Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. With the tropical climate and unstable land forms‚ coupled with deforestation‚ unplanned growth proliferation
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decimated by disasters and whose citizenry is regularly traumatised cannot be mobilised for any meaningful development. Most times‚ disasters occur with such regularity that huge human and material resources‚ which could have otherwise been used in national development‚ are lost annually to address disasters and for the rehabilitation of their victims. The magnitude of the pain or losses usually determines whether the occurrence is a minor accident or a disaster.1 A disaster is an event
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Are we prepared for disasters? Disasters happen when a risk realized overwhelms the response capability of the community. Disaster can strike anywhere‚ anytime with or without warning. All countries are vulnerable to disasters and the only difference is how well the response of the community is. This is where Disaster Risk Management (DRM) comes in. DRM is a tool that organizes the communities’ resources and people to help them prepare for disasters and how to recover from it. This paper aims to
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The increase in computer usage can play an important role in people’s lives. Computers have done a lot to improve our lives‚ but they also have negative impacts. At times the immense amount of resources and entertainment can lead to a person’s dependency on the computer. Here are some interesting websites and articles that discuss some of the pros and cons of computer usage‚ specifically the world wide web. Advisory Committee Congressional Internet Caucus. (2002). Advisory Committee Congressional
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES 1 PREAMBLE This document serves as an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the proposed road to Fatima in Chikwawa district. The project runs from Thabwa (near Shire River) to Fatima. The road has a lot of bridges and culverts since it is near the Shire River. The project proponent is Chikwawa Town Assembly with Asian Grant Aid estimated at US$ 7Million. The total length of the road is about 22 Km and is a dusty road. There are 25 bridges and culverts
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A self-made man is a person who gained success and wealth through their own efforts. The way I describe a self-made man is someone who was born with nothing‚ born into poverty‚ the struggle‚ and what most people call it the “ghetto” but worked their way up through the sweat and tears never gave up to become something or someone known. Gatsby is a great example of a self-made man. Gatsby lived during the 1920s era also known as the “roaring twenties” which was a great time for american society‚ After
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Accounting Definition of Environmental Accounting Definition of Management Accounting Functions of Management Accounting LITERATURE REVIEW MANGEMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM Features of Useful Management Accounting AN INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} BENEFITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES Economic
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ABSTRACT: This paper presents the findings of a study on the environmental impacts of the Manila Bay reclamation project. The study area is at the coastal area of Pasay‚ a city of roughly 400‚000 people. The focus of the study was on the changes in the environment that will be brought about by land reclamation. Qualitative descriptive analysis was used as an approach. Data were gathered from government institutions and comparative studies‚ and from a set of questionnaires handed out to a total of
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Environmental Impacts and Sustainable Development of Rural Tourism The paper intends to study the environmental impacts and sustainable development of rural tourism. As Wall (2006) mentions‚ there are large quantities of research papers on economic impacts of tourism. Besides‚ considerable statistics greatly ease the analyses and measurements. The environmental impacts of tourism have been paid more and more attention in recent years; but due to debate on indicators and some other objective barriers
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like cigarettes etc would also cost more. In other words inflation makes a hole in your pocket. The rents have shot high‚ necessary commodities cost more than usual and thereby savings is affected.In direct words Inflation brings no gain to common man except for few hoarders and investors. Inflation enriches fewer while impoverishing more. They say a little bit of inflation is good for any economy so that business transaction takes place otherwise there would not be any growth in economy. The
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