Margaret Atwood from the UK 10:10 project

Sat, 2009-10-31 19:03 — JRees

ROM THE UK
The project is called 10:10. The goal is to unite every sector of British society behind one simple idea: that by working together they can achieve a 10% cut in the UK’s carbon emissions in 2010.
http://www.1010uk.org/#what_is_1010

To support the launch of the 10:10 Climate campaign in the UK, the Guardian newspaper http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/series/10-10-climate-change-special
asked authors to write new work in response to the climate crisis.

Climate Change: "Biggest Health Threat"

Wed, 2009-10-14 16:00 — JRees

The cost of climate change extend far beyond the welfare of polar bears. Food supplies, drinking water, and basic survival could become issues for all species in response to extreme weather events, flooding, drought and fires.

Doctors use the term “golden hour” to refer to the time in which critically ill and injured patients must receive medical care, otherwise, death appears certain. The question is, are we now at the golden hour of species health, particularly human species health, due to the impacts of climate change?

Local People Do A Better Job in Saving Tropical Forests

Thu, 2009-10-08 23:46 — JRees

Under the category of SOLUTIONS, a study suggest the way to prevent deforestation of valuable jungle is to give forests back to local people to save them.

The Study is titled:
"Trade-offs and synergies between carbon storage and livelihood benefits from forest commons"
by Ashwini Chhatrea, and Arun Agrawalb

Tracking the fate of 80 forests worldwide over 15 years, concluded

Natural Disasters: Thinking Beyond Immediate Response

Sun, 2009-10-04 16:10 — admin

Tsunami in Samoa, massive flooding in Manila, earthquake in Sumatra – if you think there are more catastrophic acts of nature these days, you’re right. In fact, the number of natural disasters has doubled in the past twenty years. Last year some 400 natural disasters affected over 200 million people, killing 16,000 people and displacing close to 50 million from their homes. Natural disasters affect both rich and poor countries; while they generally produce higher economic losses in developed countries, casualties are higher in developing ones.

Risky business: insuring countries against climate catastrophe

Thu, 2009-10-01 16:33 — admin

HONG KONG, China (CNN)
The last 50 years have borne witness to a spate of climate-related disasters across the world causing over 800,000 fatalities and $1 trillion in economic losses.

Those stark facts come from the Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA) Working Group, a group of NGOs and corporations that has produced a report warning that if countries do not take active steps to build resilience to climate change soon, they are likely to suffer even larger economic losses in the coming decades.

Climate change - burden or opportunity for health?

Wed, 2009-09-30 13:14 — admin

Despite an international resolution to avoid environmental health hazards, the medical community - already overburdened with health challenges - has remained largely outside the climate change dialogue, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) climate change specialist.

“The health community has been late in coming to the issue because we have enough on our plates,” said Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum with WHO’s public health and environment department, speaking about health workers, policymakers and donors.

Texas A&M researcher shows possible link between 1918 El Niño and flu pandemic

Tue, 2009-09-22 02:51 — admin

DOI Launches Climate Change Response Strategy

Wed, 2009-09-16 21:17 — admin

15 SEP
Reported by: SustainableBusiness.com News

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Monday launched the Department of the Interior’s first-ever coordinated strategy to address current and future impacts of climate change on America’s land, water, ocean, fish, wildlife, and cultural resources.

Healthy people with swine flu should not be given Tamiflu, says WHO

Fri, 2009-08-21 12:14 — JRees

Healthy people who catch swine flu but show only mild symptoms should not be given Tamiflu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

There have been fears that mass use of Tamiflu will encourage the virus to become resistant to the antiviral.

The advice contradicts British policy on the issue, which has seen hundreds of thousands of doses of the antiviral given to people with the virus.

Today's advice, published on the WHO website, said most patients were experiencing typical flu symptoms and would get better within a week.

Scotland's "resilience room" planning response to H1N1

Sat, 2009-07-25 19:34 — JRees

Inside Scotland’s swine flu bunker
Deep underground in the centre of Edinburgh, emergency planners are hard at work preparing Scotland’s response to the H1N1 virus. At its heart is the ‘resilience room’, where crucial decisions are taken each day.

WE'RE INSIDE "THE BUNKER", the Scottish government's equivalent to Cobra (Cabinet Office Briefing Room A), Westminster's nerve centre for dealing with national emergencies, disasters and terrorism. It's here, in the Bunker, that the nation's battle against H1N1 is being fought.

Swine Flu Sufferers Pass Bug to at Least Two Others, Study Says

Fri, 2009-07-24 15:39 — admin

Source: bloomberg.com

By Jason Gale

July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Swine flu sufferers pass the bug to about two other people, fostering its spread, according to the first published study of the pandemic strain’s infectiousness in the Southern Hemisphere.

Self Rated Health in the Self Assessment Research Literature

Fri, 2009-07-24 13:52 — admin

Are Americans Feeling Less Healthy?
The Puzzle of Trends in Self-rated Health.

Salomon JA, Nordhagen S, Oza S, Murray CJL
Am J Epidemiol 2009;170:343-351 (doi:10.1093/aje/kwp144)
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access originally published online on June 29, 2009

Open Access: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/170/3/343?etoc

Swine Flu Prevention Takes on New Urgency

Fri, 2009-07-24 10:34 — admin

Wall Street Journal
July 24, 2009

Swine Flu Prevention Takes on New Urgency
U.S. Officials Call for FDA to Move on Vaccine Without Data from Clinical Trials; U.K. Sets Up Hotline as New Cases Double
By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN and NICHOLAS WINNING

Global health officials are scrambling to try to prevent the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus, with U.S. officials moving Thursday with a recommendation that the Food and Drug Administration approve or license a vaccine.

Development in Dangerous Places

Fri, 2009-07-24 09:37 — admin

A forum on global poverty and intervention

Boston Review – July/August 2009

Website: http://bostonreview.net/BR34.4/ndf_development.php

Paul Collier If richer states provide security, the poorest can finally grow

“The world's poorest countries have diverged from the rest of mankind. They will never tap their vast reservoir of frustrated human potential unless the international community provides basic public goods that go beyond the typical aid agenda.”

Stephen D. Krasner “If third parties play a more decisive role, there is some hope.”

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