Scaling up Population and Environment Approaches in Madagascar: a Case Study Lynne Gaffikin
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1 PID THE WORLwDBANX GROUP ANVorld Free of Poyorty ?lhfoShop Public Disclosure Authorized 'Me Woddl Iank Report No AB84 Initial Project Information Document (PID) Project Name MADAGASCAR-MG-TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE fNVESTMENT PROJECT Region Africa Regional Office Sector Roads and highways (82%); Ports; waterways and shipping(l4%); Aviation (4%) Project ID P082806 Supplemental Project Public Disclosure Authorized Borrower(s) REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR Implementing Agency MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS Address Program Executive Secretariat Address' Vice Premier Office of Economic Programs, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Regional Planning, Antananarivo, Madagascar Contact Person Jean Berchmans Rakotomaniraka Tel. 261 33 11 159 42 Fax. Email rjb_sepst@dts mg Environment Category A Date PID Prepared May 15, 2003 Auth Appr/Negs Date September 10, 2003 Bank Approval Date November 13, 2003 1. Country and Sector Background Public Disclosure Authorized The transport sector plays a key role in Madagascar's growth and poverty alleviation strategy. Increased foreign investment, development of the country's eco-tourism and mining potential, and growth in agricultural output all depend on the efficiency of transport services and the availability of appropriate transport infrastructure. Unfortunately, three decades (1970-2000) of inappropriate sector policies have led to a serious deterioration of the country's transport infrastructure. It is estimated that during that period the country lost on average about 1000 kilometers -
Evaluating the Effects of Colonialism on Deforestation in Madagascar: a Social and Environmental History
Evaluating the Effects of Colonialism on Deforestation in Madagascar: A Social and Environmental History Claudia Randrup Candidate for Honors in History Michael Fisher, Thesis Advisor Oberlin College Spring 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………… 3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Methods and Historiography Chapter 1: Deforestation as an Environmental Issue.……………………………………… 20 The Geography of Madagascar Early Human Settlement Deforestation Chapter 2: Madagascar: The French Colony, the Forested Island…………………………. 28 Pre-Colonial Imperial History Becoming a French Colony Elements of a Colonial State Chapter 3: Appropriation and Exclusion…………………………………………………... 38 Resource Appropriation via Commercial Agriculture and Logging Concessions Rhetoric and Restriction: Madagascar’s First Protected Areas Chapter 4: Attitudes and Approaches to Forest Resources and Conservation…………….. 50 Tensions Mounting: Political Unrest Post-Colonial History and Environmental Trends Chapter 5: A New Era in Conservation?…………………………………………………... 59 The Legacy of Colonialism Cultural Conservation: The Case of Analafaly Looking Forward: Policy Recommendations Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………. 67 Selected Bibliography……………………………………………………………………… 69 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This paper was made possible by a number of individuals and institutions. An Artz grant and a Jerome Davis grant through Oberlin College’s History department and a Doris Baron Student Research Fund award through the Environmental Studies department supported -
PLAGUE OUTBREAK Madagascar External Situation Report 06
PLAGUE OUTBREAK Madagascar External Situation Report 06 Date of issue: 26 October 2017 ....................... ....................... ....................... Grade Cases Deaths CFR 1. Situation update 2 1 309* 93* 7% WHO continues to support the Ministry of Public Health and other national authorities in Madagascar to monitor and respond to the outbreak of plague. The number of new cases of pulmonary plague has continued to decline in all active areas across the country. In the past two weeks, 12 previously affected districts reported no new confirmed or probable cases of pulmonary plague. From 1 August to 24 October 2017, a total of 1 309 suspected cases of plague, including 93 deaths (7%), were reported. Of these, 882 (67%) were clinically classified as pulmonary plague, 221 (17%) were bubonic plague, 1 was septicaemic, and 186 were unspecified (further classification of cases is in process). Since the beginning of the outbreak, 71 healthcare workers (with no deaths) have been affected. Of the 882 clinical cases of pneumonic plague, 235 (27%) were confirmed, 300 (34%) were probable and 347 (39%) remain suspected (additional laboratory results are in process). Fourteen strains of Yersinia pestis have been isolated and were sensitive to antibiotics recommended by the National Program for the Control of Plague. Between 1 August and 24 October 2017, 29 districts have reported confirmed and probable cases of pulmonary plague. The number of districts that reported confirmed and probable cases of pulmonary plague during the last two weeks reduced to 17. About 70% (3 467) of 4 990 contacts identified have completed their 7-day follow-up and a course of prophylactic antibiotics. -
