Typical Construction Features that Reduce Damage and Loss

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 15:59

This image shows, what a house owner can do to prevent and mitigate a disaster. It shows several measurements which can be taken to make property more secure.

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Organizations Working to Prevent or Treat Global Infectious Diseases

Submitted by shirab12 on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 11:18
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International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Doctors Without Borders

This picture gives the reader some basic information about two organizations working to prevent and treat global infectious diseases in the developing world.

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Relationship Between GDP Per Capita and the Global Gender Gap Index of 2009

Submitted by shirab12 on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 11:14
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World Economic Forum

This graph shows the relationship between per capita GDP of individual countries (or the average amount earned per person per year) and the Global Gender Gap Index Score (or the amount of money a woman makes for every dollar earned by a man with the same job). There is a clear, positive correlation between per capita GDP and the Gender Gap Index Score.

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World Literacy Rates (1985-2005)

Submitted by shirab12 on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 10:49
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http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=838865&show=html

This chart shows both global and regional literacy rates over a period of twenty years (1985-2005). While overall global levels have risen dramatically, education for women and in the least developed countries continues to lag.

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Major Causes of Death of Children and Infants (2000-2003)

Submitted by shirab12 on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 10:33

This chart shows the major causes of death of children (5 years and under) and infants using data from 2000 to 2003. These diseases are mostly preventable or treatable, demonstrating the importance of prenatal care, access to healthcare, and female health education.

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Women should be focus of energy expansion plans, says UN

01-12-2012

Fiona Harvey

 

Women should be the focus of efforts to bring access to modern energy to those who lack it, a new United Nations report has found, as bringing energy to women and girls helps lift communities out of poverty and improves health.

Starving in India: The Forgotten Problem

Ashwin Parulkar

These days, Indian policymakers are debating how to create a vast new food entitlement program. There is talk of poor households struggling to cope with high food prices and malnourishment among their children.

Can Smarter Growth Guide China’s Urban Building Boom?

02-13-2012

david biello

The world has never seen anything like China’s dizzying urbanization boom, which has taken a heavy environmental toll. But efforts are now underway to start using principles of green design and smart growth to guide the nation’s future development.

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