Mitigation and adaptation strategies for coping with the potential adverse effects of global climate change. If the predictions are right, we will be living with the effects of global climate change for the rest of our lives. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
Climate Change And Water Crisis- Obstacle for the sustainable environment. Climate change is a complex problem that has increased the need for an integrated, multi-sectorial and multidisciplinary response. Apart from the normal water domain, decision-makers in other spheres (finance, trade, energy, housing, regional planning, agriculture) must use and consume water efficiently. Sustainable management and development of water resources will play a pivotal role in preparing societies’ ability to adapt to climate change in order to increase resilience and achieve development goals.
The seminar report aims to draw attention to the critical importance of better water resources management in adapting to climate change and gives reasons why it should be systematically integrated into national plans and international investment.
• Find out causes of climate change and its impact on the water crisis.
• Water sources and demand of water.
• Actions to improve the ability to understand impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change in the water sector;
• Actions were taken to enhance informed decisions on adaptation planning, measures, and action.
Don’t Just Complain, Blame, or Worry. Do Something: How You Can Take Action f...Mark Tercek
We need all hands on deck to address the big environmental challenges we face. And a lot of the heavy lifting in the days ahead will fall on young people. Here are a few practical ways for college-age people to get involved and make big difference for the planet.
Understanding Climate Change Adaptation in the Saint Lucia ContextNAP Global Network
Presentation by Dawn-Pierre-Nathoniel, Saint Lucia's Department of Sustainable Development, for the event "Understanding Climate Change Adaptation in the Saint Lucia Context," a briefing for journalists held in Castries, Saint Lucia, on June 25, 2017.
The most powerful typhoon of the 2013 season approached the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan on Friday (Sept. 20) with wind reaching 300 kph (184 mph) and torrential rain. POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS OF USAGI:
* Usagi has a diameter of 1,100 kilometers (660 miles), with outer rain bands extending across the main northern Philippine island of Luzon and southern Taiwan.
* Forecasters predict 24-hour rainfall accumulation of 500 millimeters (nearly 20 inches) near its center.
Climate Change And Water Crisis- Obstacle for the sustainable environment. Climate change is a complex problem that has increased the need for an integrated, multi-sectorial and multidisciplinary response. Apart from the normal water domain, decision-makers in other spheres (finance, trade, energy, housing, regional planning, agriculture) must use and consume water efficiently. Sustainable management and development of water resources will play a pivotal role in preparing societies’ ability to adapt to climate change in order to increase resilience and achieve development goals.
The seminar report aims to draw attention to the critical importance of better water resources management in adapting to climate change and gives reasons why it should be systematically integrated into national plans and international investment.
• Find out causes of climate change and its impact on the water crisis.
• Water sources and demand of water.
• Actions to improve the ability to understand impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change in the water sector;
• Actions were taken to enhance informed decisions on adaptation planning, measures, and action.
Don’t Just Complain, Blame, or Worry. Do Something: How You Can Take Action f...Mark Tercek
We need all hands on deck to address the big environmental challenges we face. And a lot of the heavy lifting in the days ahead will fall on young people. Here are a few practical ways for college-age people to get involved and make big difference for the planet.
Understanding Climate Change Adaptation in the Saint Lucia ContextNAP Global Network
Presentation by Dawn-Pierre-Nathoniel, Saint Lucia's Department of Sustainable Development, for the event "Understanding Climate Change Adaptation in the Saint Lucia Context," a briefing for journalists held in Castries, Saint Lucia, on June 25, 2017.
The most powerful typhoon of the 2013 season approached the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan on Friday (Sept. 20) with wind reaching 300 kph (184 mph) and torrential rain. POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS OF USAGI:
* Usagi has a diameter of 1,100 kilometers (660 miles), with outer rain bands extending across the main northern Philippine island of Luzon and southern Taiwan.
* Forecasters predict 24-hour rainfall accumulation of 500 millimeters (nearly 20 inches) near its center.
