similar to Human Rights Watch, Amnesty Int'l has statistics and plege forms for sending aid to the areas where children are recruited and used for military.
The Economic Statisitics of Kansas breaks down the monetary and employment status of people living in Kansas. Futhermore these numbers aid in the understanding of why so many people live in poverty globally. The average family of four living in Kansas makes less than 10, 000 dollars a year annually. The Kansas Economic stats break down even further and will show the poverty levels in Manhattan and surrounding towns.
Infrastructure: states that without a healthcare system in place, antiretroviral therapy is hindered. Therefore; only developed countries currently have capabilities to effectively fight AIDS. What would be the impact on different cultures of introducing complex Western-style healthcare systems?
Over the past 150 years, deforestation has contributed an estimated 30 percent of the atmospheric build-up of
CO2. It is also a significant driving force behind the loss of genes, species, and critical ecosystem
services. However, in the international policy arena, biodiversity loss and climate change have often moved in
wholly unconnected domains.
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Climate, Biodiversity, and Forests, World Resources Institute, 1998
Carbon Sinks and LandA mechanism suggested for tackling climate change and warming has been the idea of using "Carbon Sinks"
to soak up carbon dioxide. To aid in this, reforestation, or planting of new forests, have been suggested. This
is a popular strategy for the logging industry and nations with large forests interests, such as Canada, the
United States, various Latin American nations, and some Asian countries such as Indonesia.While there may be some potential in this solution, it
cannot be effective on its own. This is because it
legitimizes continued destruction of old-growth and pristine forests
which are rich ecosystem and have an established biodiversity base (albeit shrinking now) that naturally
maintain the environment (at no cost!). Creating new forest areas would require the creation of entire ecosystems.
It is also criticized for being a quick fix that doesn't tackle the root causes effectively and doesn't lead to,
or promote actual emissions reduction.
Environmentalists and others point out that the use of carbon sinks is a big loophole in the Kytoto Protocol;
that if carbon sinks can be counted towards emissions reductions credit, then industrialized countries would be
able to meet their commitments while reducing emissions by less than would otherwise be required. Because they
are carbon sinks, it means that when forests burn or as vegetation naturally dies, they release more carbon too
(because it is stored carbon). As the climate changes, it is possible that there may be more forest fires etc,
releasing more carbon. (And then these sinks would become sources!)
This video gives shocking footage of how poverty also leads to epidemic and world wide spread of diseases. Poverty is linked not to just starvation, but to disease. Pay attention to how all of them use the same needle to medicate themselves.
This website is linked to USDA Economic Research. This page also list the amount of poverty for each Area in Kansas by grouping all the rural towns together and urban cities. It further details the graduation rate of person who live in poverty throughout Kansas. This site also lists the area in which farms are used to aid in the crisis of poverty throughout Kansas.
Addresses all aspects of child labor globally and locally. Links child labor to HIV/AIDS, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Education, Terrorism and more. Focuses on all third World countries along with the United States. Gives the labor force of children in all these areas.
Grameen was one of the corporate entities that we read about in class. Instead of using its capital gains to feed the upper managements' pockets, they redristribute the funds back into the peoples' coffers. This is a REAL, CREATIVE solution to a poverty problem.