An Assessment of the level of vulnerability to climate change risks in a developing and unplanned tropical city using the EVI ModelAn Assessment of the level of vulnerability to climate change risks in a developing and unplanned tropical city using the EV
This document summarizes a study that assessed the vulnerability of Makurdi, Nigeria to climate change risks using the Environmental Vulnerability Index model. The study found high vulnerability scores across indicators, sub-categories, and the overall city for both 1997-2001 and 2002-2006 periods. Anthropogenic factors and exposure risks had the highest scores, suggesting these areas require focus to increase resilience. While limitations exist, the results highlight the need for environmental legislation, disaster management, and improved living standards to reduce risks in this developing city.
Assessment of Drought Occurrence in Kano State, Nigeriaijtsrd
Drought occurrence is caused by the breaking of water balance, which usually leads to negative impact on agriculture, as well as ecological and socio economic spheres. The main purpose of the current study is to conduct drought assessment over Kano State, Nigeria for 2018. We used two different drought indices including Standardized Precipitation Index SPI and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NDVI . Meteorological data on precipitation was used to compute the Standardized Precipitation Index, and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index was generated from MODIS NDVI data sets. The conventional SPI classification scheme which categorize drought under seven groups was used along with the NDVI values which ranges from 1 to 1. Results indicate a near normal condition in the study area. Ezekiel. O. Eguaroje | Thomas. U. Omali | Kebiru Umoru ""Assessment of Drought Occurrence in Kano State, Nigeria"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-2 , February 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29976.pdf
Paper Url : https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/enviormental-science/29976/assessment-of-drought-occurrence-in-kano-state-nigeria/ezekiel-o-eguaroje
Masters Thesis Proposal: An Audience Focused Approach to Framing Climate Chan...Cassie Wandersee
Presentation of proposed thesis research as part of the requirements for graduation. The study was approved by all thesis committee members, department head, and Kansas State University graduate school. The proposed study will examine frames and messages agricultural producer accept related to climate change and the impacts a changing climate has.
Role of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde azewde alemayehu
Soil is one of the most important and essential natural resources. Soils offer plants physical support, air, water, temperature moderation, nutrients, and protection from toxins. Soils provide readily available nutrients to plants and animals by converting dead organic matter into various nutrient forms.
ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION IN NATURAL DISASTERSAM Publications,India
Disaster does not come with prior notice. The term ‘Disaster’ is widely used to refer to as any incident, manmade accident, or natural occurrence that could affect the functioning of the project. We do not assess the impact of upcoming disaster. There are two type of disaster Natural and Manmade disaster. Disasters have resentfully affected not only humans but also animals. Disaster causes mass casualty of construction and loss of economy. It impacts on the economy of the country. In the last decade, natural disasters claimed 79,000 lives each year and affected more than 200 million people, with casualties amounting to almost US $ 70 billion per year. Disaster also affected the climate, and hence adversely affecting local or regional climate. Manmade disaster causes through any big accident that occurs indoor or outdoor.
Written by
Susan L. Cutter, University of South
Carolina ; Bryan J. Boruff , University of South Carolina ;
W . Lynn Shirley, University of South Carolina
This presentation is part of the subject "Advanced theory of regional planning"
Insititute of Urban Innovation, Yokohama National University
The purpose is to understand and summarize articles of theory related to natural disasters.
Towards Theoretically and Empirically Grounded Design of Behavior Change Tec...Evan Karapanos
Behavior Change Technologies can address key societal problems – from global warming, to the rising cost of healthcare worldwide, and emerging concerns of the technological age, such as online privacy and the propagation of misinformation online. But are the technologies we develop grounded on theories of behavior change? And, if not, why? In this talk we will argue for the need for theoretically and empirically grounded design, and will present our recent work on making behavioral theory accessible to design teams, along with empirical studies of the adoption, engagement with, and impact of behavior change technologies in the context of health.