A quick run down of the differences between saving and investing and what products have more risk and therefore, more rate of return. Also briefly covers how you should choose a financial professional.
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Update No. 2. Continued heavy rainfall in the wake of Super-Typhoon Usagi in Taiwan, Philippines, Hong Kong and coastal China. Thousands being evacuated
War has devastating implications for families, communities, cultures, economies, and state infrastructure. Similarly, the last decade has seen an increase in the number of attacks against health workers in conflict zones and unstable environments. Unfortunately, these attacks have grave consequences for local populations which often rely on foreign aid programs for their health and well-being. As such, this paper will examine why aid-workers have increasingly been targeted for abductions, ambushes, assassinations, and various forms of intimidation. Furthermore, examples of terminated health programs, as well as populations served by current medical and humanitarian interventions, will be provided to impart a sense of magnitude and importance of health programs to the reader. Lastly, suggestions will be presented which could serve to minimize aid-workers’ risk and exposure to acts of violence in the field.
Hurricane Sandy: a $300 billion storm; October 24, 2012. Sandy, 2012’s ninth hurricane, became a huge storm with wind and rain bands reaching out 500 km or more from the storm center, producing 15-50 cm of rain and flooding in Jamaica, Bermuda, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, New Jersey, and New York. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Disasters are caused by single- or multiple-event natural hazards that, (for various reasons), cause extreme levels of mortality, morbidity, homelessness, joblessness, economic losses, or environmental impacts. The keys to resilience: 1) know the history of past disasters 2) be prepared 3) have a warning system 4) evacuate 5) learn from the experience
Epidemiology, as the applied instrument of public health interventions, can provide much needed information on which a rational, effective, and ?exible policy for the management of disasters can be based. In particular, epidemiology provides the tools for rapid and effective problem solving during public health emergencies, such as natural and technologic disasters and emergencies from terrorism.
2013 ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE SEASON June 1 – December 30. REASONS FOR A SLOWLY DEVELOPING SEASON. "A large area of high pressure over the central Atlantic has been very strong and very good at driving dry air southward into the tropics into September. Generally it is easier for tropical storms to form and tropical storms to streng-then into hurricanes when an un-obstructed supply of moisture available Tropical Storm Karen ---Elventh Storm Of 2013 Season. Expected to be a rainmaker in the USA. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Mitigation and adaptation strategies for coping with the potential adverse effects of global climate change. If the predictions are right, we will be living with the effects of global climate change for the rest of our lives. Many countries are now making large investments in mitigation and anticipatory adaptation actions. Leaders recogniize that the effects of global climate change will likely increase the risks for people, businesses, and communities living in or located in coastal areas or in river floodplains. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
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Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in Egygpt and NAP processNAP Events
Presented by: Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim Elsehamy
7.2 Approaches / adaptation solutions (1/2)
The section will provide best practices regarding various adaptation approaches or solutions at various scales based on latest science. Examples to be featured include ecosystem-based approaches, community based adaptation, responses to heat waves and ways to deal with shifting growing seasons in agriculture. The session will also feature practical experiences from countries in addressing issues at multiple scales. This is the first of two sessions on this topic. The second is under session 8.1.
Brief Description of Kerala Flood of 2018
and In starting some flood infomation is also discussed
and also given information about donation by diffferent peoples and commpanys and states.
Environment means the surroundings or conditions of life, may be social, political, economic, cultural, natural etc.
Natural resources are used with other man made resources in order to produce goods in agriculture, industry or other spheres of economic activity.
8.wild life and impacts of climate change on wildlifeMr.Allah Dad Khan
A series of Presentation ByMr Allah Dad Khan Special Consultant NRM , Former DG Agriculture Extension KPK Province , Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan allahdad52@gmail.com
28.wild l ife as affected by climate change A series of Presentation ByMr All...Mr.Allah Dad Khan
A series of Presentation ByMr Allah Dad Khan Special Consultant NRM , Former DG Agriculture Extension KPK Province , Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan allahdad52@gmail.com
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Particulate matter is a mixture of very small solids and liquid droplets that float in the air. Some particles come from a specific source (such as a burning candle), while others form as a result of complicated chemical reactions. While much is known about the health effects of exposure to particulate matter outdoors, the effects of indoor exposure are less well-understood. However, indoor exposure to particulate matter is gaining attention as a potential source of adverse health effects.
