Water pollution is a global problem that affects millions of people worldwide daily through waterborne diseases. An estimated 700 million Indians lack access to proper sanitation and over 1,000 Indian children die from diarrhea daily. Around 90% of Chinese cities suffer some degree of water pollution and nearly 500 million people in China lack access to safe drinking water. According to the FAO, agricultural production will need to double by 2050 to meet rising global food demand driven by population growth, urbanization, and increasing incomes in developing countries. Climate change, land degradation, and population growth pose serious threats to achieving this increased production. Switching to LED lighting can reduce energy consumption by 75% and is equivalent to removing 400 cars from the roads in terms of
GEOGRAPHY IGCSE: WATER. It contains: the demand for water, water management, case studies: UK, NIGERIA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA. Water for agriculture, industrial use, domestic water use, management of water usage in MDEC and LEDC.
GEOGRAPHY IGCSE: WATER. It contains: the demand for water, water management, case studies: UK, NIGERIA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA. Water for agriculture, industrial use, domestic water use, management of water usage in MDEC and LEDC.
Natural destruction is the matter of concern all over the world nowadays. Recent conference of World Health Organization on health concern from natural destruction was focusing on the causes made by the humans. Humans had a good relationship with nature before but with the modernization of humans, the relationship has been broken down. The nature is turning into the destruction by humans undoubtedly. So, humans are definitely always responsible for natural destruction because of unorganized urbanization, industrialization and greenhouse gases.
HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIAMunira Shahbuddin
The moral argument and ethical challenges and framework for sustainability through holistic water management in Malaysia. Should we confine to standard approach that only measures cost benefit analysis of social policies to serve the majority of the public and deprive basic rights (water, food, air and life) of the indigenous and rural communities.This lecture combines technical approaches in sustainable water management and philosophical views - to address problems and challenges in climate change and global warming.
Τhe Greek comenius team of 1rst Gymnasium of Mandra was the hosting country for the others partners (September 2014) and the students gave a lesson about the environment.
Natural destruction is the matter of concern all over the world nowadays. Recent conference of World Health Organization on health concern from natural destruction was focusing on the causes made by the humans. Humans had a good relationship with nature before but with the modernization of humans, the relationship has been broken down. The nature is turning into the destruction by humans undoubtedly. So, humans are definitely always responsible for natural destruction because of unorganized urbanization, industrialization and greenhouse gases.
HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIAMunira Shahbuddin
The moral argument and ethical challenges and framework for sustainability through holistic water management in Malaysia. Should we confine to standard approach that only measures cost benefit analysis of social policies to serve the majority of the public and deprive basic rights (water, food, air and life) of the indigenous and rural communities.This lecture combines technical approaches in sustainable water management and philosophical views - to address problems and challenges in climate change and global warming.
Τhe Greek comenius team of 1rst Gymnasium of Mandra was the hosting country for the others partners (September 2014) and the students gave a lesson about the environment.
Future of water An initial perspective by Daniel Lambert and Michael O'Neill...Future Agenda
An initial perspective on the future of water by Daniel Lambert and Michael O'Neill of Arup Sydney. This is the starting point for the global future agenda discussions taking place through 2015 as part of the futureagenda2.0 programme. www.futureagenda.org
pursuing sustainable planetary prosperity chapter 18 US-China 2022Michael P Totten
China and the U.S. are the two largest consuming nations, their combined gross do- mestic products (GDPs) comprising one third of global GDP. The two nations consume one quarter of world natural gas and one third of world oil production, and produce nearly two thirds of world coal. The two nations are also the planet’s largest CO2 emitters, jointly releasing nearly half of the world total.
Business-as-usual scenarios are insufficient to address the acute sustainability challenges that both nations – as well as the community of nations
– are facing. However, collaboration in pursuing solutions through unprecedented statesmanship, leadership and technological advances will simultaneously provide national and global sustainability solutions.
Joint initiatives are in both of our nations’ enlightened self interest – from immediate and sustained economic and environmental gains to long-term well being and prosperity of our peoples – and will make a major, essential contribution to finding global solutions to the devastating risks facing hu- manity and the biosphere.
l̂̂̂ î;The environmental revolution has been almost.docxSHIVA101531
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The environmental revolution has been almost
three decades in the making, and it has changed for-
ever how companies do business. In the 1960s and
1970s, corporations were in a state of denial regard-
ing their impact on the environment. Then a series
of highly visible ecological problems created a
groundswell of support for strict government regu-
lation. In the United States, Lake Erie was dead. In
Europe, the Rhine was on fire. In Japan, people were
dying of mercury poisoning.
Today many companies have accepted their re-
sponsibility to do no harm to the environment.
Products and production processes are becoming
cleaner; and where sueh change is under way, the
environment is on the mend. In the industrialized
nations, more and more companies are "going
green" as they realize that they can reduce pollu-
tion and increase profits simultaneously. We have
come a long way.
fer to as its carrying capacity. Increasingly, the
scourges of the late twentieth century-depleted
farmland, fisheries, and forests,- choking urban pol-
lution,- poverty; infectious disease; and migration-
are spilling over geopolitical borders. The simple
fact is this: in meeting our needs, we are destroying
the ability of future generations to meet theirs.
The roots of the problem-explosive population
growth and rapid economic development in the
emerging economies - are political and social issues
that exceed the mandate and the capabilities of any
corporation. At the same time, corporations are the
only organizations with the resources, the technol-
ogy, the global reach, and, ultimately, the motiva-
tion to achieve sustainability.
