Amazon Homepage from 1999
This image shows Amzon's homepage from 1999. Amazon in 1999, along with the internet was not as developed as it is today.
This image shows Amzon's homepage from 1999. Amazon in 1999, along with the internet was not as developed as it is today.
Chart shows the cost benefits through mitigation measures on the example of a landslide. It shows that only a certain effort in mitigation measures gain cost benefits. If to less measures are taken, the frequency and the impact of the events are still too high and a better optimum can be found. If too many measures are taken, the cost of mitigation and management will outnumber the gained benefits!
Saving water is saving lives
Prosperous countries have not lived up to their promises to help the poor, the UN declared, saying poor people often go hungry because of polluted water, drought and other environmental factors that are increasing poverty.
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A child dies every 15 seconds from poor sanitation and water supply.
1 Billion People lack access to clean water and 2.3 Billion people are without basic sanitation.
Preventable water related diseases kill more than 5 Million People every year.
A consequence of the lack of water is droughts, wich makes the situation worse and worse because on drougts the agricultural production is not possible. That's why in some countries droughts can lead to food scarcity.
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Since its founding in 2001, American Debt Counseling (ADC) has provided assistance to thousands of consumers across America seeking to regain control of their finances.
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