Two drivers stand out in this analysis because of their potentially large and negative effect on disaster risk, and the low associated uncer tainty of their future trends: global environmental change and demographic change. But others stand out for a different reason: while they have the potential to greatly increase disaster risk, there is also potential for effective policy action to achieve risk reduction. Urbanisation provides the clearest example: unmanaged growth of cities, par ticularly those in low elevation coastal zones, would leave millions in extremely vulnerable situations, but there will be oppor tunities for policy makers to intervene to increase resilience in urban areas. Other drivers, for example globalisation, have extremely complex interactions with disaster risk, but must nonetheless be considered. In this lecture I will discuss the impact of each of the eight drivers on disaster risk is considered.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the seismic hazard at the northwestern Egypt using the probabilistic seismic hazard assessment approach. The Probabilistic approach was carried out based on a recent data set to take into account the historic seismicity and updated instrumental seismicity. A homogenous earthquake catalogue was compiled and a proposed seismic sources model was presented. The doubly-truncated exponential model was adopted for calculations of the recurrence parameters. Ground-motion prediction equations that recently recommended by experts and developed based upon..
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of South Asia on 26 October 2015. It was centred near Jurm in northeast Afghanistan, 250 kilometres (160 miles) from the capital Kabul and at a depth of 213.5 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. (AFP, 26 Oct 2015) Pakistan's confirmed death toll so far stands at 272, with more than 1,900 people injured and nearly 14,000 homes damaged, though the spokesman said the NDMA was still in the process of estimating a final toll. (AFP, 28 Oct 2015) In Afghanistan, Assessment reports indicate 117 deaths, 544 people injured, 12,794 homes damaged and 7,384 houses destroyed. Furthermore, 136,967 people are still in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 131,345 people have received some form of assistance so far date. More than 51,000 people were affected in Badakhshan alone, where property damage was most extensive. The earthquake claimed the most lives and caused the most casualties in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. Access remains the most significant challenge in providing assistance to people in need and is an issue reaching at least 194 villages affected by the earthquake.
A torrential rain event during the first full week of March 2016 featuring over two feet of record March rain in the South unleashed major river flooding, rising to historic levels in some areas. Add flooding along the Gulf Coast, and the disaster became a triple assault. In all, 400 homes flooded in Mississippi. Three people were killed in Louisiana, the governor said. In one case, a driver died when floodwater swept his vehicle off a road in Bienville Parish, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said. The two others died in Ouachita Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at 18:58:37 ECT with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The very large thrust earthquake was centered approximately 27 km (17 mi) from the towns of Muisne and Pedernales in a sparsely populated part of the country, and 170 km (110 mi) from the capital Quito, where it was felt strongly. Regions of Manta, Pedernales and Portoviejo accounted for over 75 percent of total casualties.[6] Manta's central commercial shopping district Tarqui, was completely destroyed. Widespread damage was caused across Manabi province, with structures hundreds of kilometres from the epicenter collapsing. At least 659 people were killed and 27,732 people injured. President Rafael Correa declared a state of emergency; 13,500 military personnel and police officers were dispatched for recovery operations.
The moderate-magnitude quake struck at 9:26 p.M. Thursday night at a depth of 11 kilometers (7 miles) in southern Japan near Kumamoto city on the island of Kyushu. The epicenter was 120 kilometers (74 miles) northeast of Kyushu Electric Power Company's Sendai nuclear plant, the only one operating in the country; no adverse consequences were reported.