** Presentation given at the "Considering Health Behavior Change" Symposium, on Feb 11, 2020, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Risk and Resilience in Three Southeast Asian Cross-Border Areas: The Greater ...Fitrian Ardiansyah
A working paper written by Fitrian Ardiansyah and Desak Putu Adhityani Putri, published as Asia Security Initiative Policy Series Working Paper No. 11 February 2011 by RSIS-NTU, Singapore
Experts profiling on a healthier built environment: Lowering the threat of cl...AgboolaPaul3
There are indications that climate change and its
consequences are already creating threats to the built environment in Nigeria. These
environmental threats have negative implications for healthy, well-being, and urban
sustainability. This empirical study aim to identify how climate change has influenced the
built environment in Nigeria’s South-Western region, considering the following objectives:
to explore the reasons for climate change in South-western, Nigeria, to determine the
consequences of environmental issues on inhabitant health in South-western, Nigeria; and
to critically determine the key measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation to
enhance the environmental sustainability of the Southwestern region of Nigeria.
Assessment of Drought Occurrence in Kano State, Nigeriaijtsrd
Drought occurrence is caused by the breaking of water balance, which usually leads to negative impact on agriculture, as well as ecological and socio economic spheres. The main purpose of the current study is to conduct drought assessment over Kano State, Nigeria for 2018. We used two different drought indices including Standardized Precipitation Index SPI and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NDVI . Meteorological data on precipitation was used to compute the Standardized Precipitation Index, and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index was generated from MODIS NDVI data sets. The conventional SPI classification scheme which categorize drought under seven groups was used along with the NDVI values which ranges from 1 to 1. Results indicate a near normal condition in the study area. Ezekiel. O. Eguaroje | Thomas. U. Omali | Kebiru Umoru ""Assessment of Drought Occurrence in Kano State, Nigeria"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-2 , February 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29976.pdf
Paper Url : https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/enviormental-science/29976/assessment-of-drought-occurrence-in-kano-state-nigeria/ezekiel-o-eguaroje
Masters Thesis Proposal: An Audience Focused Approach to Framing Climate Chan...Cassie Wandersee
Presentation of proposed thesis research as part of the requirements for graduation. The study was approved by all thesis committee members, department head, and Kansas State University graduate school. The proposed study will examine frames and messages agricultural producer accept related to climate change and the impacts a changing climate has.
Role of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde azewde alemayehu
Soil is one of the most important and essential natural resources. Soils offer plants physical support, air, water, temperature moderation, nutrients, and protection from toxins. Soils provide readily available nutrients to plants and animals by converting dead organic matter into various nutrient forms.
ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION IN NATURAL DISASTERSAM Publications,India
Disaster does not come with prior notice. The term ‘Disaster’ is widely used to refer to as any incident, manmade accident, or natural occurrence that could affect the functioning of the project. We do not assess the impact of upcoming disaster. There are two type of disaster Natural and Manmade disaster. Disasters have resentfully affected not only humans but also animals. Disaster causes mass casualty of construction and loss of economy. It impacts on the economy of the country. In the last decade, natural disasters claimed 79,000 lives each year and affected more than 200 million people, with casualties amounting to almost US $ 70 billion per year. Disaster also affected the climate, and hence adversely affecting local or regional climate. Manmade disaster causes through any big accident that occurs indoor or outdoor.
Written by
Susan L. Cutter, University of South
Carolina ; Bryan J. Boruff , University of South Carolina ;
W . Lynn Shirley, University of South Carolina
This presentation is part of the subject "Advanced theory of regional planning"
Insititute of Urban Innovation, Yokohama National University
The purpose is to understand and summarize articles of theory related to natural disasters.
Towards Theoretically and Empirically Grounded Design of Behavior Change Tec...Evan Karapanos
Behavior Change Technologies can address key societal problems – from global warming, to the rising cost of healthcare worldwide, and emerging concerns of the technological age, such as online privacy and the propagation of misinformation online. But are the technologies we develop grounded on theories of behavior change? And, if not, why? In this talk we will argue for the need for theoretically and empirically grounded design, and will present our recent work on making behavioral theory accessible to design teams, along with empirical studies of the adoption, engagement with, and impact of behavior change technologies in the context of health.
** Presentation given at the "Considering Health Behavior Change" Symposium, on Feb 11, 2020, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Towards Theoretically and Empirically Grounded Design of Behavior Change Tec...