Lessons Learnt from the 2017/2018 Plague Outbreak in Madagascar
Lessons learnt from the 2017/2018 plague outbreak in Madagascar Pr André SPIEGEL and Plague IPM Group Directeur de l’Institut Pasteur de Madagascar 29th European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Symposium Global health: African update ESCMIDAmsterdam, Netherlands eLibrary 3th-16th April 2019 © by author Plague Y pestis / rodents / fleas and… humans Rodents Humans and Secondary fleas Pneumonic form Yersinia Person to person transmission pestis Possible evolution to Flea Bubonic form Infected rodent ESCMID eLibrary 2 © by author Plague in Madagascar 1898 : introduction of the Plague in Madagascar (Toamasina) • 1898 : Toamasina epidemic • 24 november 1898 : 1th cas • 1921 : Antananarivo • Following the construction railways • Spread in Madagascar • Endemic to the present day ESCMID eLibrary 3 © by author Plague in Madagascar Rural / seasonal / bubonic • Endemic area • Rural areas of the Central highlands • Natural foci of plague • Altitude > 800 m ESCMID eLibrary 4 © by author Plague in Madagascar Rural / seasonal / bubonic : Reservoirs and Vectors (1) (1) (2) Urban coast Rural area C C (1) B B A A B B (2) Urban highland ESCMID(1) (2) eLibrary(1) A : Rattus rattus (1) : Xenopsylla cheopis B : Rattus norvegicus (2) : Synopsyllus fonquerniei 5 C : Suncus©murinus by author Plague in Madagascar Rural / seasonal / bubonic • Seasonal : October to April • Cases • 500 / year • Bubonic form predominant > 85% notified cases (1998 – 2016) 1998 - 2016 ESCMID eLibrary 6 (Andrianaivoarimanana© V et al,by EID 2019,25,220 -228)author -
The Case of Madagascar
water Article Environmental Factors and the Microbial Quality of Urban Drinking Water in a Low-Income Country: The Case of Madagascar Alexandra Bastaraud 1, Jean Marius Rakotondramanga 2, Jackson Mahazosaotra 1, Noror Ravaonindrina 1 and Ronan Jambou 3,* 1 Food Hygiene and Environment Laboratory, Institut Pasteur of Madagascar, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar; [email protected] (A.B.); [email protected] (J.M.); [email protected] (N.R.) 2 Epidemiology Department Institut Pasteur of Madagascar, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar; [email protected] 3 Parasites and Vectors Insects Department, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +225-77-92-32-04 Received: 25 July 2018; Accepted: 9 October 2018; Published: 15 October 2018 Abstract: Access to piped water is often limited to urban areas in low-income countries, and the microbiological quality of drinking water varies due to technical and environmental constraints. To analyse the parameters that modulate the contamination of these systems, this study examines 16 years of microbial quality data for water supplied in 32 urban areas of Madagascar. A discriminant statistical approach and agglomerative hierarchical clusters were applied to environmental and climatic data. The microbial contamination varied between sites from 3.3 to 17.5%, and 78% of the supply systems showed large variations between years or months. Agglomerative hierarchical clusters (AHCs) revealed four supply system profiles that share a similar bacteriological evolution. Heavy rainfall and dry periods sustained increasing contamination, as reflected in levels of spores of sulphite-reducing clostridia (SSRC) and/or total coliforms (TC). SSRC were dominant in three profiles, with faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) dominant in the other. -
11Th Indian Ocean Ports and Shipping 2017
Conférence Bilingue Avec Follow us on: Traduction Anglais-Français French to English Bilingual Conference Translation Hotel Carlton, Antananarivo, Madagascar Associate Members Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 March 2017 Hosted By Organised By Sponsored By • Technical Site Visit • 30 International Exhibition Stands • 35 International Conference Speakers • 300 Conference Delegates • Networking Welcome Reception • Networking Welcome Dinner • Special Offer: Conference Delegate Registration for Shipping Lines; Port Authorities And Terminal Operating Companies at only €795! Save €500! • FREE Conference Delegate Registration for Shippers/Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs) KEY SPEAKERS.... PLUS MANY MORE! HIGHLIGHTED TOPICS 1. Christian Eddy Avellin • Indian Ocean economic transformations and trade outlook for 2017: Opportunities and challenges Director General, Port of Toamasina (SPAT), Madagascar from a regional and global perspective 2. Rachid Baho Chief Executive Officer, Madagascar International Container Terminal Services Limited • The Port of Toamasina and its future prospects (MICTSL), Madagascar • Creating value for Eastern and Southern Africa ports: Roles of hinterland countries 3. Philippe Murcia Strategic approach in increasing container handling capacity in Eastern Africa Founder, Ocean Company Consulting, Advisor, ENAC Group, Expert in Maritime Economics, • UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa), Madagascar • Port investment and expansion opportunities around the Indian Ocean region: Current 4. Nishal Sooredoo developments -
