Gender Issues 1 The Gender Empowerment Measure, an index of access to term emergency situation includes situations where natural and humanmade disasters threaten the http://www.punjabilok.com/india_disaster_rep/issue_significance/gender_issues.ht
Extractions: Gender Issues Tahmina Rehman Because women are sharers in the common calamities that accompany both Church and Commonwealth . . . - Petition for the redress of grievances, 1641 S outh Asia is 'fast emerging as the poorest, the most illiterate, the most malnourished, the least gender-sensitive indeed the most deprived region in the world'. The Gender Empowerment Measure, an index of access to political, economic, and social opportunities, for South Asia has the lowest value amongst all regions, including sub-Saharan Africa, despite women heads of government in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and, till recently, Pakistan. We have a long way to go before we act on the recognition that gender roles in disaster situations are heavily weighted against women's imperatives Floods and droughts are common to most of South Asia. Additionally, the region has, in recent years, witnessed a succession of conflicts and displacement. In the context of this geosector, the term 'emergency situation' includes situations where natural and human-made disasters threaten the capacity of a community to withstand crises, leading to large-scale or impending loss of lives and livelihood.
Social Investment News From SRINews.com Swiss Re estimates that natural and humanmade disasters claimed 60,000 The JantziSocial index (JSI), managed by Toronto-based social and environmental http://www.srinews.com/archive.cgi?object=briefs&type=1
World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) | News Archives focuses on Water and disasters World Water Day 2004, celebrated on March 22, focuseson the theme Water and disasters, both natural and humanmade, and calls http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/news/archives/index.shtml
Extractions: The draft Malian report was presented at the recent WWAP workshop (see section 'WWAP Events') where case studies, UN agencies and other organizations gathered to discuss the process, structure and contents of the 2006 edition of the WWDR. Although the situation in Mali seems to be improving, the report found that some of the major national difficulties are sanitation coverage, degradation of ecosystems, insufficient food supply, and lack of data. The country also faces challenges related to shared water resources, with two major transboundary rivers passing through it, the Niger and the Senegal. A case study on the Senegal River basin was published in the first WWDR
Extractions: Biological diversity is threatened by increasing urbanization, deforestation, climate change, pollution and the conversion of wetlands. Governments committed themselves to achieving a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 during the World Summit for Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002. The 16th session of the IHP Intergovernmental Council, initially scheduled in June, will be held 20-24 September 2004 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The Council session will principally review progress on the formulation of the Seventh Phase of the IHP (IHP-VII, 2008-2013). It will also look into mechanisms for strengthening and empowering the IHP National Committees.
NYT Upfront: Issues In Depth www.terrorism.com/index.shtml The Terrorism Research Center is an News Room, an organizationthat tracks all manner of natural and humanmade disasters. http://teacher.scholastic.com/upfront/issue/01blinks.htm
Extractions: The Terrorism Research Center is an independent institute staffed by experts on terrorism from the worlds of industry, government, and academia. This site provides current news about terrorism, along with experts¹ analysis, references, and other information. Look also for ³WWW Links,² a comprehensive list of terrorism-related Web sites. www.disasternewsroom.com/War_on_Terrorism/
GlossaryBrowser The Pearl index relates the number of contraceptive failures (unintended violence,violations of human rights or natural or humanmade disasters, and who http://www.ippf.org/glossary
Extractions: Search alphabetically A B C D ... All Or type your keywords here Term Abbrv. Definition Abortion Termination of pregnancy before the fetus has become capable of sustaining an independent life outside the uterus. An abortion can occur either spontaneously, when it is called a spontaneous abortion or miscarriage, or it can be brought about by deliberate intervention, when it is called an induced abortion. It is with this last meaning that the word is generally used. The stage at which a fetus is considered viable varies according to different legislations and recommendations. Abortion rate The number of abortions taking place among women of reproductive age (usually 15-49), over a given period, usually a year, expressed per 1,000 women. Abortion ratio A measure of the significance of abortion, which relates the number of abortions to the number of live births over a given period, expressed per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Internally Displaced People: A Global Survey to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violationsof human rights or natural or humanmade disasters, and who index, 229, http://www.booksmatter.com/b1853839531.htm
Extractions: Editorial team vii Main contributing authors viii Acknowledgements ix Acronyms and abbreviations x Foreword xvi Dr Francis M Deng List of maps xvii List of figures, tables and boxes xviii List of photos xix Part 1: Issues and Perspectives Introduction The problem of internal displacement The Global Survey The Global IDP Database: challenging the information gap Improving access to available information Information on internal displacement remains inadequate The Global IDP Project reflects on its training programme Training national authorities and local NGOs in the use of the UN Guiding Principles National authorities and NGOs brought together to discuss the UN Guiding Principles Country-based training programmes can increase sustainability and programme coverage Part 2: Regional Profiles Africa Regional overview Algeria Angola Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Nigeria Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan Uganda The Americas Regional overview Colombia Guatemala Mexico Peru Asia and the Pacific Regional overview Afghanistan
Traumatic Stress, Secondary from PILOTS, Psychlit, Medline, and Social Sciences index, it is or loss of others,war and combat, natural and humanmade disasters, life-threatening http://www.isu.edu/~bhstamm/ts.htm
Extractions: Secondary or Vicarious Traumatic Stress This page contains references archived papers , and measures of traumatic stress and secondary traumatic stress. Please feel free to use them liberally as long as you give credit to the authors. Toward the bottom you will find useful links to other TS web pages. This is a traditional African spice basket with lid made by an unknown basketmaker in a village in Burundi. These villagers were renowned for their skill as basket makers. The fusha color comes from a natural dye made from native plants in the area. The purple color, to me, represents our adaptability as humans. It is made from used carbon paper. Within a year after making this basket, all the people in this village were killed in the fighting in their area. This basket was given to me as a thank-you gift. I have tried to share its story with others. I have written an essay about this basket which was published in my book on Secondary Traumatic Stress. You can find the text below.