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built environment in Nigeria’s South-Western region, considering the following objectives:
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to critically determine the key measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation to
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The adverse impact of ecosystem degradation and poor governance on marginaliz...NAAR Journal
Bangladesh has been achieving remarkable success in economic growth in the last two decades. Does this economic success bring a sustainable and positive result for marginalized people? This study aims to investigate whether the local economic activity positively changes their socioeconomic position. The study reveals that cropland lost on an average of 0.2636 Bigha per household and disappeared 2.59 local fish species in local water bodies. Moreover, more than three-fourth respondents perceived that their access to local ecosystem services is decreasing and the services are degraded. However, more than half of the respondents paid $6.82 each time as a bribe in accessing to local ecosystem services. Combine of these issues is negatively influencing their income, employment opportunity, and household expenditure so that the marginal community becomes more marginalized and wealthier become wealthier. This study may help to find out a new trajectory of sustainable economic activity in the coastal areas with reducing ecosystem services degradation and vulnerability of marginalized people.
FLOOD RISK REDUCTION 1
Flood-Risk Reduction
Student’s Name: Rodney Martinez
Institution’s Name: CSU
Date: 06/01/17
Introduction
Floods have a far-reaching negative implication on the people and the society as a whole. Unpredictable climatic changes have led to the occurrence of flooding which is usually accompanied by massive destruction of properties and infrastructure (Knox, 1993). Disaster preparedness education can help equip the citizens and inhabitants of flooding-prone areas to take precautionary measures to avoid massive losses (Thieken, Kreibich, Muller & Merz, 2007). Flooding is a catastrophe for the residents as it causes the destruction of properties, causes transmission of waterborne disease and also results in the loss of lives. Flood risk reduction strategies comprise of rationally sound approaches that aim to counter the adverse effects of the floods.
Background
Floods distress most citizens and render most of them homeless. Historically, my hometown is a flood-risk area since there are previous positive flood histories. Flooding has cost the town economically as it scares away investors. Therefore, investing in flood mitigation will have a significant positive impact as it will directly reduce the losses that usually result with the occurrence of this calamity. The incorporation into practice of the various strategies will ensure that the people are no longer affected by the floods and that they are fully prepared before the onset (Fortin, 2009).
Key issues for commencing the risk reduction project
Floods impacts on the people and the community and have socioeconomic and environmental consequences. The magnitude of these consequences is dependent on the extent of flooding and the value of the environmental damage that results. Key reasons for commencing this particular project was to reduce the adverse effects such as loss of lives, damage to properties and infrastructures, destruction of crops and the deterioration of health status of individuals that occur as a result of waterborne infections (Merz & Thieken, 2004). Floods cause disruption of industrial activities that leave people economically vulnerable; therefore the proper preparation of the masses will counter all this.
The main stakeholders involved
For the successful participation of the public in flood managements, various groups must actively participate so as to actualize the strategies. The different key players include:
1. Government ministries. The primary objective of the government is to ensure the wellbeing of the citizens. They participate by administering incentives and devising strategies (Tobin & Calfee, 2005).
2. Communities are the major stakeholders. The inclusion of community representative members will ensure that their interests are identified. The programs are tailored to cater for the specific unmet needs of these flood-prone communities (Tobin & Ca ...
