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Natural Resource Management
Globally it is clear that the political problems resulting from natural resources are much more common in countries with weak political institutions and a lack of checks and balances. Myanmar is blessed with an abundance of natural resources.
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Rights
Rights can be defined the moral or legal entitlement to have or do something. Human rights can be simply defined as: "Basic standards aimed at securing dignity and equality for all." They are covered by many different declarations and covenants.
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Economic Justice
Spectrum's philosophy is that rich natural resource wealth should be shared by all citizens. Through our projects covering revenue transparency, budget transparency, taxation reform, integrity building and countering corruption, Spectrum promotes economic justice.
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Other Sectors
There are many important cross-cutting areas – like gender, energy and education. These three have particular focus in Spectrum's programme and are strongly interlinked with our emphasis on resources, rights and justice.
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News
Ventilation & behaviour change
26/02/2020
Health impacts from poor indoor air quality as a result of unclean cooking are much cited as a key motivation for upgrading to ‘improved cookstoves’ (ICS) andfuel switching.
Improving Children’s Environmental Education Practice (ICEEP) project introduction ceremony held in Dawei
30/01/2020
Spectrum SDKN organized “Improving Children’s Environmental Education Practice (ICEEP)” introduction ceremony at Nawareth Hall, BEHS (2) in Dawei, with the support of Australian Aid through Childfund Myanmar on 21st January 2020.
Towards a more sustainable cement industry in Myanmar
22/10/2019
Cement is a critical raw material for infrastructure, including roads, buildings, factories and bridges. High energy input requirements, high CO2 emissions and environmental impacts from limestone mining and cement production mean that...
Investing in Children in Myanmar
24/09/2019
Thirty years ago, world leaders made a historic commitment to all children by adopting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. (CRC).