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G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt

2010-02-06T20:55:00.000Z

G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt: "The world's seven industrialised nations vow to cancel bilateral debts with Haiti following the devastating earthquake."

Haiti...CNN video

2010-01-27T17:46:00.001Z

Effectivness of ODA

2010-01-21T11:16:00.003Z

Haiti...click here

Ethiopia...click here

Kenya...click here

Zambia...Kariba Dam, click here

Yemen...click here.

China…the worlds largest exporter

2010-01-10T12:54:00.001Z

Click here to read a BBC article on how China has overtaken Germany as the words largest exporter.

Sligo 2009 Fieldwork photographs

2009-10-31T16:23:00.001Z

TED Talk...conservation in the DRC

2009-08-19T17:44:00.000+01:00

Truly Excellent Video on the Mara Triangle Maasai Villages Association.

2009-05-15T22:12:00.000+01:00

Mara Triangle Maasai Villages Association from Joseph Kimojino on Vimeo.

Concequences of migration

2009-05-05T10:05:00.004+01:00

Articles to go with the class on concequences of migration.

Positive impacts...Origin

Filipino remittances hit $12.8bn

Money sent home 'more than aid'

Migration fuels global prosperity

Positive impacts...Destination

Migrant workers 'help UK economy '

Migrants are good, says Brussels

Migrant workers 'boost UK economic growth'

Negative impacts origin

Sorry, Polish party is over. Gone west

Why would you leave a place like Wroclaw?

Poland starts campaign to bring back plumbers

Negative impacts destination

Council pleads for migrant funding

Police chief fears migrant impact

Spree by super-rich raises prices even for first-time buyer

sources from geogrphyalltheway.com

Italian earthquake: Map

2009-04-08T22:43:00.001+01:00

BBC NEWS | UK | Italian earthquake: Map

In pictures: Finding shelter

Aftershock hits Italy quake zone

Quake buildings 'below standard'

Monitoring Volcanic Hazards...Europe

2009-04-05T11:15:00.002+01:00

Renewed volcanic activity at the Phlegrean Fields tracked by Envisat

Satellite images acquired by ESA’s Envisat satellite have revealed the volcanic region of the Phlegrean Fields, located in southern Italy near the city of Naples, has entered a new uplift phase.

Using Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR), scientists at the Institute for the Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) mapped the changes in the caldera – a ring-shaped region which includes several volcanoes – and discovered the area has uplifted about 2.8 centimetres from 2005 to 2006.

ESA Portal - Protecting the Environment - Renewed volcanic activity at the Phlegrean Fields tracked by Envisat

Hot stuff – 15 years of satellite data over Mt. Etna

Using radar images acquired by ESA satellites from 1992 to 2006, scientists have for the first time been able to monitor the long-term behaviour of Mt. Etna, Europe's highest and most active volcano.

The gap between rich and poor has been widening for 30 years. It has started narrowing again

2009-04-02T22:01:00.002+01:00

A special report on the rich: An end to inequality? | More or less equal? | The Economist

An end to inequality?

Globalisation

Health critical to reducing population growth & poverty

2009-03-28T19:12:00.001Z

Better Health For All: Critical To Reduce Population Growth & Poverty : TreeHugger

Ugali...ummm

2009-03-28T19:07:00.003Z

Tea Time: Efficient Cooking in Rural Kenya : TreeHugger

The dam that divides Ethiopians

2009-03-26T14:50:00.001Z

BBC NEWS | Africa | Ethiopia dam: Map

Kenyan forces deployed for fires

2009-03-24T18:06:00.002Z

This was one of my favourite walks when I lived in Nairobi...around the Crater of Mnt Longonot.

BBC NEWS | Africa | Kenyan forces deployed for fires

Wildlife flee Kenyan forest fires

Kenya Wildlife Service

Country profile: Kenya

Development...education

2009-03-22T13:06:00.002Z

A billion people live in India -- one of every six on the planet. Half of them are illiterate. Only one in four has access to adequate sanitation. Some 350 million Indians live on less than a dollar a day. Yet India is also home to some of the world's most advanced high-technology firms, and New Delhi is Silicon Valley East.

Several years ago, a computer scientist, Dr. Sugata Mitra, had an idea. What would happen if he could provide poor children with free, unlimited access to computers and the Internet? Mitra launched what came to be known as the hole in the wall experiment.

FRONTLINE/WORLD . India - Hole in the Wall . The Story | PBS
Watch the film from PBS here.
CNN reports on the inspiration behind Slumdog Millionaire.

The Luckiest Nut in the World!