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This descriptive study investigated the disaster risk management DRM strategies of the elected officials in the 12 disaster prone small administrative divisions along the riverbanks of Catubig Valley in Northern Samar, Philippines. Survey questionnaire and personal interviews were employed for data retrieval. The study revealed that the DRM was “moderately managed” . It further highlighted eight 8 DRM related problems which ranged from low awareness of accountability and poor know how on DRM to insufficient time preparation and lack of equipment machinery, among others. These were the raw bases in framing the intervention design. Leah A. de Asis | Brenfred N. Romero | Karene Maneka A. de Asis-Estigoy | Amador A. Estigoy, Jr. "Disaster Risk Management Strategies of Small Administrative Divisions in Catubig Valley, Philippines: Basis for Intervention Design" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38024.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/38024/disaster-risk-management-strategies-of-small-administrative-divisions-in-catubig-valley-philippines-basis-for-intervention-design/leah-a-de-asis
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in the ecologyof the planet during any other epoch beside that of modern man. The paper seeks to explore
how man’s history and developmentaffects ecologyand climate. It uses desk analysis to recollect data from
global assessment reportsand runs a One paired Sample Means t-Test, 1 tailed, 8 df, at Pearson
Correlation value 0.458 and 0.5 alpha level. Findings show that, there is globalclimate change, seen in
global warming trends; andimbalance in ecological footprint, seen in depletion of air, water and land
sinks. The t-Test reveals significant net loss of global forest cover.The study also,apparently found that,
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Man’s history and development endeavours have beenadvancing alongside a trail of ecological
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Flood Vulnerable Area Assessment of Abakaliki Metropolis South-eastern Nigeria.IJERA Editor
As a result of global warming, the climate change in Africa and Asia is predictably becoming more variable, and weather events expected to go more frequently extreme and severe. This includes increasing risk of drought and flooding in new areas. Inundation by extreme floods events is recorded every year worldwide. The potential consequences are profound increasing risk, particularly on environment and people in the less developed countries. Flooding cannot be totally avoided and maybe their occurrence will increase due to climate change. Absolute protection is both unachievable and unsustainable because of high costs and inherent uncertainties. Abilities to mitigate and or prevent flood disasters, cope with and recuperate from the effects have not been sufficiently taken into account nor developed. Communities within watershed or along the River system such as Abakaliki metropolis are mostly under threat of constant flooding menace. When flooding strike, the poor and socio-economically disadvantaged suffer the most and are least equipped to cope with impacts. Vulnerability assessment which many regions of the world recently commenced becomes the way forward. Assessing vulnerability and impacts requires and analysis of information on climate elements, such as temperature, rainfall and non-climatic data, such as situation on the soil, altitude and other characteristics of elements-at-risks indicators. This informs for a well thought-out monitoring (risk assessment), mitigation, coping strategies and adaptation measures which can be adopted by all the vulnerable stakeholders including Governments at all tiers.
This study developed and conducted a systematic mixed-methods grey literature methodology to characterise and identify climate risk insurance initiative in building resilience in developing countries. The study found that climate risk insurance can help developing countries build resilience against extreme weather events. However, there are barriers to the initiative. This is because of the issue of lack of climate data instruments. The collaboration between the public and private sectors is one way to overcome the challenges of implementing climate risk insurance. This systematic review methodology presents crucial insights on the state-of-the-art knowledge on climate risk insurance and resilience in developing countries
Challenges Faced by the Media in an Attempt to Play Their Roles in Public Awa...ijtsrd
This study set out to examine challenges faced by the media in their attempt to play their roles in public awareness on waste management in Buea and Douala in the Southwest and Littoral Regions of Cameroon. The study was supported by the Agenda Setting Theory 1972 by McCombs and Shaw, Knowledge Gap Theory 1970 by Philip Tichenor, George Donohue and Claire Olien, and the Transtheoretical Model also called the Stages of Change Model developed by Prochaska and Diclemente, 1970 . It employed a concurrent nested mixed method combining quantitative and qualitative approaches in a survey design. The estimated sample size comprised of 415 community members involved in the study conveniently. As for other stakeholders, notably, Community Leaders, Media Houses, Waste Disposal Companies and Municipal Councils, they were sampled purposively and conveniently. The study was stratified between French and English speaking Cameroon. Data were collected using a semi structured questionnaire and analyzed based on frequency, proportions and the process of thematic analysis. The qualitative approach was substantiated by the positivism paradigm considering qualitative interpretation as the dominant theoretical perspective. The main challenge was poor or no audience, that is people not interested in news related to waste management, environment, hygiene and sanitation and inadequate coverage. They suggested as response measures adequate sensitization and education of the communities on waste management more attractive slots and time, programmes or mechanisms to gain the attention of people. It was recommended that social media, community radio and television should be further used to create awareness on issues concerning waste disposal and management, and helping media to be adequately equipped. Agbor Vivan Ada | Mpoche Kizitus Nformi | Atenga Thomas Ireneé | Nana Célestin "Challenges Faced by the Media in an Attempt to Play Their Roles in Public Awareness on Waste Management in Buea and Douala" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-1 , February 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd63429.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/environmental-science/63429/challenges-faced-by-the-media-in-an-attempt-to-play-their-roles-in-public-awareness-on-waste-management-in-buea-and-douala/agbor-vivan-ada
Developing social vulnerability index for newcastle extreme temperature riskAlex Nwoko
This vocational dissertation was undertaken in collaboration with Newcastle City Council. This study was aimed at developing a quantitative social vulnerability indices for assessing extreme temperature vulnerability in Newcastle. This report is expected to help in identifying localized community-level social vulnerability determinants for emergency planning and response. The first objective of this study was to determine the social indicators which could contribute to increased losses on well-being. First, drawing theoretical justification from the literature and consultation with experts at Newcastle City Council, an initial set of indicators was collected from census data for 910 Output Areas (OAs) in Newcastle. These datasets were used to quantify to what extent their availability or lack can contribute to an overall increase or decrease in vulnerability in different parts of Newcastle. The summary of social vulnerability proxies developed in this study is presented in Chapter 3.
