Linking Risk Reduction and Poverty Reduction

I am happy to share two recognition of works of my folks in West Timor in the ISDR Publication in 2007 and 2008.

Clean water as an entry point to risk reduction and poverty alleviation - By Community Association for Disaster Management (PMPB) Kupang. In UNISDR 2008 "Linking Disaster Risk Reduction and Poverty Reduction Good Practices and Lessons Learned A Publication of the Global Network of NGOs for Disaster Risk Reduction." Page 28-32. Download

Also See PMPB Kupang work on "Combining Science and Indigenous Knowledge to Build a Community Early Warning System." By PMPB Kupang- Community Association for Disaster Management (In partnership with Yayasan Pikul). In Building Disaster Resilient Communities Good Practices and Lessons Learned A Publication of the “Global Network of NGOs” for Disaster Risk Reduction. In Page 26-28. Download

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No more fish in the sea

Is it a disaster?

No more fish in the sea Mar 2nd 2009 From Economist.com

The global fish catch is levelling off

WORLD fish production hit 143.6m tonnes in 2006, the highest since records began in 1950, according to a new biannual report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. Just over 110m tonnes was eaten by people, with the rest used as animal feed or for other commercial uses. Some 47% of fish on dinner plates is now farmed, and this is likely to increase as the amount caught in the wild levels off. The catch in 2006 from marine and inland waters fell to 92m tonnes from 94.2m the previous year. China is the world's biggest producer in both categories, landing 17.1m tonnes of fish from its waters, and farming 34.4m tonnes.

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