Extractions: Documents ... Links Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons Issues in focus " Who are internally displaced persons " What challenges do internally displaced persons face " What is the difference between an internally displaced person and a refugee " What rights do internally displaced persons have " Whose responsibility is it to protect and assist internally displaced persons " Where can I learn more Who are internally displaced persons? According to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement , internally displaced persons (also known as "IDPs") are "persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized border." What challenges do internally displaced persons face?
Stylus - Internally Displaced People of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or humanmade disasters,and who pages, 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 , Figures, tables, index, October 2002. http://styluspub.com/books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=62838
UMCOR Hotline, 01/03/03, Print-Friendly sick or in poverty because of these and other natural and humanmade disasters,and for Web http//gbgm-umc.org/UMCOR-Hotline/ UMCOR Hotline index Page. http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor-hotline/20030103.stm
Extractions: January 3, 2003: Welcome to the first UMCOR Hotline of the new year. On behalf of our many neighbors around the globe who look to UMCOR as a source of help and hope, we thank you for your commitment of spiritual and financial support for those in need. The violent storms that struck the Midwest and southeastern United States late last year caused extensive damage in Louisiana , more than any other state. This weekend, UMCOR officials will meet with Bishop William Hutchinson and other Louisiana Conference leaders, who have done a great deal of assessment and planning for how The United Methodist Church can be most effective in its response. Together with the conference, UMCOR will offer rebuilding assistance. To assist in these efforts, please give to the brand new Advance designated for this disaster, Needs continue in other parts of the United States hit by storms in late 2002 . Responses to these emergencies drew heavily on the money available in UMCOR's general domestic disaster fund. As UMCOR continues to provide help in the wake of last year's storms and prepares to respond to other storms that will cause significant weather damage this winter, please give to the Domestic Disaster Response Advance #901670-1 . Your gifts make it possible to reach our United Methodist arms out to those whose lives have been devastated by natural disasters. Hunger is one of the biggest global threats to life and health just as it has been for centuries. There is an unprecedented crisis in
Extractions: the WSSD ... Canadian Secretariat Time in Johannesburg The meeting was held to address the following objectives: At the meeting, Ministers committed to work in co-operation with all levels of government, the private sector and civil society; and to invest in health and the environment, as critical pre-conditions to reducing inequality and alleviating poverty. Action in these areas will ultimately lead to improving the quality of life and social justice within the context of sustainable development for all people in the Americas. The priority areas for action identified by Health and Environment Ministers were: integrated management of water resources, including water contamination and basic sanitation;
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UMCOR: The United Methodist Committee On Relief A humanitarian agency at work around the world, responding to natural or humanmade disasters, hunger/poverty, and assisting refugees and displaced people. http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/
Extractions: Haiti Emergency: UMCOR's Response The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the not-for-profit international humanitarian aid organization of The United Methodist Church, active in many parts of the world bringing hope, providing relief from hunger and disasters, and teaching peace. Contributions to UMCOR may be sent through a local United Methodist church, Annual Conference or by mailing a check to: UMCOR, Room #330, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115. Be sure to include the Advance # and/or the name of the emergency on the check memo line. For credit card donations, call . UMCOR's everyday expenses are funded primarily by gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) and the Advance for Christ and His Church. You may give to OGHS during the annual offering in Lent or any other time of year. If you are not using the special offering envelop, be sure to mark on your check that your donation is for the OGHS. Select a Page
Natural Hazards Center natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center University of Colorado Back to Special Publications index May 24, 2004 Learning from Urban disasters Summary of a Workshop the Los Angeles Times. natural Hazards Mitigation in Oregon A Case Study http://www.colorado.edu/hazards
Extractions: Hazards Manager of the 21st Century With support from the National Science Foundation, the Hazards Center, in collaboration with the University of Colorado at Denver and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Higher Education Project, held a workshop in October 2003 entitled "Designing Educational Opportunities for the Hazards Manager of the 21st Century." A workshop report, written by Deborah Thomas, University of Colorado at Denver, and Dennis Mileti, Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is available for dowloading (in PDF format) here Recognizing that traditional approaches to emergency/hazards management were unable to meet the challenge of minimizing disaster loss, the process of re-defining the role and skills of emergency/disaster/hazards managers began in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As this professionalization process has continued, the need for higher education opportunities is ever-increasing. In fact, the number of community college, undergraduate and graduate university programs is growing rapidly. While certainly filling a niche and meeting a need, these programs have emerged in a rather uncoordinated fashion, with little professional or academic consensus on core knowledge areas or curriculum content.