The second part of the analysis combines statistics and GIS to compare the relationship between sensitivity, adaptive capacity and enhanced exposure sub-indices and their components. The result of this investigation indicates that there is a significant statistical relationship between sensitivity and adaptive capacity, and also between sensitivity and enhanced exposure. The spatial relationship was tested using Getis Ord Gi* hotspot analysis and Ripley's K statistic, which found a significant clustering of vulnerability driven by both “sensitivity”, “adaptive capacity” and “enhanced exposure”. This study has identified the most vulnerable output areas in Newcastle in these wards; Walker, Elswick, Jesmond, Newburn, and Gosforth. From these observations, this report advocates the inclusion of social indicators in vulnerability analysis to reveal the marginalized population otherwise not acknowledged.
Finally, a proximity assessment of health and emergency services was carried out to reveal the southern cluster of emergency facilities and inefficient coverage of ambulance services. The identified accessibility-deprived output areas are located in the wards on the Northern parts including; Woolsington, Parkland, Fawdon, East and West Gosforth, and Castle.
This report summarizes by noting that the new framework is only intended to inform the periodic review of emergency planning and response strategies in Newcastle, suggesting an adoption of spatially detailed data to improve quantitative understanding of the spatial distribution of extreme temperature-related social vulnerability. It finally recommends an improvement in institutional adaptive capacity to handle emergencies in Newcastle.
The impact of the natural disaster on the Tangible and Intangible Culture Her...Kyaw Myo Ko
In natural disasters people are often being displaced and the consequences and misery of those displaced by natural disasters and conflicts are often very similar. People lose their home and their possessions; they experience trauma and depression and are in need of similar protection and assistance needs. Given this context, this paper shares personal experiences and evolving and emerging challenges in preserving and promoting the Tangible and Intangible Culture Heritage, in particular in the field of Myanmar traditional performing arts which can be lost by different means and causes. The paper, as an example, discusses the experiences and lessons learnt from different cultural heritage restoration projects undertaken in Myanmar during the period from 2008 to 2012 which were supported by the Cultural Emergency Response Programme (CER) of the Prince Claus Fund in the Netherlands. The paper highlights what efforts could be made to prevent further damage and to restore the traditional skills, knowledge, techniques and cultural related objects that have been damaged and destroyed by natural disaster in the communities of Myanmar. Disaster management for cultural heritage can be handled differently in each area or country in terms of resources and capacity available. Therefore the aim is not only to describe the damage by the natural disaster but also to share my opinion and experience related to cultural related objects, monuments and artists that have been affected by natural disaster. In particular, the paper intended to express what we have learnt from the experiences in the major disasters in Myanmar, what special skills and knowledge are needed to alleviate negative impacts as the protection of cultural heritage.
