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Mongol Geo-Tools | Heather in Mongolia
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I have been working in Mongolia since 2009 as a GIS specialist. Below are a few tools that might be useful to others working here. These are solutions to issues that I encountered when I started work:. TOOLS, STANDARDS, AND TUTORIALS:. 1) Tutorial for using Mongolian text in ArcView ( 4.7mb-zip. 2) Tutorial for modeling and mapping local precipitation( 1.4mb-zip. 3) Map projection standards optimized for Mongolia ( 12kb-zip. 4) GPS settings and operation in Mongolia. March 16, 2011 at 7:26 pm. I too am d...
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Herding a Market Economy | Heather in Mongolia
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Unfolding Secrets →. Herding a Market Economy. March 8, 2010. If you are a poor herder in Mongolia and you loose your animals to due to lack of sufficient grazing material or water, you understand that this is a fact of life. You tried your hardest and did your best. You will attempt to raise more animals to secure your livelihood and prepare for life’s next trial. This entry was posted in What am I doing? Unfolding Secrets →. 10 responses to “ Herding a Market Economy. March 26, 2010 at 12:24 am. There ...
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Unfolding Secrets | Heather in Mongolia
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Herding a Market Economy. Capacity Building →. April 22, 2010. In international development, you never know how things will unfold. This month I learned two very important things. Firstly, if law is not written well it can hamper work. Secondly, if you are working for an international donor and your money is funneled through the government, you better clarify your relationship with the government! For the next four days, I searched for translations of the laws read to me. Most of the laws are outdate...
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Time Lags | Heather in Mongolia
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Today’s State of Emergency Update →. December 7, 2009. Last week the project conducted an annual review of progress. No, we have not been working for a year, but the money was officially announced a year ago. This date is the start date we are held to by the Asian Development Bank, our primary funding source. Here is the real issue:. Time keeps pushing on in spite of it all. Again, if you are an expert in rural income diversification or rural community building, please contact me about volunteering short...
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About Mongolia | Heather in Mongolia
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Mongolia is in the middle. Mongolia is a landlocked country nestled between China and Russia. It is the least densely populated country in the world and hosts the world’s largest continuous temperate grasslands. A large portion of the population remains nomadic or semi-nomadic, moving with the seasons and working as livestock herders. 8220;Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam,. Where the deer and the antelope play;. There seldom is heard a discouraging word. Brewster M. Higley, 1876. Mongolia was a ...
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Learn More | Heather in Mongolia
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The following video is more than 2 years old and circumstances have changed since the collapse of the global economy. Yet the environmental and social issues presented continue to affect the livelihoods of the remaining herders. Listen to radio broadcasts on these issues:. Nomads Face Difficult Transition – 31 May 2006. Http:/ www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? 8216;Subprime’ Herders – 8 Sep 2009. Http:/ www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? Mongolians Seek Fortune At A Cost – 7 Sep 2009. Today̵...
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Capacity Building | Heather in Mongolia
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Бороо brings beauty to everything →. April 29, 2010. When I arrived in Mongolia last year, I looked at the number of tasks outlined by the grant and wondered why I could not just get these done in a few months and go home early. These were foolish thoughts in retrospect. My job has required major rethinking due to serious development issues. And if you are just learning about this conference and you want to contribute a talk or poster—ignore the abstract dates and email the committee. We want y...Mining ...
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Zud Reflections | Heather in Mongolia
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Today’s State of Emergency Update. Herding a Market Economy →. February 4, 2010. Just before the big snow. I was asking about all the meat that is laying in the pasture. This sounds funny coming from a vegetarian, but I couldn’t help but think about all the meat out there in the snow. What is wrong with low fat meat at deep-freeze temperatures? 1) We don’t eat “cold” meat. (cold means found dead). 2) It is superstition. Bad luck to eat an animal that died naturally. What am I doing? But you know, I love ...
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Mongolian Transplants | Heather in Mongolia
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Yeah Mongolian Geospatial Conference! Annual Review →. July 30, 2010. Today Mongolians typically eat only boiled meat at every meal, year round, but this was not always true. In the days of Chingis Khaan, I am told that it was illegal to eat animals in the summer. Mongolians ate meat in winter and vegetable and milk products in summer. My apartment had a large south-facing window, so I started a home vegetable garden with heirloom seeds carried from the USA. I sprouted seeds in egg containers, transf...