» less resistance to diseases » deaths 3. Trigger of disaster e.g. pest infestation-famine (Irish famine 1845-1848) Important factors of vulnerability on biological hazards: 1. Micro-environment; (risk at refugee camps e.g. poor water & sanitation). 2. Migration & biological hazards; e.g. north-east & south Brazilians suffered high morbidity & mortality in newly settled Amazonian habitats; northern part Ethiopians suffered in the south-west. 3. Regional physical environment; e.g. erosion
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to the urban labour markets and the struggle for well located land on which to settle. With constitutional rights for the poor‚ they have better chances. However‚ meeting the needs of the people in the provisions of housing‚ drinking water and sanitation has not always been backed by political will. There just aren’t enough government resources to meet the basic needs of its people. The project areas‚ largely on marginalised land‚ have limited access to jobs‚ community and social facilities‚ thus
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and industrial wastes worsened the impacts of the annual river flooding events. The main objective was to rehabilitate the river. Sanitation was a major concern since the households either created make-shift toilets near the riverbanks or disposed of their wastes directly into the river. They could not have access to basic facilities such as potable water and sanitation because of their status as informal occupants of the land. The environmental problems included limited garbage collection and dumping
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s . n 1 APPEA RANCE Local National (Ahmedabad Parivartan) International (Rocinha brazil) Inference This may be called a universal mark of the slum; its aspect of neglect and disorder with respect to building‚ yards and streets. The appearance is generally one of dilapidated and old structures and a declining trend in respect of amenities. Local ECONO MIC STATUS National International Inference Very poor economy status according to satisfy
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Stage 4 (Low Fluctuating) The birth rate and the death rate both very low. The population has become very steady. The CDR in stage 2 goes down as a result of improved hygiene‚ improved health care and improved sanitation. The CBR in stage 3 is decreasing because of the availability of family planning ‚ there’s a lower infant mortality rate‚ and there’s a changing status for woman as women get jobs and have more responsibilities. In America we have family planning
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CASE STUDY Drainage and Sewerage System for the Municipality of Kabute You are part of the team planning for the drainage and sanitation/sewerage system of the Municipality of Kabute. The present number of inhabitants of Kabute is about 320‚000. An increase is expected at a rate of 2.5% annually at least for a period of 10 years to come. After that a certain leveling off must be realized. A map of the municipality is presented in Annex 1. The map indicates the presently sewered zones of the
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Karla Obasi HEA 341 Disease Research Report December 9‚ 2010 CHOLERA Disease Defined Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea. Cholera is a bacterial disease (caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae) usually spread through contaminated water. The bacteria‚ which are found in fecal-contaminated food and water and in raw or undercooked seafood‚ produce a toxin that affects the intestines causing diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ and severe fluid and electrolyte
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to learn and absorb knowledge‚ they need to be healthy. Similarly if the population is uneducated there will be a reduction in the standard of health care provided as these programs rely on skills learnt in school‚ such as general nutrition and sanitation information. Thus greater health capital will improve the returns to investment in education by increasing
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Sympathetic Antonio In Hector Tobar’s novel‚ The Tattooed Soldier‚ many of the characters experience unpleasant situations. These include homelessness‚ joblessness‚ and murder. These unpleasant situations lead to negativity in their lives‚ and this negativity can evoke feelings of sympathy. Of all the characters in Tobar’s novel‚ I believe Antonio deserves the greatest amount of sympathy because he lives a life of constant despair and is often treated unfairly‚ which is like a trap from which he
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of crises. The 2004 Official Water Assistance figures from the World Water Council stipulate a figure of 4.5 billion dollars with the basic drinking water supply and sanitation sector where EPWDF would be placed receiving 750 million dollars. Current water assistance trends are moving away from large system water supply and sanitation‚ from 3 billion dollars in 1993 to 1.5 billion dollars by 2002. Conversely‚ water assistance aid has increased as has aid in general world wide with the countries of
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