around the world, procurement professional’s handling government contracts are held to a certain standard. Throughout this paper I will discuss different training development and implementation to sustain or promote good ethics in the procurement profession. I will also discuss the different customs in other countries which allow fraud to exist as well as offer ideas on
The World Bank’s initial aim was to help rebuild European countries destroyed by World War II. In the 1950s and 1960s, the focus shifted to large infrastructure projects such as dams and roads. In the 1970s, the Bank’s attention shifted to poverty eradication where efforts focused on urban development and food production. At this time the Bank began offering structural adjustment loans. In the 1980s, the Bank enlarged its focus to social development such as education and good governance. More recently, the Bank has seen many successes. In 2013, over 3,000 women in Ethiopia benefitted from a special line of credit for female entrepreneurs backed by the World Bank. In addition, a health sector support program in Cambodia financed 280 health centers, 12 non-communicable disease clinics, 15 maternity wards, and a pharmacy. The program led to health care coverage for three million people and a 27% increase in babies delivered by trained personnel. Lastly, the World Bank supported efforts in 2010 to deliver clean water to Beirut citizens. They funded a water infrastructure project that supplied water to over 350,000 low-income residents in the Southern Beirut suburbs. Despite its many successes over the years, development experts still question the effectiveness of the World Bank, which this paper will determine.
Climate change is a major health threat and affects many people around the world. The climate today is changing rapidly and this can be a threat to the livelihood and well being of the Ghanaian population. Ghana is identified as being highly vulnerable to climate change as it plays a significant role in the sanitation system. Climate change is one of the most significant challenges for the 21st century and poses risks to sanitation and water services. 20 As water and climate change are linked to each other, the effects of climate change are first felt through water then through droughts, floods and storms.21 There are three major physical impacts of climate change in Ghana, which includes temperature change, change in rainfall and sea level rise.22 These three physical impacts can destroy water supplies and toilets, which plays a factor on human health.
Environment now become a global issue. For that reason, non-state actors such as: NGOs and activists participate to solve this problem. However, their participations are almost affecting population’s idea or cooperating with firms and even lobbying policies (O’Neil, 2009). These actions can be considered as effort of non-state actors, but not directly protect environment. Therefore, non-state actors alone is not enough to deal with environmental problems that require a dependence of them on state actors. This essay will present, analyze the functions of non-state actors and will illustrate the relation between them and states.