The Yasuni-ITT Initiative: Dreaming of Keeping Oil in the Soil

In June 2007, the Yasuní-ITT proposal was drafted by the Ecuadorian government in order to secure funds for the conservation of the Yasuní National Park, and to protect the indigenous groups still living in voluntary isolation in the park. The government offered to keep approximately 850 million barrels of oil, located in the ITT-blocks in the east of the Yasuní National Park, in the ground in return for financial support from the international community. The aim of this study is to determine whether such a proposal will be able to serve as a successful alternative to current conservation initiatives. This research analyzes the interests of the various actors involved; the Ecuadorian government and potential donor countries, as well as environmental NGOs and the petroleum industry. It argues that the likelihood of failure of this particular proposal is currently larger than the chance of success and explains the reasons why. Finally, the research addresses the broader question of whether similar plans can be implemented in other countries and could hence be a potential next step in addressing climate change.Master of ScienceNatural Resources and EnvironmentUniversity of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90914/1/Nysingh_Thesis_SNRE_April_17-title_page[1].pd

Transforming Clinical Practice Guideline Usage Through the Use of a Clinical Decision Support System: An Explorative Study at the University Medical Centre Utrecht

Medical treatments require a lot of knowledge and skills. To safeguard the quality of healthcare in general, Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) are written. Different studies show that the quality of healthcare improves by using CPGs. Based on the advancements in IT, a CPG could best be supported through the use of a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS). In this paper, we seek to transform the use of several CPGs with regards to anti-clotting medicine and treatments through the utilization of a CDSS at the University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) in the Netherlands. Data analysis shows that many of the included CPGs overlap and that the utilization of a CDSS for the determination of anti-clotting medicine and treatments could result in more effective and efficient decision making. Additionally, during the validation of the CDSS, we derived the attitude of the stakeholders towards the use of a CPG in a pilot study comprising a CDSS and identified several success factors that should be taken into account when designing, validating, and implementing CPGs into CDSS

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