Manandona Power Plant Study.Pdf
Antananarivo Antsirabe Manandona Hydropower Plant Location Map List of Contents Executive Summary .....................................................................................................ES-1 Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Background and Objectives...................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 Background of the Study........................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.2 Objectives of the Study............................................................................................. 1-6 1.2 Scope of Works......................................................................................................... 1-7 1.3 Study Area................................................................................................................ 1-7 1.4 Study Schedule ......................................................................................................... 1-7 1.5 Study Team Member................................................................................................. 1-7 Chapter 2 Socio-economic Condition in Madagascar ...........................................2-1 2.1 People and Culture.................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Economy................................................................................................................... 2-1 -
Port Development in Africa
(C) AfricanBank 2010 Ch2 8/10/10 10:31 Page 31 CHAPTER 2 Port Development in Africa With approximately 80 percent of world how ports perform is an essential element of merchandise trade carried by ships, maritime overall trade costs, as identified in Chapter 1. transport remains by far the most common This is especially the case for Africa, as 15 of mode of international freight transport. It is its countries are landlocked and face severe the backbone to facilitating international infrastructural and trade facilitation trade, offering the most economical and problems. For the landlocked nations, ports reliable way to move goods over long — together with the inland waterway and distances. Ships can carry large volumes of land infrastructures (railroads and highways) merchandise and use free highways in the — constitute a crucial link to the outside seas, which only require infrastructure world and to the global marketplace. investments at the seaports. For all countries, Consequently, high transport-related costs (C) AfricanBank 2010 Ch2 8/10/10 10:31 Page 32 32 African Development Report 2010 represent a fundamental constraint to these This chapter assesses port development LLDCs’ global competitiveness and their and performance throughout Africa (Annex sustained economic growth. 2.1 gives a detailed description of seaports It is generally recognized that the African across the continent). It establishes the areas continent lacks natural ports, while its where improvements in port logistics and, artificial seaports have been poorly more generally, infrastructure, are urgently developed (UNCTAD, 1999; Wood, 2004; needed. However, port development in its Hoyle, 1999). African ports became more broadest sense covers not only the develop- congested following the rise in GDP growth ment of infrastructure and superstructure, and levels of global trade witnessed in most but also environmental concerns. -
Lesson 2 the People of Madagascar
LUTHERAN HOUR MINISTRIES online mission trip Curriculum LESSON 2 THE PEOPLE OF MADAGASCAR 660 MASON RIDGE CENTER DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141 | LHM.ORG 0117 LHM – MADAGASCAR Lesson 2 – The People of Madagascar Population On the map, Madagascar is very close to the eastern edge of Africa. This closeness would lead people to conclude that the inhabitants of Madagascar are predominately African. This is not true. The native inhabitants of Madagascar are the Malagasy (pronounced mah-lah-GAH-shee), who originated in Malaysia and Indonesia and reached Madagascar about 1,500 years ago. The language, customs, and physical appearance of today’s Malagasy reflect their Asian ancestry. Nearly 22.5 million people live in modern Madagascar. The annual growth rate of three percent combined with an average life expectancy of only sixty- four years gives Madagascar a young population. About sixty percent of the Malagasy people are less than twenty-five years old. Thirty-five percent of the adult population is classified as illiterate. More than ninety-five percent of the population is of Malagasy origin. The other five percent is made up of French, Comorians, Indo-Pakistanis, and Chinese peoples. The Malagasy are divided into 20 distinct ethnic groups, each of which occupies a certain area of the island. These groups originally started as loosely organized clans. Each clan remained apart from each other clan, marrying only within its clan. The clans developed into separate ethnic groups. Today there is an increased amount of intermarriage between the clans blurring the lines of distinction. All groups consider themselves as equally Malagasy. -
