* Risk: Risk is a measure of the expected losses due to a hazardous event . The level of risk depends on: * Nature of the Hazard * Vulnerability of the elements which are affected * Economic value of those elements * Vulnerability: * Predisposition of a community‚ structure‚ service‚ and/or geographic area to damage on account of their nature‚ construction and proximity to hazardous terrain or a disaster prone area” * Hazards: “Phenomena that pose a
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Do NGOs impact positively on society? The case of Indian NGOS. Do NGOs impact positively on society? The case of Indian NGOs. In the last decades “NGOs have become the main service providers in countries where the government is unable to fulfil its traditional role” (Ulleber‚ 2009:8) and therefor‚ their influence on modern society has increased noticeably. NGOs’ work‚ which aim is to promote and sustain the social and economic development in the underdeveloped and poor areas of the World‚ depends
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A film that also shares the same theme as Beyond a Boundary is the film‚ “Lagaan.” Lagaan’s overall theme also revolves around the game of cricket. In the film‚ a small village set in the Victorian period of British rule and colonization‚ and they are burdened with a drought and high taxes to pay. The villagers find themselves with an opportunity to relieve themselves of this tax if they play the unfamiliar game of cricket against British
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David Livingstone’s “ Missionary Travels in South Africa” tells the story of David Livingstone’s stay of sixteen year in southern Africa. David Livingstone was a Missionary from Scotland sent to spread the Catholic faith by the London Missionary Society in 1840. The book covers the sixteen years of travel the Livingstone made in southern Africa. Livingstone’s travels took him from Northern Angola across the continent to Tanzania and parts of Mozambique. However‚ the part of book that I studied
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of No Rain. They have droughts‚ wars‚ and hunger. In the first place‚ The author Alice Mead is trying to teach the readers that life is very hard in Sudan no matter what the problem. Alice Mead wants us to know how life will be in Sudan and want’s us to try and feel how life is in Sudan. Mead is thought to know that they will have to find there way in life and do what the can. First‚ On page 13 it says in the text “ During the dance‚ the villagers forgot about the drought‚ the war‚
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traditionally vulnerable to natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods‚ droughts‚ cyclones‚ earthquakes and landslides have been recurrent phenomena. About 60% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of various intensities; over 40 million hectares is prone to floods; about 8% of the total area is prone to cyclones and 68% of the area is susceptible to drought. In the decade 1990-2000‚ an average of about 4344 people lost their lives and about 30 million people
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railways‚ roads and hydraulic works to serve these enterprises. Vietnam was a thickly populated‚ predominately peasant society‚ but projects that would have served Vietnamese farmers were ignored. Vietnam’s farmers continued to suffer from the usual droughts and floods. Per capita rice consumption declined. And what had been Vietnam’s handicraft industry was destroyed. A new class of Vietnamese had come into being: people who labored for the French as servants‚ or who labored in French-owned mines
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and environmental causes of farmer’s suicide in India. The causes of this crisis are complex and manifold‚ they are dominantly related to public policy and economic strategy. •Absence of adequate social support infrastructure at the level of village.( yarum farmersah support pandrathilla) •Uncertainty of agricultural enterprise in India.‚ •Indebtedness of farmers. Rising cost of cultivation.(uram mathiri cultivation cost athigam.) •Lack of credit availability for small farmers. There
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Prostitution describes sexual intercourse in exchange for remuneration. The legal status of prostitution varies in different countries‚ from punishable by death to complete legality. The great degree of social stigma associated with prostitution‚ of both buyers and sellers‚ has lead to terminology such as ‘commercial sex trade’‚ ‘commercial sex worker’ (CSW)‚ female sex worker (FSW) or sex trade worker. Organizers of prostitution are typically known as pimps (if male) and madams (if female). Most
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writing. People in villages use firewood to cook meals. They use wood to build houses‚ huts‚ carts and agriculture tools. Trees also give us food‚ gum and medicine. They also add to the beauty of life. Gardens can not be charming without them. We need them for oxygen and good health. Trees also help to control pollution: They absorb carbon dioxide. They improve our environment. They cause rainfall and protect water resources under the ground. They prevent floods and droughts. Therefore‚ we should
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