“The Afar: The toughest people on earth?”<\/a> by Vicky Brown and Thomas Page, makes it increasingly and more evidently clear that even tribes such as the Afar\u2014who have lived inter-generationally in remote rural desert locations below sea level and above a highly-unstable magma chamber in Djibouti\u2014can demonstrate how sustainability alone will not result in the inherent ability for human or natural ecosystems to be resilient in very harsh and multi-hazard-ridden contexts. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWho would question the Afar tribe’s inherited, genetic, and earned (through the ongoing, unabated, and extremely harsh conditions they have been exposed to) resilience when they have proven they are\u2014without reserve and without conditions\u2014entitled to receive the illustrious title of “poster child\u201d as the “toughest people on earth”. After all, the Afar Tribe actually live by the mantra: \u201cwhen the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Would it be more meaningful or accurate to say the Afar are merely a \u201csustainable\u201d tribe? I think not. In fact, the extremely adverse conditions the Afar have to face are actually pre-conditions<\/em>anda sine-qua-non<\/em> that actually contributes towards their ability to create a truly sustainable habitat in which to “survive and thrive.” As the CNN article clarifies, “the unforgiving landscapes at the northern reaches of the Great Rift Valley their home, [actually rely] on the same extreme elements that endanger their lives.” What’s more, the article demonstrates how the Afar are turning an “arid landscape into a sustainable homeland.” Stated differently from a resilience optic, they are indelibly proving how they can “turn their scars into stars.” <\/p>\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In sum, the article alludes to the largest global concentrated solar plant being launched in the Sahara–no doubt an envious and grand \u201ccrown of achievement\u201d for sustainability proponents. However, Geothermal appears to be a more optimal solution. As elucidated by Brown and Page in their article, “Geothermal is very important…it could [in fact] be the base load of energy for Djibouti…[However,] Solar energy (and) wind energy are temporary\u2026geothermal is constant.” Indeed, it would seem that, all other things remaining equal–and in a world where the only constant in the Universe is change–“you can have development that\u2019s sustainable but not resilient, but you can\u2019t have development that\u2019s resilient but not sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As always, your reactions and valuable comments are greatly appreciated!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steve Latham<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Works Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n“Chaos Theory.” Wikipedia<\/em>. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 06 Apr. 2016. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chaos_theory>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSantos, Lean Alfred. “The Need for Resilience? Just about Everywhere.”The Need for Resilience? Just about Everywhere<\/em>. DevEx, n.d. Web. 06 Apr. 2016. https:\/\/www.devex.com\/news\/the-need-for-resilience-just-about-everywhere-87965>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBrown, Vi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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