Thinking about ethics of development and ‘human development’ must both treat development in a global perspective and yet reflect on the content of ‘human’. This paper explores some faces of globalization by using a gender perspective, in order to consider reproduction (psychological and...

Dependence on biomass, especially wood, to meet domestic energy needs raises several socio-environmental concerns. In contrast, cattle manure, which may be used to generate biogas, is considered a cleaner and cheaper source of energy. Despite the existence of several initiatives to promote...

This study examines the impact of weather variations on food consumption in rural Uganda. The paper relies on two-period panel data (2005/06-2009/10) combined with data on rainfall, number of rainy days and maximum and minimum temperatures. We find that higher temperatures have an adverse effect...