Natural Disasters And Hazards .com/index.shtml. The WWW Virtual Library Hazards and RiskNatural and manmade disasters, preparedness, impacts Help build the largest human-edited directory on http://www.slider.com/Science/Earth_Sciences/Natural_Disasters_and_Hazards.htm
Natural And Human Made Disasters Background information about UNEP. natural and Human Made disasters. KlausToepfer calls for vulnerability assessment to prevent disasters. http://www.grida.no/news/index.cfm?requestedItemId=315
GEO-3: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK Centre for Coordination of the Prevention of natural disasters in Central territoriesand populations when faced with natural and humanmade hazards (see http://www.grida.no/geo/geo3/english/471.htm
Extractions: UNEP DEWA UNEP.Net GEO-1 ... GEO-3 GEO: Global Environment Outlook 3 Past, present and future perspectives Contact Us Help Search GEO-3: Home GEO-3 Chapter 2 Disasters ... Table of contents Many countries, especially those located on islands, are vulnerable to natural disasters (see table below). The major concerns with regard to policy include the following (UNEP 1999): Improving management is critical to disaster reduction, especially non-structural mitigation actions using natural mechanisms. For example, wetlands reduce floods, woodlands reduce landslides and mangroves lessen the effect of coastal storms and extreme tides. In general, good land use maintains healthy ecosystems, provides resources and facilitates non-structural mitigation action. This strategy is particularly attractive in countries where risk insurance and structural mitigation come at a high price. Vulnerability to natural hazards of Caribbean countries hurricanes earthquakes volcanoes
Science/Earth_Sciences/Natural_Disasters_and_Hazards Hazards and Risk. natural and manmade disasters preparedness impacts and URL http//disasterium.com/index.shtml. Geo Monitor Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web . http://www.science-and-research.com/Science/Earth_Sciences/Natural_Disasters_and
Extractions: This category serves as a collection and reference point for those parts of earth science concerned with earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural events causing damage and destruction. Resources include educational materials for dealing with natural disasters, links to other categories exploring more particular hazards, and research on disasters as such. Science Natural Disasters and Hazards Avalanches
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Extractions: Act Of God- Active God: Recovering From Natural Disasters Harbaugh, Gary L.; Paperback; Code: BE-080063215X Acts Of God: The Unnatural History Of Natural Disasters Steinberg, Theodore; Hardcover; Code: BE-0195142632 Advances in Risk Analysis : Vol 2. Low-probability/high-consequence Risk Analysis Hardback; Code: BE-0306417251 Advocacy After Bhopal: Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders Fortun, Kim; Hardcover; Code: BE-0226257193 Advocacy After Bhopal: Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders Fortun, Kim; Paperback; Code: BE-0226257207 Aip Conference Proceedings : No 277. The World at Risk Hardback; Code: BE-1563960664 American Hazardscapes: The Regionalization Of Hazards And Disasters Cutter, Susan L.; Hardcover; Code: BE-0309074436 Apocalypse: a Natural History of Global Disasters McGuire, Bill (Professor, and Director of Benfield-Greig Hazard Research Centre, Department of Geosciences, University College, London); Paperback; Code: BE-0304352098 Archaeology of Natural Disasters World, Arch; Hardback; Code: BE-0415216966 Biological Assessment Of The Aquatic Ecosystems Of The Pantanal, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brasil
