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Anthropogenic climate change is causing an increase in average global temperature and sudden changes in every climatic variable. Temperatures rise and precipitation reduction, among others will have intense and deep impacts not only in ecosystems, but also in economic activities and our own society. Many of the landscapes we know nowadays could disappear in the coming years and everyday products could increase their prices. Economic damages might result in new structural unemployment situations, exacerbating energy poverty and social inequalities among most vulnerable groups, what will force planning earlier adaptation measures related to new scenarios where an adverse meteorology will be the "new normal". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the most significant institutional responses to racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance was the creation of an Observatory that would take on a real set of challenges and objectives arising from the government's commitment to this problem, which is common to all Countries of the European Union. The Spanish Observatory of Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE), attached to the General Secretariat of Immigration and Emigration (SGIE), has the following roles (RD 343/2012, of February 10): to compile and analyze information on racism and xenophobia, to increase the knowledge of the situation and its evolution prospects, through the implementation of an information network; to promote the principle of equal treatment and non-discrimination and to fight racism and xenophobia; and to collaborate and coordinate with the various public and private, national and international actors involved in the prevention and fight againts racism and xenophobia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The inequality In Spain Is one of the most elevated of Europe and has grown even more In the years of the crisis. Housing costs play a determining role of the Inequality. The article exposes how housing is the more expensive item than the Spanish households support in his structure of cost and so it takes to extremely elevated overburden rates. Also It analyzes the differences with other countries in the scope of the public house and in the public expenditure in favor of the households with more difficulties. It describes our deficits of public housing policies. And propose greater provision of public and social housing to cover gap respect to other European countries; increase of the transferences to the families for the payment of the house and facilities; and controls of prices through demanding city-planning policies and market social pacts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A broad discussion and a large number of documents and reports on inequality and poverty have been published in Spain during the last years, mainly as a consequence of the intense worsening of poverty and inequality levels during the economic crisis. After some explanations on the main concepts related to these concepts, the paper offers some data of inequality and poverty ratios and tries to yield some light on the main causes that can help to understand such results. In this respect, market income distribution and the redistributive capacity of the public policies are given special emphasis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After debating about the renewed interest of economist in the study of inequality, and advancing different reasons that justify such interest in the study of inequality, this paper reviews the evolution of income inequality in Spain in the context of the European Union. In order to do so, we study both the level of market inequality as well as the level of final or disposable income inequality, resulting from the intervention of the Public Sector through tax and transfer policies. From the comparison of market and disposable income inequality a first conclusion is obtained: what we could call the "differential fact" of income inequality in Spain, among the largest in the EU, results not from having a market leading to more unequal results in terms of income, but from the weaker compensating actions carried out by the Public Sector aiming at the reduction of inequality. To conclude, the paper studies the impact of the Great Recession on Income inequality, exploring the different reasons that might be behind its significant increase during the 2008-2013 recession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines two structural characteristics of the Spanish productive and social model that reflects in the functioning of the labour market: a substantial worker turnover and a high wage inequality. Both generate a high degree of inequality, as well as they concentrate on certain segments of workers. After briefly reviewing the overall employment trends, the evolution of recruitment is discussed, with special reference to worker turnover and the duration of contracts, and the evolution of wage inequality is presented placing Spain in the international context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this article is to present the main changes in relation to addressing intimate partner violence against women in Spain since 1995, held the Fourth World Conference on Women, until now. To do this briefly review, we analyse what the situation was at that time, and the main developments on this subject are presented, with special reference to changes In legislation, knowledge of the problem, and social awareness. However, despite these advances, this violence remains today a social and health problem of the first magnitude in our country, and significant challenges remain pending. These challenges derived not only from the difficulty in deploying some of the legislative changes put in place, but also, and what is more important, of patriarchal barriers to accepting the existence of this problem and its causes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyses some casuals' factors which explain the high percentage of people at poverty and exclusion in Spain, before and after the economic crisis. It reviews some data, which shows the growing of poverty and exclusion for the economic crisis, grounded in AROPE indicator. Finally, it suggest a few proposals for social inclusion and poverty reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El artículo discurre sobre la historia de la relación entre el gobierno español y la organización terrorista del País Vasco de España Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) hasta su declaración de un alto de fuego. El autor comenta sobre las condiciones sociales peligrosas y describe los intentos del gobierno para luchar contra la ETA antes de la declaración. También habla sobre el optimismo en el país y la oportunidad para la convivencia a causa del alto de fuego.

El artículo enfoca en la igualdad de género en el contexto de los movimientos por la paz. Cita la evolución histórica del avance social de la mujer y de la igualdad como parte integral de la lucha por la justicia. La autora considera la igualdad de género y su incidencia en el MPDL (Movimiento por la Paz) y comenta sobre su desarrollo en España a partir de la transición democrático en la década de 1970.

Se presentan comentarios y respuestas de colaboradores y amigos del movimiento pacifista español MPDL (Movimiento por la Paz) con motivo de la celebración de sus 25 años. Los comentarios abordan temas como la lucha por los derechos humanos, el MPDL como organización no-gubernamental en Europa y la importancia de la movilización social por la paz. Los comentaristas son o han sido participantes o colaboradores del MPDL a través de su historia.

El artículo enfoca en la historia del movimiento pacifista español MPDL (Movimiento por la Paz) desde principios de la década de 1980. La autora describe las circunstancias políticas y sociales del principio del período, considera la presencia de bases militares de la OTAN (Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte), cita la preocupación por el desarme y comenta sobre la participación de diversos movimientos de trabajadores y socialistas españoles.

El artículo describe la historia del movimiento pacifista en España a partir de la transición democrática de fines de la década de 1970. Se considera la incidencia de los movimientos de izquierda, de la protesta contra las bases militares de la OTAN (Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte) y del movimiento en contra de las armas nucleares. El autor relata el crecimiento de éste movimiento social y el rol del MPDL (Movimiento por la Paz).

Se presenta un editorial en que el autor discurre sobre la cooperación al desarrollo española, el tema central de este número. Se destaca la influencia de la crisis financiera global en la cooperación internacional de España así como las condiciones sociales dentro del país. También se considera el rol de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales (ONG) en la asistencia de desarrollo.