2009-03-22T12:54:00.001Z

Google's pictures of UK go live

2009-03-19T21:52:00.002Z

VERY EXCITING!!!

Google has launched the UK version of its Street View service, which allows users to browse a selection of pictures taken along city streets.

Street scenes in 25 UK cities from Aberdeen to Southampton can be viewed using the service.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Google's pictures of UK go live

Tsunami after South Pacific quake

2009-03-19T21:34:00.001Z

A 7.9 magnitude quake about 209km (130 miles) south-east of Tonga triggered a tsunami in the South Pacific, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Tsunami after South Pacific quake

Averting a Global Water Crisis

2009-03-17T10:28:00.002Z

120 Nations Meet in Attempt to Avert Global Water Crisis : TreeHugger

Water Fight: Houses vs Agriculture vs Power Plants

Half of the world's population will be living in areas of "acute water shortage" by 2030. That's the grim finding of a report issued by the UN last week, and it's one of the main reasons that 120 countries have convened in Istanbul for a World Water Forum in order to address the burgeoning crisis. There's more at stake than trying to ensure countries have an adequate water supply--they've also got to prevent full on wars from breaking out over water resources.

Day 1 World Water Forum

The World Water Council

More about water:
How to Go Green: Water
Companies Should Conserve Water and Disclose Water Use Says New Report by Pacific Institute
Weighing the Water Solution, Will a New Ground Water Replenishment System Drought-Proof California?
What Women Know About Water
The Next Green Thing: "Water Neutrality"
Change Coming To Water Politics - Twelve US States Face Extended Drought Conditions
Water: A Billion Gallons A Month Down the Drain
An Explanation of the Water Cycle (with Pictures and Diagrams)
Green Energy Needs Lots of Water

(From Treehugger)

Climate change: Malta could see shifts in crop suitability

2009-03-16T18:32:00.001Z

timesofmalta.com - Climate change: Malta could see shifts in crop suitability

Amazon rainforest at risk of ecological 'catastrophe'

2009-03-14T18:39:00.002Z

Climate change could kill the Amazon rainforest even if deforestation

and emissions are curbed, scientists at the Met Office fear.

Amazon rainforest at risk of ecological 'catastrophe' - Telegraph

Oil slick from damaged tanker hits Australian beaches

2009-03-14T18:38:00.002Z

About 20 tonnes of fuel oil from the damaged cargo ship Pacific Adventurer has hit the eastern side of the island, covering the coast in the thick black oil.

Oil slick from damaged tanker hits Australian beaches - Telegraph

TED TALK

2009-03-14T18:26:00.002Z

Earthquake simulation

2009-03-13T12:48:00.001Z

Youthink! | Home

2009-03-06T23:41:00.002Z

Youthink! | Home

Brave New Talent

2009-03-02T19:48:00.004Z

BraveNewTalent.com is an online recruitment site. It is a networking site that allows you to engage with and connect to your target employers, increasing your visibility within the job market.

Follow the link by clicking here...Brave New Talent

Thematic Mapping

2009-02-27T09:52:00.005Z

Thematic Mapping Engine (TME) enables you to visualise global statistics on Google Earth. The primary data source is UNdata.

The engine returns a KMZ file that you can open in Google Earth or download to your computer.

Thematic Mapping Engine - thematicmapping.org

The limits of a Green Revolution?

2009-02-26T12:58:00.000Z

On his farm just outside the Punjabi city of Ludhiana in
northern India, Jagjit Singh Hara showed off his collection of old
photos...

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | The limits of a Green Revolution?

Huge oil slick from Russian ship heads for British coastline

2009-02-18T23:25:00.002Z

Huge oil slick from Russian ship heads for British coastline - Times Online

Eco-worrier: is there any point in recycling?

2009-02-18T23:22:00.002Z

Eco-worrier: is there any point in recycling? - Times Online

Recycling

2009-02-15T17:31:00.001Z

Five billion aluminium drink cans are sold in the UK every year and

each one could be recycled over and over again, saving energy,
raw
materials and waste.

Google Earth

2009-02-04T20:29:00.003Z

Now available for download. New features include:
* Historical imagery from around the globe.
* Ocean floor and surface data from marine experts.
* Simplified touring with audio and voice recording.

World Economic Forum...2009

2009-01-28T17:24:00.002Z

BBC NEWS | Business | Davos 2009 | Live: World Economic Forum 2009

The Tagging Game: 7 Facts about me!

2009-01-09T20:26:00.002Z

1. Despite having a very English accent I am in actual fact Maltese, thus ensuring that a generation of English, Kenyan and Irish students all know where Malta is, that it is not a Colony of the UK and that yes it does have its own language!!