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All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
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Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
An Assessment of the level of vulnerability to climate change risks in a developing and unplanned tropical city using the EVI ModelAn Assessment of the level of vulnerability to climate change risks in a developing and unplanned tropical city using the EV
1. An Assessment of the Level of Vulnerability to Climate Change Risks in a Developing and Unplanned Tropical City Using the EVI model Tyubee, B. T.1; Gyuse, T. T.1; Basalirwa, C. P. K.2; Majaliwa, J. G. M.3 1Department of Geography, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria. 2Department of Geography, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. 3Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 1 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus
9. Some useful referencesDavos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 2
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11. There is rapid increase in the proportion of people of people living in cities worldwide. The attraction of cities, the hallmark of their growth, lies in the opportunities that they create through network of people, economic jobs and services (Newman, 2006).
13. Cities can impact local, regional and global climate due to urban heat island, land use/cover and sources of ghg emission.
14. Cities are also the most vulnerable systems to climate change impact due principally to the high concentration of people and associated infrastructure and services (Lindley et al., 2006).Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 3
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16. The vulnerability concept is widely used in studies on risks and natural hazards (Graaf et al., 2007) and has been applied to investigate the response of and impact on systems exposed to perturbations or stressors (Sherbinin et al., 2007).
17. Vulnerability of cities to external stressors is also crucial in decision-and policy-making (Villa and McLeod, 2002) and key to the design of disaster preparedness and management plans, the vital components of an adaptation strategy (Sherbinin et al., 2007).
18. In low- and medium-income nations, such as those in Africa, the vulnerability of cities to climate change risks and hazards would be aggravated by weak economies and fragile infrastructure and services (Satterwaite et al., 2007) and unregulated land use.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 4
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20. The measure the vulnerability of Makurdi, a developing and unplanned city in Nigeria, to climate change at three levels: indicators (i.e. risk factors), sub-components and sub-indices and city.
21. To investigate the temporal patterns of the vulnerability level for two 5-year periods (1997 – 2001 and 2002 – 2006).
22. To identify the critical areas of concern in the city in developing adaptation strategies for risk reduction and increased resilience.
23. To identify the key factors responsible for the level of vulnerability to external shocks in Makurdi. Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 5
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25. The city is bisected by River Benue into northern and southern parts and comprised of eleven administrative regions: 6 urban, 3 sub-urban and 2 rural.
26. The city is located entirely in the flood plains of River Benue with low-lying elevation below 300m.
27. The city started as a river port, without a planning ordinance, in 1920s with few thousand people. The population however grew to 239 889 people in 1991 to 300 096 people in 2006 (census results) representing an increase in population density from 300 to 375 persons/km2.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 6
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29. The city experienced a tropical wet and dry climate. Annual rainfall ranges from 800mm to 1700mm, and mean monthly temperature range from 26oC (December) to 31oC (March/April).
30. The increase in urban population has resulted in increased pressure on wetlands, water resources and biodiversity, and the emergence of slums in the city.
31. The location of the city in a high risk area coupled with the population increase and its associated land use /land cover change, and unregulated land use will aggravate the exposure of people, infrastructure and the ecology to external stressors.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 7
32. Fig 1: Site and Location of Makurdi Location Administrative units: A (North bank I); B (North Bank II); C (Wailomayo); D (Mission); E (Ankpa/Wadata) and F (Clerk/Market). Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 8
33. Fig. 2: Activities around River Benue Market gardening Sand Harvesting Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 9
34. Fig. 3: North and South Banks Administrative hub and high-income residential housing in the South Bank Low- and medium-income residential housing in the North Bank showing the Golf Course in the foreground Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 10
35. Fig. 4: Parts of the city The links to North and South Banks The AngwanJukunSlum: more are coming up Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 11
36. Fig. 5: The pressure on wetlands Reclamation of wetlands for housing construction Abundant wetlands in the city Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 12
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38. The EVI was refined in three phases: Phase I (1989-1999), Phase II (1999-2000) and Phase III (2000-2004).
39. The model was designed primarily to measure the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) but was later utilized for the study of vulnerability of nations to external risks and hazards (Barnett, Lambert and Fry, 2008).
