INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER 1.1 THE HISTORY OF DISASTERS IN INDIA Year 2005‚ say India should hang her head in shame. With the Bengal famine‚ Orissa Super Cyclone‚ Latur earthquake‚ Bhopal chemical disaster‚ Andhra cyclone‚ Gujarat earthquake‚ recurring floods‚ Mumbai 2008 bomb blasts and many other disasters there is no foyer in the world with space large enough to exhibit the collective pain on the face of India. India has ranked at the top or near top in almost all type of disasters with number
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No Impact Man Reflection Essay Before I read this book‚ I thought it was going to be a load of crap. I was probably the least environmentally concerned person ever. I actually got a little upset and thought people were silly when they made decisions based simply on what’s best for the environment. I was convinced that the interest of people was much more important‚ and that if the planet’s needs contradicted my own…tough luck for the Earth. I didn’t recycle unless it was more convenient. I didn’t
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The United States‚ the third most populous country globally‚ accounts for about 4.5% of the world’s population. The U.S. population‚ currently estimated at 308.7 million persons‚ has more than doubled since its 1950 level of 152.3 million. More than just being double in size‚ the population has become qualitatively different from what it was in 1950. As noted by the Population Reference Bureau‚ “The U.S. is getting bigger‚ older‚ and more diverse.” The objective of this report is to highlight some
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Natural Law influencd by positive or state made laws No one doubts the existence of positive law (hereafter PL)‚ but we wonder about its rightness. No one doubts the rightness of natural law (hereafter NL)‚ but many wonder if it actually exists. PL exists even when unjust‚ but for NL to exist it is not enough to be just. One way of comparison between them may be articulating the notion of the existence of law or its being in force. Being in force of the intrinsic value per se‚ i.e. in virtue of
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There are several environmental impacts of Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is undermined by the exhaustion of the rainforests encompassing the Canal. The Canal keeps running on new water‚ which just originates from Lake Gatun amidst the canal. The rainforests supply a consistent wellspring of new water to the lake. The Canal Zone is the territory encompassing the waterway and which has been shielded from consumption for a long time by the way that the zone was under United States control as army installations
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The Keystone XL Pipeline: Environmental Impact Abstract. The topic of global oil production is becoming a well-recognized political issue‚ as it should‚ but the environmental impacts need to be addressed as well. The recent development project of the Canadian oil sands has been put into the spotlight after the TransCanada Company applied for a permit allowing their Keystone XL pipeline. Introduction. The Keystone XL pipeline is a project of oil companies invested in tar sands oil‚ which
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“DISASTERS CREATES OPPURTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT” DISASTER: Disaster can be defined as “The occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society‚ or community.” “An event or series of events which gives rise to casualties and/or damage or loss of property‚ infrastructure‚ essential services or means of livelihood on a scale which is beyond the normal capacity of the affected community’s ability to cope with out aid.” According to UNISDR
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By reading the front and back cover of the book‚ it could be concluded that No Impact Man would be a fairly boring and drug out book. To most‚ including myself‚ a novel about a random‚ guilty liberal who decided he should stop making an impact on the environment while dragging his family down into this endeavor sounds very unappealing. Despite this‚ I did have high hopes that it would turn out to be a good novel; the environment is indeed in danger and is in need of help‚ the project sounded unique
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Chapter 1 Notes- The management of disasters • United nations general assembly claimed 1990s to be the ‘international decade for natural disaster reduction’ (IDNDR) • Action was taken to promote internationally coordinated efforts to reduce material losses and social and economic disruption caused by natural disasters‚ esp. developing countries. • Mission: to improve each UN member country’s capacity to prevent or diminish adverse effects from natural disasters and to establish guidelines for applying
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Disaster management can be defined as the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies‚ in particular preparedness‚ response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters. The need to address disaster management Disasters are defined as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society. They involve widespread human‚ material‚ economic or environmental impacts‚ which exceed the ability of
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