Rainer Maria Baratti, Autore presso Large Movements

Socio-Environmental Vulnerabilities in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a country affected by extreme natural phenomena, such as earthquakes, landslides, floods and droughts, which have caused losses of life and livelihood. According to the World Bank, these extreme events mainly occurred in the early 21st century, have shown the extreme vulnerability of Afghan communities to the impacts of environmental degradation. This vulnerability has been amplified by the conditions of conflict, poverty, malnutrition and inequality that have afflicted and continue to afflict the population. According to the report

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Oil spills in the Niger Delta: environmental and health disasters in Nigeria

The Niger Delta is one of the five most polluted ecosystems in the world due to oil spills that still affect both the environment and local populations, such as the Ikebiri and Ogoni. The oil industry, historically in a country like Nigeria, is the main cause of violent conflicts, environmental disasters and health disasters that are now structural. Moreover, this issue is also of interest to Italy since the civil trial at the Court of Milan involving ENI, with its

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Ilaria Alpi’s murder and the investigation of toxic waste trafficking in Somalia

On 20 March 1994 in Mogadishu, Somalia, Ilaria Alpi, together with her cameraman Miran Hrovatin, was murdered. The journalist had carried out several missions for TG3 since 1992 to report on the UN peace mission ‘Restore Hope’ and the Somali context of the civil war that broke out following the fall of Siad Barre’s regime, in 1991. The investigation of the Alpi-Hrovatin case focused on the journalist’s last report, which should have been broadcast on the evening of 20 March.

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Talibè children in Senegal: life in the balance between abuse and begging

Dustiness, dirtiness, and barefoot children, most of them Talibè, holding empty tomato cans or plastic bowls in their hands populate the streets of Dakar and in many other cities in Senegal. A 2007 UNICEF study on child begging in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, found that more than 90% of the children are Taliban. However, official statistics are still missing and children between 8 and 15 years of age are involved. Talibé and Marabutto in Senegal The term Talibè in

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Climate migration in Africa: an overview of the phenomenon

Climate and environmental migrations are a phenomenon discussed at the various environmental forums. However, each context brings with it differences in causes and consequences. In the meantime, a response on both fronts is becoming gradually urgent, while at the international level there are increasing difficulties in reaching agreement. Environmental and climate migrations Climate migration in Africa is an increasingly central topic in migration debate. As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations’ scientific forum

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(Anti) American caravan: an unreturned love

The Migrant Caravan is knocking on the doors of the United States to warn them “it’s your fault we were forced to leave”. We have the last part of our journey through history to face. We have seen a sick love between the United States and Latin America that has turned into a fierce jealousy. It is a story more than a century long. It is a story that begins in the early 1900s with the United States’ intent to

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(Anti) American caravan: a jealous love

The Migrant Caravan is knocking on the doors of the United States to warn them: “it’s your fault we were forced to leave”. The sun is rising, and we must continue our journey through history. It is the story of a sick love between the United States and Latin America. It is a story more than a century long. It is a story that begins in the early 1900s with the intent of the United States to establish itself as

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The (anti)American caravan: the beginning of a sick love

The Migrant Caravan is knocking at the doors of the United States to warn them “it’s your fault we were forced to leave.” This is yet another chapter in a difficult relationship between the United States and Latin America. A story more than a century long. It is a story that began in the early 1900s with the United States’ intent to establish itself as a regional and world power and to transform the Caribbean into the desired “American Lake.”

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Socio-Environmental Vulnerabilities in Afghanistan

Oil spills in the Niger Delta: environmental and health disasters in Nigeria

Ilaria Alpi’s murder and the investigation of toxic waste trafficking in Somalia

Talibè children in Senegal: life in the balance between abuse and begging

Climate migration in Africa: an overview of the phenomenon

(Anti) American caravan: an unreturned love

(Anti) American caravan: a jealous love

The (anti)American caravan: the beginning of a sick love

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