2. I used to live three hours drive from the Masai Mara and 20 minutes drive from a fabulous viewing point overlooking the Great African Rift Valley....do I miss it!!

3. In season 1998/99 I saw every Man Utd home game despite living and teaching in London (I also never missed one minute of school because of it!) I also had a ticket for the Champions League final in Barcelona!! But didn’t go! Do I regret it....

4. I have seen Les Misarables about 18 times and can sing most of the score. Am I a bit sad...

5. I still love The Cure.

6. My daughter is called Elsa...named after the lion cub in Born Free...that was based in Kenya.

7. At the 1994 Finsbury Park Fleadh, I saw Kirsty MacColl and Shane McGowan sing ‘Fairytale of New York’ together...live! It was awesome.

I'll have to have a think about who to send this onto...

DR Congo...the crisis continues.

2008-12-08T20:20:00.001Z

More stunning photographs form The Boston Globe...

Pregnant women are reflected in a puddle as they
stand in line to receive birth kits from a local NGO at a camp for
Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Kibati, on November 12, 2008.
With a "schizophrenic" mandate and a lack of troops and logistics, UN
peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo are being accused of being
powerless and ineffective. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) #

Congo's crisis worsens - The Big Picture - Boston.com

A
boy looks on at the Mugunga displaced people camp, November 12, 2008 in
the outskirts of the town of Goma, DR Congo.

More links and information:

Confusion Reigns on Congo’s Front Line NYTimes.com 11/18

Mai Mai Fighters Third Piece in Congo's Violent Puzzle - NYTimes.com 11/20

Doctors without Borders - Official Site

Condition:Critical - DWB awareness initiative

DR Congo - Wikipedia Entry

Battle of Goma, 2008 - Wikipedia Entry

DR Congo - NYTimes Topics Page

MONUC U.N. Mission in DR Congo

Venice Under Water

2008-12-08T19:45:00.002Z

The recent "acqua alta" (high water) in
Venice, Italy reached a depth of 1.56 meters (5 ft, 1 in.) on Monday -
the deepest flood in 22 years, and the fourth highest flood level in
recent history, claimed Venice's Tide Centre.

Venice under water - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Today is WORLD AIDS DAY

2008-12-01T15:22:00.001Z

World AIDS Day - 1st December

According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.2 million people living with HIV, including 2.5 million children. During 2007 some 2.5 million people became newly infected with the virus. Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35.

Around 95% of people with HIV/AIDS live in developing nations. But HIV today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world.

Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education. World AIDS Day is important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done.

World AIDS Day - 1st December

World AIDS Day 2008

World AIDS Day - 1 December

UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

46664.com

Development Education

2008-11-26T12:12:00.006Z
developmenteducation.ie

This website is a development and human rights education resource maintained by a consortium of organisations based in Ireland, including: 80:20 Educating & Acting for a Better World, Aidlink, Concern Worldwide, Irish Aid, National Youth Council of Ireland, Self-Help Africa.

The site contains a broad range of materials exploring a variety of development issues and topics such as genocide or fair trade that are discussed and debated, materials and ideas for teachers and educators, using cartoons and photographs in education, campaign actions such as on the Millennium Development Goals or Child Labour, plus a range of other materials including photo stories, Top 10s, annotated links and much, much more.

National Geographic - Wildcams

2008-11-23T11:12:00.003Z

WildCam - National Geographic's WildCam program is a conservation initiative to connect people to the world's last remaining wild places via the Internet. Using cutting-edge, live-streaming remote video technology, WildCam allows viewers all over the globe to see animals—live and in real time—in the last strongholds of wilderness. Watch elephants teach their young in Africa, see grizzlies pounce on salmon in Alaska, or witness polar bears negotiating the Arctic ice.

National Geographic's network of WildCam sites around the world is growing. Learn how you can help these animals, the ecosystems they thrive in, and the researchers who study them—so there will always be wild animals in wild places.

Africa, Live Streaming Video,WILDCAM Botswana, Wildlife, Animals

Kakadu, Kakadu National Park, Live Streaming Video, Australia

Belize Reef, Live Streaming Video, Belize Barrier Reef, Wildlife, Animals

Webcams...South Georgia

2008-11-23T11:01:00.003Z

South Georgia webcam - South Georgia Website

Webcams at SANParks - South African National Parks
(You can get these webcams as an application on the Itouch /Iphone...just search for 'webcams' in the Itunes store...and it's a free app.)