Lesson: the knowledge and timing of anticipatory actions is vital
The Kathmandu Valley is densely populated with nearly 2.5 million people, and the quality of building construction is often poor. The epicenter of today's disaster was 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of the city, and had a depth of only 11 kilometers (7 miles), which is considered shallow in geological terms. This earthquake, the worst quake to hit Nepal (a poor South Asian nation) since 1934, collapsed buildings and houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Several thousand participants attended, including at related events linked to the World Conference under the umbrella of building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. The United Nations General Assembly Resolution for 2013 on International Strategy for Disaster Reduction states that the World Conference will result in a concise, focused, forward-looking, and action-oriented outcome document and will have the following objectives:
* To complete assessment and review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action;
* To consider the experience gained through the regional and national strategies/institutions and plans for disaster risk reduction and their recommendations as well as relevant regional agreements within the implementation of the Hyogo Framework of Action;
* To adopt a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction;
* To identify modalities of cooperation based on commitments to implement a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction;
* To determine modalities to periodically review the implementation of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
March 15, 2015: The second world conference on disaster risk reduction convened in Sendai, Japan will re-invigorate the historic global endeavor started in 1990 by the United Nations. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Popocatapatele and Colima, two of Mexico’s most active volcanoes, are acting up again. For now the eruptions are not considered to be dangerous and no evacuations have been ordered. But don’t forget that the world’s 1,498 other active volcanoes can erupt at anytime too. A re-eruption of any of these active volcanoes is likely to be very devastating, locally, regionally, and globally. Location and a large explosivity index (VEI) combine to make some volcanoes especially dangerous. Location refers to proximity to cities and other areas of high human population density. An eruption with large VEI at such locations is certain to be devastating to people, their property, their health, the community infra-structure, the environment, and the economy. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
INDIA IS BIG, DIVERSE, and CAPABLE. It is the seventh largest country, The second most populous country with human resources of over 1.2 billion people having cultural and religious diversity, The most populous democracy, with many well- educated and well-trained people, with high-tech and low-tech capabilities. On the downside, it is also a country with many living in poverty, with many living in non-earthquake-resistant housing, with cities and towns that are dependent upon non- earthquake-resistant infrastructure and critical facilities. India faces potential disasters each year from floods, earthquakes, and cyclones, some of which have triggered notable disasters in the past, and very recently. That will happen again, unless a paradigm shift occurs. Disaster resilience has become an urgent global goal in the 21st century as many Nations are experiencing disasters after a natural hazard strikes, and learning that their communities, institutions, and people do NOT yet have the capacity to be disaster resilient. Disaster resilience does not just happen; it is the result of decision-making for a national paradigm shift from the status quo to an improved “coping capacity” that enables the country to rebound quickly after a disaster. A paradigm shift towards earthquake disaster resilience is a three step process. Step 1: Integrate Past Experiences Into Books of Knowledge. Step 2: From Books of Knowledge to Innovative Educational Surges to Build Professional and Technical Capacit. Step 3: From Professional and Technical Capacity to Disaster Resilience. In summary, BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE are are “TOOLS” to facilitate India’s continuing commitment to minimize the likely impacts of the inevitable future earthquake, thereby preventing another disaster
Disaster resilience, which is the capacity of a country to rebound quickly after the socioeconomic impacts of a disaster, requires decision-making for a national paradigm shift from the status quo. Disaster resilience has become an urgent global goal in the 21st century as many Nations are experiencing disasters after a natural hazard strikes, and learning that their communities, institutions, and people do NOT yet have the capacity to be disaster resilient. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
On January 29, 2015, a routine delivery of gas to a maternity hospital in Mexico City leads to a deadly explosion killing 4 and injuring dozens. The explosion occurred when a gas tanker was making a routine, early morning delivery of gas to the hospital kitchen, and gas started to leak. The tanker workers worked for 15 to 20 minutes to repair the leak while a large cloud of gas was forming, then exploded. Technologies for monitoring, forecasting, and warning are vital for becoming resilient. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
As we begin the year 2015, we must unfortunately recognize that it is well past the time to speed up the long-term recovery process for earthquakes (and tsunamis). The main insights from global earthquakes have consistently shown that being prepared includes pre-earthquake planning for post-earthquake recovery ("PEPPER"). Only about 110 of the 10 million earthquakes of all sizes that occur somewhere in the world each year are large enough and close enough to a community to cause a disaster, which creates a multitude of local and regional dilemmas about what to do, both before and after the quake, to shorten the recovery process. THE SOLUTION: PRE-EARTHQUAKE PLANNING FOR POST-EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY(PEPPER). “THE END GAME” FOR JAPAN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Identification of the physical, social and economic consequences of a major earthquake in Tokai, Japan or Southern California will enable end users to identify what they can change now before the earthquake—to shorten recovery from the catastrophic impacts after the inevitable “big ones” occur, probably in the near future.