It is easy to state the case in the negative: faced
with impoverished customers, degraded environ-
ments, failing political systems, and unraveling
societies, it will be increasingly difficult for cor-
Strateqies for a Sustainable World
But the distance we've traveled will seem small
when, in 30 years, we look hack at the 1990s. Be-
yond greening lies an enormous challenge-and an
enormous opportunity. The challenge is to develop
a sustainable global economy: an economy that the
planet is capable of supporting indefinitely. Al-
though we may be approaching ecological recovery
in the developed world, the planet as a whole re-
mains on an unsustainable course. Those who
think that sustainability is only a matter of pollu-
tion control are missing the bigger picture. Even if
all the companies in the developed world were to
achieve zero emissions by the year 2000, the earth
would still be stressed beyond what biologists re-
porations to do business. But the positive case is
even more powerful. The more we learn about the
challenges of sustainability, the clearer it is that we
are poised at the threshold of a historic moment
in which many of the world's industries may be
transformed.
To date, the business logic for greening has been
largely operational or technical: bottom-up pollu-
tion-prevention programs have saved companies
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A presentation to the city of Iowa City about a program that can be implemented online to help the community be more sustainable in their everyday lives.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
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.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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/
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
FIDO Alliance Osaka Seminar: The WebAuthn API and Discoverable Credentials.pdf
Upper interm II, profe Nadia (adults)
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Report: How to reduce our ecological footprint
Part 1: Water pollution
Water pollution is a global problem which requires ongoing evaluation. The revision of water resource policies
at all levels (from international to individual acquirers and wells) is essential. Water is typically referred to as
polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants or does not support a human use. Te specific
contaminants of water include a wide spectrum of chemicals, pathogens, and physical changes.
It has been suggested that is it leading to worldwide causes of deaths and diseases (more than 14.000 people
are affected daily). An estimated amount of 700 million Indians have no access to a proper toilet and 1.000
Indian children die of diarrhea every day. About 90% of Chinese cities suffer from some degree of water
pollution, and nearly 500 million people lack access to safe drinking water.
Part 2: Shortage of food resources
According to a report by the FAO [Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations], in 2050,
developing countries will need to double their agricultural production to satisfy food demand. Here are some
of the reasons of the shortage:
Climate change
Land degradation, which affects 25% of the world population, is a factor that has serious consequences on
food production; 52% of the land for agriculture and grazing is affected by a moderate or a severe form of soil
degradation. For this reason, a worldwide loss of 40 thousand million dollars is estimated to happen
annually. In a time when you need to produce more food, land degradation and abuse of chemicals provoke a
decline in agricultural production. Climate change may exacerbate the problem of soil degradation by
increasing drought and heat stress, extreme weather events and increase pests and crop diseases. Rising sea
levels in the next 50 years, due to glaciers melting, will eliminate many coastal areas, destroying large cities
and vital infrastructure such as roads, railways, ports, pipelines, refineries and power plants, as well as
excellent arable land, thereby contributing to the loss of production and distribution of food resources. Also,
the crops will be exhausted by more severe storms and intense heat waves, causing floods or wildfires.
Population increase
It is projected that in 2050 the global population will grow to 9100 million from the current 6700 million. This
growth will require a 70% increase in agricultural production. The director general of the FAO, Jacques Diouf
said: “In the next 40 years it is expected that the combined effect of population growth, strong income
growth and urbanization, will result in a demand for twice as much food”. In industrialized countries the
population is expected to increase only by 56 million, while in developing countries the population growth will
be of 900 million in 2020. Therefore, laws that promote global population increase, such as the universal child
2. subsidy, assisted reproduction law, prohibition of abortion and laws protecting mega mining, which
contaminate freshwater, help promote a worse life for every person born on the planet.
Part 3: Energy, the advantages of LED
- Lower cost in illumination.
- More durability.
- Low maintenance and all related cost.
- Strong brilliant light to illuminate buildings, squares and streets with a C.R.I (color rendering index = high
chromatic power).
- Low luminance contamination.
- Possibility to have a monitoring control of it.
- If you replace 16.000 lights of 100w and 150w by LED you can save 75% of energy, you need to change it in
ten years instead of two. In terms of the reduction of the ecological footprint it is like removing 400 cars
from the streets. The main problem is that there are small things that people don´t know about how to save
electricity, and maybe they don’t care because they don’t see any danger which could change their lives. But
it´s time to become aware and do something.
Part 4: Tips for reducing our environmental impact
• WATER
Avoid contamination of water, not littering in drains, rivers, lakes and ponds.
Choose detergents and biodegradable cleaning products, as many products are very toxic.
Avoid wasting water, leaving taps open unnecessarily.
• CLIMATE DISASTERS
Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, responsible for climate change, it is necessary to reduce the
consumption of fossil fuels, which is achieved with a reasonable use of heating and air conditioning,
insulate housing, buy efficient appliances, override appliances and any stand-by electrical system is not
used.
Transport and its power consumption is another major emitter of greenhouse gases. Consumers can
opt for a more sustainable mobility model: use any public transport and require more environmentally
friendly, whenever possible, walk or ride bike.
Fight forest loss
3. • FOOD SHORTAGE
Develop agriculture is very important to encourage local production.
End the European Agricultural Policy and the U.S. and stop subsidizing biofuels.
Do not waste food, just prepare what you are going to consume.
• ELECTRICITY
Unplug your cell phone charger or any domestic device when they are not being used in the house.
Turn off the lights in the morning when you leave your homes.
If you are cold try to wrap yourself with your winter clothes instead of turning on the electric stove.
Try to catch as much natural light as possible before switching on the electrical light.
We are all part of this world and if we don´t reduce our ecological footprint soon we will run out of
resources and be in real danger. There are many things we can all do to help, what are you waiting for?