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Andrew Woodman

Jobless migrants living in shanty towns offered free flights home | UK news | The Observer - 0 views

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    A news article outlining the impact of the recession on migrants from eastern Europe living in rural areas of the UK.
Andrew Woodman

Britain's farmers still restricted by Chernobyl nuclear fallout | Environment | guardia... - 0 views

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hazards disasters chernobyl

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    Chernobyl legacy, areas still affected by contamination in the UK
UnHye Kim

BBC News - UK relief charity teams fly to Chile earthquake zone - 1 views

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earthquake hazards Chile

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    The humananitarian reponses for Chile.
Andrew Woodman

Can African countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals without foreign aid? | K... - 0 views

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  • Most African governments and key players in the field of development have repeatedly said that the MDGs will not be met by 2015.
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      Andrew Woodman on 18 Dec 09
       
      Why not? What are the barriers to the MDGs being met?
  • A big chunk of the budget goes to the defence ministry, buying luxury vehicles for ministers and meeting the salaries of resident district commissioners, who represent the interests of the president in every district, monitoring government programmes and chairing meetings.
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      Andrew Woodman on 18 Dec 09
       
      So fighting corruption is a key element in tackling underdevelopment issues and reducing disparities.
  • Most ministries of health in east Africa do not spend 50% of their budgets. Why? The problem is procurement issues.
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  • the amount of money stolen in Uganda is equivalent to the foreign aid it receives
  • As a result corruption has been institutionalised".
  • relying on foreign aid to achieve the Millennium Development Goals did a disservice to Africa
  • "African governments must find ways of financing development; we are calling for a paradigm shift in financing of development, not depending on donors,"
  • She pointed to Kenya as an example of a country that had cut back on foreign aid. Only around 6% of its budget is foreign funded.
  • Andrew Woodman on 18 Dec 09
     
    This article highlights the key roll corruption plays in stopping development and suggests that only by stopping foreign aid will Africa be able to develop. Do you agree?
Andrew Woodman

Hundreds feared dead in Haiti quake | World news | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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hazards earthquake in the news

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    As Mr Keys so kindly pointed out - "didn't predict that one did you". But of course, because we know what we know, it would have been impossible. Educating historians is such as challenge.
SeoYeon Yoon

BBC - Hurricane Katrina - 1 views

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hazards hurricane Hurricane Katrina

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    BBC in-depth report on hurricane Katrina. Contains the path of the hurricane, photos of affected area, videos and articles.
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Andrew Woodman

Video: On the ground in Haiti: aftermath of the earthquake | World news | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...aiti-earthquake-port-au-prince

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    Guardian photographer and filmmaker David Levene spent a week in Port-au-Prince documenting the human cost of the recent earthquake"
Andrew Woodman

In pictures: The Turkanas of Kenya - nomadic herders in a changing climate | Environmen... - 0 views

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hazards drought

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    Stunning pictures of the impact of drought on the Turkana people of northern Kenya.
Andrew Woodman

Video: Kenya's drought crisis: Starving to death | World news | guardian.co.uk - 1 views

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hazards horn of africa drought

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    Child eye from the Guardian, 5 minute clip about the impact of drought on the nomadic pastoralists of northern Kenya.
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Kenyan herders to be offered livestock insurance against drought | Environment | guardi... - 0 views

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hazards horn of africa drought risk response

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    Changing vulnerability and managing risk through using high technology to determine insurance payouts for drought affected animals in northen Kenya.
Andrew Woodman

Video: Iceland volcano spews lava | World news | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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    Video footage of the volcanic eruption in Iceland
Andrew Woodman

Is Africa underpopulated? | Katine | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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core pop africa china demographic dividend

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    Overview of population browth issues including China and its Economic dividend.
munirih jahanpour

BBC News - Why did so many people die in Haiti's quake? - 0 views

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hazards disasters earthquakes haiti

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  • Why did so many people die in Haiti's quake?
  • The devastating earthquakes that hit China on 12 May 2008, Italy on 6 April 2009 and Haiti one month ago all measured above 6.0 and took many lives. But why was the human cost so much greater for Haiti?
  • the size of the quake , but also how near it is to the surface, the density of the population near its epicentre, as well as whether there are any heavily urbanised areas nearby. These all indicate a higher death toll - and were all features of the Haiti quake.
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  • poverty also plays its role,
  • "Corruption
  • One of the problems in Port-au-Prince is the lack of space, he adds, as well as a constantly shifting and mobile population. The task now for such organisations is to help the people of Haiti get back on their feet, given the inevitable crippling economic cost of such a quake.
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    A good comparison to Chinese and Italian earthquake's tolls
Andrew Woodman

Natural Hazards - Lancs University Course - 0 views

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hazards disasters vulnerability risk response

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    A great, detailed and university level look and the key ideas and concepts that form the basis of the hazards and disasters course we are studying - well worth a closer look.
SeoYeon Yoon

Chilean Earthquake - 1 views

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hazards Chile earthquake

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    BBC News coverage on Chilean Earthquake of magnitude 8.8
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UnHye Kim

BBC News - History of deadly earthquakes - 1 views

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hazards earthquake

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    The history of earthquakes.
UnHye Kim

BBC News - Chile well prepared for quakes - 1 views

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hazards earthquake Chile

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    This explain the detailed information about Chile Earthquake, such as a magnitude, process and human response.
UnHye Kim

BBC News - Roads destroyed in Chile earthquake - 1 views

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earthquake hazards Chile

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    The impact of Chile earthquake.
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