Floods occur somewhere in the world 10,000 times or more each year. With 2015’s spring floods only weeks away, it’s past time to speed up the long-term recovery process for floods. In 2008, after weeks of flooding through Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Wisconsin, the region faced billions of dollars in losses, threats of disease, and a long cleanup. Losses included millions of acres of prime farm land that are still requiring restoration and the rebuilding of large urban areas such as Cedar Rapids, Iowa which alone is estimated to have required at least $1 billion. However, the total direct and indirect losses may never be known. Flood waters during the summer of 2008 seeped into countless wells, affecting drinking water for thousands of homes and businesses across the region. Hazardous materials were also released into the flood waters that ultimately emptied into the Gulf of Mexico exacerbating what marine biologists call a “dead zone” – bodies of water so starved for oxygen that aquatic life can no longer be supported. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
A focus on actions in 2015 will accelerate the transition from the past 14 years of global disaster proneness to global disaster resilience by 2020. A snaphot of our world circa 1st January 2015: 7+ billion people, and growing while Living and competing in an interconnected global economy, producing $60 trillion+ of products each year,and facing complex disasters every year that cause multi-billions in losses and reduce a community’s ability to withstand natural catastrophes. The challenge of our time in the 21st century: Protecting and preserving PEOPLE and COMMUNITIES from the potential disaster agents of natural hazards. The “best solution set” vis a vis the global policy framework to strengthen disaster resilience include (1) anticipate and plan for the full spectrum of what can happen; (2) to build capacity at the community level to strengthen disaster in the areas of preparedness, protection, early warning, emergency response, and recovery/reconstruction; (3) to be relentless in informing, educating, training, and building equity in all areas that constitute disaster resilience in all sectors of every community in every nation. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT. But just knowing is not enough. Tangible action is essential to reach the urgent goal of global disaster resilience by 2020 and will require that all communities work strategically to implement a realistic set of scientific, technical, and political solutions nested within EXISTING administrative, legal, and economic constraints. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
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In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
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An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
4. DISASTER RESILIENCE HAS A
VERY HIGH BENEFIT/COST
1 < BENEFIT/COST <
1000
THE PAYOFF IS
GREATER SAFETY,
SECURITY, AND
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
EVRYONE
5. BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE
UNIQUE TOOLS FOR
MEDITERRANEAN REGION NATIONS
TO USE TO IMPROVE EDUCATION,
MITIGATION, MONITORING, AND
ADAPTATION FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE AND NATURAL HAZARDS
12. THE DILEMNA OF
DISASTER SCENARIOS
FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE OCCURS AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL
WHERE, BROAD BRUSH
STROKES ARE TOO
UNCERTAIN
13. THE ISSUE:
WERE THE UNUSUALLY SEVERE
PHYSICAL EFFECTS NORMAL, BUT
EXACERBATED BY SOME OF MAN’S
PAST ACTIONS, OR
EVIDENCE OF GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE?
14. WAS THE WINTER OF 2008
UNUSUAL?
VERY COLD IN CHINA
VERY COLD IN NEW YORK
SNOW IN AMMAN, JORDAN
VERY WARM IN SWEDEN
VERY WARM IN NORWAY
VERY WARM IN ENGLAND
23. MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION
STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH THE
POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS OF
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
IF THE PREDICTIONS ARE RIGHT, WE WILL BE
LIVING WITH THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES
25. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
• GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE WAS
ONLY DISCUSSED
IN A HYPO-
THETICAL WAY
FOR MANY YEARS.
