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Marco Cristarella

Hurricane Facts - 2 views

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hazards hurricanes

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  • Marco Cristarella on 13 Jan 10
     
    I'm going to contribute with pretty good info about hurricanes
Andrew Woodman

Chernobyl twenty years on - Europe, World - The Independent - 0 views

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hazards chernobyl

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    Twenty years after the explosion, the best estimates of deaths associated with Chernobyl - mainly from cancer caused by fallout - range from 16,000 to 60,000.
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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  • Andrew Woodman on 13 Jan 10
     
    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.
Andrew Woodman

Murray-Darling Basin Authority - 0 views

www.mdba.gov.au

hazards drought murraydarling

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    The MDB Authority was established recently to provide integrated management of the water resources of the MDB
Andrew Woodman

Home | OpenHazards - 1 views

www.openhazards.com

hazards earthquakes

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    Site focused on earthquake forecasting, hazard analysis and diaster planning
Andrew Woodman

ESPON Project 1.3.1 - Technological hazards - Nuclear power plants - 1 views

www.gsf.fi/...Nuclear.htm

hazards chernobyl technological human-induced nuclear power plants

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  • Andrew Woodman on 06 Jan 10
     
    Characterization of nuclear power plants in terms of hazards and consideration of risk management and hazard mapping around nuclear power plants
Andrew Woodman

Horn of Africa: drought risk - Maps - Professional Resources - PreventionWeb.net - 2 views

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hazards drought horn of africa

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  • Andrew Woodman on 06 Jan 10
     
    A useful page with hazard maps showing probability of drought within this region
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.
    • Andrew Woodman
      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.
    • Andrew Woodman
      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?
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