The psychological and psychiatric impact of great natural disasters are beginning to be understood leading to new methods of prevention‚ intervention and mitigation. There is limited data from the Asian continent‚ however‚ which has been the location of some of the greatest disasters of recent times. In this paper‚ we outline the psychosocial intervention efforts from nine Asian nations when confronted with large-scale natural catastrophic events. These include reports from situations where local
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success of the government of any country cannot be under played‚ ranging from economic turn over to influence in policies making and implementation and more relevant to this topic its role in coming to the aid of the government in times of crisis and disasters. The Bali Roundtable on developing countries in 2002 recognized the business sector as a primary driver of economic development and the World Summit for Sustainability identified business involvement as critical in alleviating poverty and achieving
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------------------------------------------------- Disaster Recovery Plan Student Name: joe miller * Axia College * IT/244 Intro to IT Security Instructor’s Name: Scott Sith Date: 04/10/2011 ------------------------------------------------- Disaster Recovery Plan * Risk Assessment * Critical business processes * When it comes to maintaining and securing everyday operations within a company you need to have implemented a Disaster recovery Plan. A DRP is sort
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Introduction I. Are there substitutes to using gasoline? II. There are several alternatives gasoline uses especially in vehicles. III. Today I will be briefly discussing the different alternatives to utilizing gasoline. A. The first alternative is natural gas. B. The second alternative is electricity. C. The third alternative is fuel cells. D. The fourth alternative is biodiesel. Body I. First‚ the first alternative to utilizing gasoline as a source of power is natural gas. A. Natural
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Engineering Disaster Civil Engineers build significant structures that can last more than a century‚ some of these structures such as Burj Khalifa‚ pyramids and evil towers in France can be considered as landmarks‚ because of its history and its beauty of design. Civil Engineers study the four factors of building structures to determine which tools and materials they will use in order to build permanent structures. Although engineers studying the factors and take the determination‚ there is some
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Alternatives to Destruction Gas prices got you down? They should. However‚ the rise in petroleum prices is the least of my worries. Our nation ’s supply of fossil fuels is running out and we ’re doing more damage to our environment than humanly reversible. Now it ’s time for the good news‚ there are alternatives and loads of them. Legislation from federal and state governments along with biofuels are constantly being introduced and researched to the betterment of the environment. These alternatives
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Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") processes are alternative methods of helping people resolve legal problems before going to court. ADR involves an independent third person‚ called a "neutral" who tries to help resolve or narrow the areas of conflict. Most civil disputes are resolved without filing a lawsuit‚ and most civil lawsuits are resolved without a trial. The courts and others offer a variety of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes to help people resolve disputes without a
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Man-made disasters are disasters is the element of human intent‚ negligence or involving a failure of a man-made system that leads to human suffering and environmental damage. Man-made disasters are sometimes referred to as anthropogenic. The term anthropogenic designates an effect or object resulting from human activity. Man-made disasters can be divided into different categories and they include technological hazards‚ sociological hazards and transportation hazards among others. These are
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Ambalong Instructor Submitted By: Sheryl Lyne Dendero BSBA-2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Executive Summary II. Guide Question III. Statement of the Problem IV. SWOT Analysis V. Alternative Courses of Action VI. Analysis of Alternative Courses of Action VII. Recommendation Executive Summary Guide Question 1. Compare the psychological atmosphere in the office before the performance evaluation was conducted with that after the results of the
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ABSTRACT This study will attempt to find out the awareness of Maubanin through Alternative Learning System Program. The research will make a survey for one of Barrangay here in Mauban Quezon. Specifically‚ it seeks to answer the following question: 1. What is Alternative System Program? 2. Where I can take ALS classes? 3. How can I enroll for ALS class? 4. What are the requirements? 5. Who conduct ALS class? 6. How long do ALS classes last? 7. Are we required to enroll in ALS A&E classes
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