• If CONSIDERED AS
A THREAT, IT WAS
A THREAT FOR
THE DISTANT
FUTURE.
• GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE IS
INCREASINGLY
BEING REGARDED
AS A FACT, …
• WHICH IMPLIES
SERIOUS RISKS
THAT PRESENT
AND FUTURE GEN-
ERATIONS ALIKE
WILL HAVE TO
FACE.
26. MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION
• MITIGATION
ADDRESSES THE
“FRONT END” OF THE
GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE PROBLEM.
• IT INCLUDES ACTIONS
THAT WILL PREVENT
(OR REDUCE) THE
RELEASE OF EXCESS
CO2 EMMISIONS.
• ADAPTATION
ADDRESSES THE
“BACK END” OF THE
PROBLEM.
• IT INCLUDES ACTIONS
THAT WILL SAFE-
GUARD A PERSON, A
COMMUNITY, A
BUSINESS, OR A
NATION AS THEY LIVE
WITH THE LIKELY
IMPACTS.
27. MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• ADAPTATION IS REQUIRED BECAUSE
WE CAN NOT TURN OFF THE
MOMENTUM OF ADVERSE IMPACTS
OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN A
SHORT TIME.
• CARBON DIOXIDE REMAINS IN THE
ATMOSPHERE FOR DECADES, AND
• OCEANS STORE HEAT FOR
CENTURIES.
28. MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• MANY COUNTRIES ARE NOW MAKING
LARGE INVESTMENTS IN MITIGATION AND
ANTICIPATORY ADAPTATION ACTIONS.
• LEADERS RECOGNIIZE THAT THE EFFECTS
OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE WILL
LIKELY INCREASE THE RISKS FOR PEOPLE,
BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES LIVING IN
OR LOCATED IN COASTAL AREAS OR IN
RIVER FLOODPLAINS.
29. THE NETHERLANDS:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• AFTER 800 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
BATTLING THE NORTH SEA, THE
NETHERLANDS HAS NOW CREATED
SOME OF THE STRONGEST FLOOD
DEFENSES IN THE WORLD.
• PRESENT RIVER DEFENSES PROVIDE
1-IN -250 YEARS PROTECTION
LEVELS.
30. THE NETHERLANDS:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• THE OOESTERSCHELDEKERING, A
PART OF THE DELTA WORKS DAMS,
DEFENDS AGAINST THE NORTH SEA.
• THEY ARE NOW BEING MADE
STRONGER TO PROVIDE 1-IN-100,000
YEARS PROTECTION INSTEAD OF
1-IN-10,000 YEARS PROTECTION.
31. THE NETHERLANDS:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• THE DUTCH ARE ALSO REVISING
TRADITIONAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT
THINKING.
• IN ADDITION TO CONTAINING THE
FLOOD WATERS, THEY WILL ALLOW
CERTAIN DESIGNAGTED LOCATIONS
TO BE FLOODED.
• THIS STRATEGY IS CALLED, “LIVING
WITH WATER.”
33. THE NETHERLANDS:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• THE NETHERLANDS WILL COMMIT
ABOUT $1.3 BILLION ANNUALLY TO
INCREASE FLOOD PROTECTION
LEVELS.
• THIS INVESTMENT IS EQUAL TO
ABOUT 0.2 PERCENT OF THE
NETHERLAND’S GDP.
34. BRITAIN:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• THE BRITISH ARE IMPROVING AND
EXTENDING THE “THAMES BARRIER,” A
SET OF FLOODGATES ACROSS THE
THAMES RIVER.
• WHEN THE BARRIER IS CLOSED (ABOUT 10
TIMES A YEAR) IT PROVIDES 1-IN-2,000
YEARS PROTECTION OF LONDON FROM
FLOODING CAUSED BY OCEAN SURGES
DURING STORMS.
