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In recent years, obvious change of climate and that effects in Japan have been reported (photos). The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) shows that annual average air temperatures nationwide rose by a rate equivalent to 1.15°C per century between 1898 and 2010. This is considerably higher than the global average temperature rise of 0.74°C over the last century (according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Climate Change 2007”). Not only have temperatures been rising in Japan, but they’ve been rising faster here than they have elsewhere — with some of that difference accounted for by the heat-island effect found in cities and dense urban areas. (July 13, 2013 Japan Times) Likewise, Richard Ingwe, from University of Calabar (CRADLE and IPPA) has proposed international community to organize seminar with training workshops to impart skills and raise awareness to improve resilience of communities’ vulnerable groups (women, children and core poor) devastated by climate change impacts in Nigeria.
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The concept of climate change has attracted tremendous global attention in the recent past. It is becoming increasingly difficult to accurately predict with scientific precision climatic seasons. Inspite of the technological breakthrough the world is witnessing today. Climate change is here with us today with concrete evidence and overwhelming threats and negative consequences. Coastal communities across the globe have become highly vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. Just last week, precisely the 2 nd of November, 2013, over 10,000 people were reportedly killed in the provincial capital of Tacloban in the Philippines when there was a breakout of typhoon, reputed as the worst and deadliest natural disaster on record. There were reports from other parts of the island and neighbouring ones indicating hundreds, if not thousands more deaths. Two major environmental phenomena identified as facilitating and eliciting climate change are greenhouse effect and associated-global warming as well as stratospheric ozone layer depletion.
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Instead of ‘Care for Elderly Japanese Population Strata…’ as planned for this November edition, we are posting the photos of incidents happened in Edem - Otop, Calabar on September 4th delivered by the faculty, Richard Ingwe from the University of Calabar, Institute of Public Policy Administration as the news still is fresh and serious by the impact of Climate Change and by the fact that someone unknown had sent him computer virus to interrupt the transaction.
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Global Eco Talk Shows has taken off the ground by itself, it seems, when Sylvia Global Media Network suggested that the SWACIN works directly with BlogTalkRadio.com which offers revenue sharing program by increasing the traffic to the radio shows. The first show drove 100+ people to the show within a few days. Now it has already branched out Training for Radio Shows http://blogtalkradio.com/training4radioshows for three trainees to build foundations of the radio shows.
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Introduction Geologically, Himalaya is newly born and susceptible to natural hazards like, Earthquake, Landslides, Glaciers, Flash Floods, Cloudbursts and Forest Fires. Seismically the whole state comes under zone V and IV. During the disaster, the most badly affected community is the rural population e.g. 25.6% Urban and 74.4% Rural (Uttarakhand, State of Forest Report, 2001). In fact the most vulnerable are children, women and elderly people in the event of disaster either as victim or dependence. During the calamity, it is the villagers who have to face the situation till the relief and rescue operation is initiated by the out side prolonging the life span of the victims/stake holders. "To stay alive against all odds." is the survival. It is a post disaster activity when the victims need to live for tomorrow, may be from minute to minute or days together. "Struggle for existence" in other words. In reality "Survival in the ability to live under unusual co.
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Iqaluit, Nunavut Arctic College
Stories from George Aagiaq Kappianaq and Cornelius Nutaraq
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