Final Ideas

So I've been thinking about my final paper, and at first I wanted to do the Zapatista Movement because I saw a souvenir Zapatista doll that my friend bought for her dad in a gift shop in Chiapas... or Oaxaca I can't remember.

But then after reading about climate change and glaciers melting I started thinking about Nepal because I'm going there, and I found a book about melting glaciers in mountains and it said that Nepal is going to be especially vulnerable to this situation because of the lack of organization in their government. I knew a little bit about the monarchy being overthrown... and then I asked Zanto what I should do and she said the maoist party in nepal.... so I researched and Maoism and Nepal in our library and found this book called New Nepal: The Fault Lines, and its all about the unstable structure of the Nepalese government, and so far it seems really interesting. So I think I want to do that as my project. Shaky Nepalese Gov't? Political Instability in Nepal? I don't know exactly how to word it because I am still learning about it.

It relates to our coursework in how it was inspired. It was inspired by the article about Tajikistan. It has to do with why unequal effects of global warming are especially unequal. The people of Nepal will be hit especially hard by global warming if the government isn't able to stabilize and start working toward important goals of human rights as well as begin implementing strategies for global warming adaptation.

It relates to social sustainability in the area of people deciding for themselves. The government has undergone these monumental changes because the people want representation. Under the caste system many nepali people were under represented and when the maoists came, they pledged a system that would bring greater equality; however, the maoists strategies are violent and the system is dated. Mao was a corrupt leader. Maoism and communism to me ring two very different bells and strategies. The old government, the monarchy is not a system that can keep up with the new ideas of the world. The monarchy and maoism were the main forces in Nepal. This is about where I've gotten up to in my research so far.

But this problem addresses social sustainability in the area of communication and listening to the people. The people's voices are lost between the two powerful forces.

So far, I've looked at a book called Darkening Peaks: glacier retreat, science, and society; New Nepal: The Fault Lines; and a lot a lot a lot of youtube videos. 

Really interesting stuff. really complicated issues.