40. Unlike most vulnerability indices, the EVI is concerned with the vulnerability of natural systems as risk entities or responders, which helps in highlighting areas of concern within the risk responder in risk reduction and prevention and enhancing resilience.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 13
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42. The vulnerability is measured using indicators, which express properties or proxies of the responders that are related their intrinsic and extrinsic vulnerability.
43. These indicators are carefully selected on the basis of their global application, ease of data collection and ease of comprehension (Villa and McLeod, 2002).
44. The data on the indicators are converted into a 1-7 vulnerability scale. In order to obtain approximate linearity of response for each indicator, different response classes are designed to map indicators raw data on the vulnerability scale.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 14
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46. In this study, the EVI is has been modified. This is because it is impossible to locate non-human affected terrestrial systems and in many natural environments where the EVI model has been applied, the distinct division between society and nature that is assumed in the model does not exist (Barnett, Lambert and Fry, 2008).
47. The modified EVI model thus incorporate both social and environmental factors considering a city as a socio-ecological system.
48. Social factors included in the study are urbanization, health care services, personal income, insurance policy, etc, based on literature of social vulnerability.
49. Non-applicable indicators such as earthquake, storm surges, volcanoes, hurricanes, etc were excluded in the study and new indicators such as extreme rainfall, mean elevation and stream density were included.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 15
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51. The data on the indicators were collected for a two 5-year periods (1997-2001 and 2002-2006) and were derived from diverse sources including Landsat imageries, meteorological stations, topographical maps, government ministries and agencies and insurance companies.
52. For the purpose of the study, the 1-7 vulnerability scale ranges from 1 (very resilient), 2 (resilient), 3 (at risk), 4 (vulnerable), 5 (significantly vulnerable), 6 (very vulnerable) and 7 (extremely vulnerable).Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 16
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54. A total of 17 and 18 indicators, representing 58.6% and 62.1% have EVI scores of at least 5 for both 1997-2001 and 2002-2006 periods.
55. However, the EVI scores tended to be higher in 2002-2006 than 1997-2001 periods.
56. Most of the high vulnerability indicators were from the anthropogenic (A) category and exposure and resilience sub-indices.
57. These high EVI scores were consistent for both periods and highlight key areas of hazards and risk reduction in the city.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 17
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59. All the EVI scores were above 4, indicating vulnerability.
60. The highest EVI scores for the two periods are 5.8 and 5.8 (CC), 5.7 and 5.9 (A) (fig. 7A) and 6.2 and 6.2 (IRI) (fig.7B) respcetively.
61. The scores, like indicators’ scores were higher during 2002-2006 than 1997-2001 except for CC and IRI.
62. The high vulnerability scores at both indicators’ and sub-category/sub-index’s levels have given rise to the overall city vulnerability score of 5.2 (1997-2001) and 5.4 (2002-2006) indicating significant vulnerability.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 18
63. Fig. 6: Indicators’ EVI scores Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 19
64. Fig. 7: Sub-category, sub-index and overall city vulnerability scores. A. Sub-category EVI scores B. Sub-index and city EVI scores Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 20
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66. These can be achieved through sound environmental and planning legislation, establishment and empowerment of disaster management agency, improving the living standard of the people.
67. The results of the study could have been more robust if more indicators were used.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 21
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69. We also thank the Women Environmental Program (WEP), Abuja, Nigeria for the acceptance to co-host the Doctoral Research Fellowship.Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 22
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75. Newman, Paul (2006). The Environmental Impact of Cities. Environmental and Urbanization, 18 (2), 274 – 295.
76. Satterwaite, David; Hug, Saleemud; Reid Hannah; Pelling Mark; Lankao, Patricia Romero (2007). Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban Areas: Possibilities and Constraint in Low- and Medium-income Nations. Human settlement Discussion for the paper 1: Climate Change and Cities, 1249, International Institute for Environmental Development
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78. Villa, Fernanda; McLeod, Helena (2002). Environment Vulnerability indicators for Environmental Planning and Decision-Making: Guidelines and Applications. Environmental Management, 29(33), 335 - 348Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 24
79. Thank you all for the kind attention and for listening. Davos Congress Center, May 30-June 4,2010 Tyubee B. T., Ph.D Candidate & START Alumnus 25