A Strategy to Reach Animistic People in Madagascar
Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertation Projects DMin Graduate Research 2006 A Strategy To Reach Animistic People in Madagascar Jacques Ratsimbason Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin Part of the Practical Theology Commons Recommended Citation Ratsimbason, Jacques, "A Strategy To Reach Animistic People in Madagascar" (2006). Dissertation Projects DMin. 690. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/690 This Project Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertation Projects DMin by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ABSTRACT A STRATEGY TO REACH ANIMISTIC PEOPLE IN MADAGASCAR by Jacques Ratsimbason Adviser: Bruce Bauer ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Title: A STRATEGY TO REACH ANIMISTIC PEOPLE IN MADAGASCAR Name of researcher: Jacques Ratsimbason Name and degree of faculty adviser: Bruce Bauer, D.Miss. Date completed: August 2006 Problem The majority of the Malagasy people who live in Madagascar are unreached with the gospel message. A preliminary investigation of current literature indicated that 50 percent of the Malagasy are followers of traditional religions. This present study was to develop a strategy to reach the animistic people with the gospel message. Method This study presents Malagasy people, their social characteristics, population, worldviews, and lifestyles. A study;and evaluation of Malagasy beliefs and practices were developed using Hiebert's model of critical contextualization. Results The study reveals that the Seventh-day Adventist Church must update its evangelistic methods to reach animistic people and finish the gospel commission in Madagascar. -
List of Medical Facilities/Practitioners in Madagascar
List of Medical Facilities/Practitioners in Madagascar Prepared by British Embassy Antananarivo www.gov.uk The following list of medical facilities/practitioners has been prepared by the British Embassy Antananarivo for the convenience of British Nationals who may require these services and assistance in Madagascar. It is provided on the understanding that we (the British Embassy) do not assume or undertake any legal responsibility, to you, or those affected, if you choose to take it into account when instructing a medical facility or practitioner. Further and alternatively, we cannot accept any liability to any person or company for any financial loss or damage arising from the use of this information or from any failure to give information. Our aim is to provide our customers with as much relevant information to enable them to make better informed decisions but our lists are not recommendations and should not be treated as such. List of medical facilities/practitioners in Madagascar Updated: December 2016 ANTANANARIVO Medical facilities Clinique et Maternité St.François d’Assise (Clinique des Sœurs) Lot VI 83 Ter Mandialaza Ankadifotsy Antananarivo 101 Telephone:+261 (0) 20 22 235 54/ +261 (0) 20 22 695 20/ +261 (0) 33 11 507 25 / +261 (0) 34 41 487 34 This company has told us the following things: They have some English speaking staff It’s a private facility They are affiliated to the Ministry of Health Specialisation in childbirth, minor surgery, general medicine They have experience of representing British nationals You will need to pay for treatment Staff speak Malagasy, French, some English Clinique Médicale Adventiste Soamanandrariny - Antananarivo 101 Dr. -
11973047 01.Pdf
PREFACE In response to a request from the Government of the Republic of Madagascar, the Government of Japan decided to conduct the Feasibility Study on Toamasina Port Development and entrusted the study to the Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA). JICA selected and dispatched a study team headed by Mr. Kunita of OCDI consists of OCDI, ECOH CORPORATION, and Ides Inc., between January,2009 and December,2009. The team conducted field surveys at the study area, numerical simulation, and held discussions with the responsible persons concerned of the Government of Madagascar and SPAT. Upon returning to Japan,the team prepared this final report. I hope that this report will contribute to the promotion of this project and to the enhancement of prosperous relationship between two countries. Finally,I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the officials concerned of the Government of Madagascar for their close cooperation extended to the study. December 2009 Toshiyuki Kuroyanagi Director General Economic Infrastructure Department Japan international Cooperation Agency Toamasina Port ( Urgent Development Plan ) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS A ANGAP National Association for Management of Protected Areas APMF Agence Portuaire Maritime et Fluviale B BOT Build Operate Transfer BP Balance of Payment C CF Conversion Factor CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CO2 Carbon dioxide CTE Technical Evaluation Committee CY Container Yard D DEE Department of Environmental Evaluation