United Nations Development Programme, UNDP  2007

United Nations Development Programme, UNDP  2007

India has distinction of having the largest area under cotton cultivation in the world and has been a pioneer in developing hybrid cotton seeds for commercial use. The Indian cottonseed industry is also marked by the highest proportion of child labour in its workforce.

The local seed farmer justifies the continued and increasing employment of children, particularly girls.

The apparel market plays a major role in the global economy. However, each step of the clothing life cycle generates potential environmental and occupational health hazards, from the growing of the fiber crops to the disposal of used clothing. A nascent movement in the fashion industry is taking steps to make clothing more sustainable.

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The Royal Society of Medicine have or ganised a series of meetings entitled 'Climate change and health' to be held over a series of four evenings in October and November.  

Charles W. Schmidt

A comprehensive archive of public seminars is available online on the website of the International Institute for Society and Health of University College, London. The seminars cover a broad range of topics which Alma Mata members will find interesting and useful.

Topics have included:

Risk, Resilience and Social Integration
Conflict Medicine: A Neglected Challenge
Social Inequalities in Health - New Evidence and Policy Implications

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Date: Wednesday 4 July 2007
Time: 6-7.30pm
Venue: Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street
Speakers: Professor Mary Kaldor, Yahia Said, George Soros and Professor Sir Nicholas Stern
Chair: Howard Davies
This event seeks to encourage a more holistic approach towards thinking about energy security, and will mark the launch of the publication Oil Wars, edited by Mary Kaldor, Terry Karl and Yahia Said.
Mary Kaldor is Professor of Global Governance and co-director, Centre for the Study of Global Governance, LSE. Yahia Said is research fellow, Centre for the Study of Global Governance, LSE and head of the Middle East Revenue Watch Programme, Open Society Institute. George Soros is chairman of the Open Society Institute. Professor Sir Nicholas Stern is the IG Patel Professor of Economics & Government at LSE.