Group items tagged prevention - IB Geo NIST

Andy Dorn on 18 Sep 14

"A "staggering" number of children around the world are dying before the age of five, according to the United Nation's child agency. Unicef' s latest figures estimate every day 17,000 under-fives die - 6.3 million a year - from largely preventable causes. This is despite the overall rate of infant mortality having been halved in the past two decades."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A "staggering" number of children around the world are dying before the age of five, according to the United Nation's child agency. Unicef' s latest figures estimate every day 17,000 under-fives die - 6.3 million a year - from largely preventable causes. This is despite the overall rate of infant mortality having been halved in the past two decades."</div>

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The Ebola Fiasco - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Andy Dorn on 09 Oct 14

"The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is a tragedy. But, more than that, the response to it has been a gross failure. It's a classic case where early action could have saved lives and money. Yet the world dithered, and with Ebola cases in Liberia now doubling every two to three weeks, the latest worst-case estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that there could be 1.4 million cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone by late January."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is a tragedy. But, more than that, the response to it has been a gross failure. It's a classic case where early action could have saved lives and money. Yet the world dithered, and with Ebola cases in Liberia now doubling every two to three weeks, the latest worst-case estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that there could be 1.4 million cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone by late January."</div>

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World's Oceans Could Rise Higher, Sooner, Faster Than Most Thought Possible | Common Dr... - 0 views

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Andy Dorn on 22 Jul 15

"If a new scientific paper is proven accurate, the international target of limiting global temperatures to a 2°C rise this century will not be nearly enough to prevent catastrophic melting of ice sheets that would raise sea levels much higher and much faster than previously thought possible."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"If a new scientific paper is proven accurate, the international target of limiting global temperatures to a 2°C rise this century will not be nearly enough to prevent catastrophic melting of ice sheets that would raise sea levels much higher and much faster than previously thought possible."</div>

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68 million children likely to die by 2030 from preventable causes, report says | Global... - 0 views

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Bangkok Post : Needed: political will to keep water in check - 0 views

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shared by Andy Dorn on 08 Oct 11 - No Cached

Take the instance of water management which is on all our minds at the moment. We have a comprehensive study of 25 river basins as the basis for a master plan for water resources management, which would resolve all our water woes, from drought to floods. But past governments have let this slide during annual budget allocations, shoved aside for other items high on the political agenda.
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It is therefore necessary that we rethink and redesign our urban zoning arrangements.
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The Royal Department of Irrigation has admitted that the amount of rainfall this year has not been much more than in 1995 or 2006, but the dykes and smaller community dams built to prevent flooding in particular areas have caused flooding in other areas. So, uncoordinated action undertaken to push away a problem has ended up hurting everyone. Thus, centrally coordinated planning is required.
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Many reservoirs, especially the smaller ones, were built not with the big picture in mind but at the whim of local political canvassers. Many are of little help during drought, nor are they able to retain much water during the rains, because they do not correspond with the supposed network. Another budget item wasted.
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Most of the klongs (canals), however, have long since been filled up and paved over with roads.
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The case for building dams has always been controversial.
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forest reserves must be protected.
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Trees and forests increase water absorption, slowing down the rush of water, their roots retain valuable soil and help prevent mudslides. Reforestation projects should be taken seriously as a national agenda, not for the sake of public relations and image-boosting CSR.
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