Justicia ambiental contra la corriente: Un estudio del impacto, la influencia y el éxito de FUNDICCEP en Chiriquí

The current environmental justice debate within Panama has led to a series of conflicts on both a political and social scale. Non-profit organizations have developed rapidly throughout the organization to fill crucial gaps in this debate. The success of these organizations will dictate the ability of Panama to survive these conflicts. The organization of FUNDICCEP in Cerro Punta, Chiriquí, has had a definitive role in environmental justice in their community and the province of Chiriquí. They are a leader in their community and a leader to other environmental justice organizations as well. This group has worked in over eleven communities with more than fourteen different themes. Nonetheless, this organization faces challenges that are similar to those of other non-profit organizations. Understanding how this organization functions and areas for improvement could potentially allow for replication of their successes in other communities throughout Panama. This article examines the impact, influence, and the level of success of FUNDICCEP as an organization. In addition, this article suggests potential areas for growth and development within the organization at an administrative, project, and financial level. The content of this article relates specifically to the organization of FUNDICCEP and this analysis and suggestions pertain to this type of organization individually

Why Massachusetts’ Drought Management Task Force Should Be In Statute: Drought Management Across the United States

This report explores structures and statutory authorities of Drought Management Task Forces across the United States, and particularly how different states have approached the issue of managing their respective Task Forces. There is growing interest in drought planning in the United States and worldwide. As Massachusetts considers how to best respond to a new climate norm of short-term extreme droughts, one aspect of drought planning that is undergoing additional review is the role of the Massachusetts Drought Management Task Force, the state entity responsible for analyzing and reporting on drought conditions to the Secretary of Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA). This report examines how Nebraska, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and New Hampshire have approached this issue of managing their respective Task Forces, and in particular, whether or not they pursued statutory authority for these entities. Water variability is a global problem. Many areas of the world, including Australia and South Africa, have a pressing need to deal with water variability. The scope of this report is Task Forces in the United States, and this research is useful to planners in Massachusetts and all over the world looking to manage Drought Task Forces in analogous conditions. This research was originally conducted with Massachusetts Rivers Alliance in support of Massachusetts State Senate Bill S.425