37. BRITAIN:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• THE PREDICTED RISE IN SEA LEVEL
BY 2030 IS EXPECTED TO REQUIRE
AN INCREASE IN PROTECTION ALONG
THE THAMES TO 1-IN-1,000 YEARS.
• THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE
REPLACED AND UPGRADED BY 2100.
39. JAPAN:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• JAPAN IS ANTICIPATING MUCH MORE
WATER FROM RISING SEA LEVEL, OCEAN
STORM SURGES, TSUNAMI WAVE RUN UP,
AND EXCESSIVE PRECIPITATION FROM
TYPHOONS.
• ITS 12-YEAR-OLD “G-CANS PROJECT” HAS
CREATED A MASSIVE UNDERGROUND
CONCRETE “RIVER SYSTEM” IN
NORTHWEST TOKYO TO FACILITATE
REMOVAL OF EXCESS WATER FROM
TOKYO’S STREETS.
41. JAPAN:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• JAPAN HAS INSTALLED
UNDERGROUND PUMPS THAT CAN
PUMP 100 TONS OF WATER PER
SECOND OUT OF RIVERS AND INTO
THE HARBOR TO PREVENT FLOODING
OF CTY STREETS.
• THIS SYSTEM IS ALREADY
CONSIDERED TO BE OPERATING AT
FULL CAPACITY NOW.
42. BANGLADESH:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• BANGLADESH, ONE OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE PLACES ON EARTH TO
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, NOW
REQUIRES USE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
MODELS IN ALL FUTURE PLANNING AND
DECISIONS.
• IT HAS BEGUN SWITCHING LAND USE
FROM RICE FARMING TO PRAWN FARMING
IN LOCATIONS WHRE SALT WATER IN THE
BAY OF BENGAL IS NOW MOVING INLAND.
43. BANGLADESH:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• BUT, BEING ONE OF THE POOREST
COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, BANGLADESH
CAN NOT AFFORD THE INVESTMENTS
REQUIRED FOR ADAPTATION MEASURES
NOW UNDERWAY IN MANY INDUSTRALIZED
COUNTRIES.
• IT NEEDS INTERNATIONAL AID, WHICH IS
NOT NOW AS AVAILABLE AS IN THE PAST.
46. UNITED STATES:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• ADAPTATION IS NOW ON THE
AMERICAN AGENDA BECAUSE OF
HURRICANE KATRINA AND ITS
IMPACT ON NEW ORLEANS AND THE
GULF COAST.
• NEW ORLEANS HAS BECOME A
LABORATORY FOR SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, HAZARD INSURANCE,
AND PUBLIC POLICY.
49. UNITED STATES:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• NEW ORLEANS’ LEVEE SYSTEM ONLY
PROVIDES 1-IN-100 YEARS
PROTECTION NOW.
• 122 LEVEES IN THE SYSTEM ARE
NOW CONSIDERED TO BE
INADEQUATE FOR THE INCREASED
SEVERITY OF WIND FIELDS AND
STORM SURGES EXPECTED IN
FUTURE HURRICANES.
50. UNITED STATES:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• “DEFENSE IN DEPTH,” A THREE-
LAYERED SYSTEM, HAS BEEN
DEVISED TO PROTECT NEW
ORLEANS.
• EACH LAYER ACTS LIKE A SPEED
BUMP TO ABSORB AND REDUCE THE
ENERGY AND DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS
OF THE SEVERE WINDSTORM.
51. UNITED STATES:
MITIGATION & ADAPTATION
• “DEFENSE IN DEPTH:
• THE INNER LAYER CONSISTS OF
HARDENED LEVEES AND FLOOD
WALLS.
• THE MIDDLE LAYER IS A LARGE
EXPANSE OF WETLANDS.
• THE THIRD LAYER IS THE BARRIER
ISLANDS THAT MUST BE TRAVERSED
BEFORE LANDFALL.