Her first stint as chief minister, in 1995, was brief (only for four months), but it was the first time a Dalit woman had reached such a high level of governance.
In a world where women with disabilities face profound discrimination, we need to hear their voices in the highest levels of governance, including the UN committee tasked with addressing social inclusion.
The Ministerial Leadership in Health Forum, co-sponsored by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), seeks to support and develop health care leadership at the highest levels of governance around the globe.
Economic instruments in biodiversity policies can contribute towards reconciling the conservation costs encountered at local level with the benefits of biodiversity conservation at higher levels of governance, from regional and national levels up to the global level.
"In order to move toward a more sustainable future, there must be full support at the highest levels of governance and decision-making" says the symposium's programme.
Tomorrow's launch in New York will focus on the fact that in order to move toward a more sustainable future, there must be full support at the highest levels of governance and decision-making.
However, without cross-scale linkages with higher levels of governance, increase of local fishery stocks may attract outsiders who, if not restricted, will overharvest and threaten local governance.