Urban Planning

2008-11-19T14:24:00.001Z
3rd year Homework

a. For the site that you wanted...in your copy book draw a sketch of the site and in detail explain all of the reasons why you wanted it.

b. Explain why some groups (such as OAPs / Environmentalists / Farmers etc) might object to these plans.

Kisaru Maasa Community Projects

2008-11-13T23:26:00.001Z

Simple sustainable development projects being adopted in the Mara Triangle by the Kisaru Maasai Community Project. This article also highlights alludes to the role played by the globalisation and its impact on culture.

Mara Triangle - Kisaru Maasai Community Project
Kisaru Projects

1. Toilets for Everyone

Kisaru has constructed long-drop toilets for five villages: Enkutoto, Enkereri, Ilkinya, Hard Rock and Olosinon. The goal is to construct toilets for another forty bomas.

We are currently accepting donations for the construction of four toilets: materials and labour cost 16,000 Kes per long-drop toilet. Tools for construction were donated by Linda.

2. Bio-Gas for Smoke Free Homes

This started as a project to build chimneys in traditional houses to vent the smoke from fires and the first chimney was constructed at Olosinon. The project then developed into the installation of the bio-gas at Enkereri with hopes for similar projects in other bomas.

It costs 700,000 Kes (approx. US $8,750) for a complete bio gas project, which includes the construction, the materials, piping, stoves and lights. The project not only reduces smoke inside the traditional houses but also reduces human wildlife conflict as woman no longer have to search for firewood and the project dramatically reduces the depletion of forest that surround the villages.

Background History

Until recent times the Maasai tribe were nomadic and hence the need for sanitation systems in the form of long-drop toilets were not necessary. Additionally Maasai cattle were always on the move and hence there was no build up of cow dung, like is now seen in the villages, that attract flies in large numbers. When the Kenyan government forcibly settled the Maasai into group ranches across Maasailand, effectively controlling their movement within administrative boundaries, the issue of sanitation was not considered.

The situation has now worsened as the Maasai have now been located on the same pieces of land for many years, and the health issues are now widespread. A recent health survey revealed high incidences of diarrhoea and typhoid in the villages, and that many of the villagers were suffering from chest and respiratory conditions and eye infections (some leading to blindness) as a result of smoke from the fires that constantly smolder in Maasai homes. These fires are used for cooking, for heating water, and as a deterrent at night against mosquitoes. Traditionally built Maasai houses have little ventilation and no chimneys, hence the smoke has no escape.

Millions 'drop' in US quake drill

2008-11-13T22:30:00.001Z

BBC NEWS | Americas | Millions 'drop' in US quake drill

Sudan declares Darfur ceasefire

2008-11-12T11:43:00.001Z

BBC NEWS | Africa | Sudan declares Darfur ceasefire

UN appeals for DR Congo back-up

2008-11-12T11:42:00.000Z

BBC NEWS | Africa | UN appeals for DR Congo back-up

Norway tops gender equality list

2008-11-12T11:41:00.001Z

BBC NEWS | Business | Norway tops gender equality list

The Great Southern California ShakeOut

2008-11-11T20:40:00.002Z

The Great Southern California ShakeOut

Earthquake aid 'in short supply'

2008-11-04T17:25:00.001Z

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Earthquake aid 'in short supply'

Pakistan survivors wait for aid

In pictures: Pakistan quake

Pakistan quake eyewitnesses

History of deadly earthquakes

Quake victims' rebuilding nightmare

How earthquakes happen

DRC...inside a refugee camp

2008-11-03T22:02:00.001Z

The UN says it has credible reports that some camps sheltering
50,000 displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have
been destroyed.
Aid groups say they are struggling to reach an estimated
250,000 people in the region fleeing fierce fighting between government
and rebel forces.
These images show displaced people in a camp in Kibati, in the east of the country.

BBC NEWS | Africa | Inside a DR Congo refugee camp

DRC...Aid Convoy sets out.

2008-11-03T08:26:00.000Z

BBC NEWS | Africa | Aid convoy sets out in DR Congo

Oil...Mexico

2008-11-01T21:31:00.002Z

Opening Up Mexico's Oil to Foreigners: A First Step - TIME

Mexico Braces for an Oil War - TIME

One of the many Impacts of the crisis in the DRC

2008-11-01T21:20:00.003Z

We have been closely watching the situation in Eastern Congo deteriorate rapidly over the last few weeks and then see
things have become even worse over the last week.

In the middle of this fighting are the rangers of Virunga National Park who are fighting to stay alive.

Please find out more by visiting the official website of Virunga National Park.
From the...Mara Triangle - Blog - All Eyes on Congo.

Miliband flies to Goma as rebels advance | World news | The Guardian

Fred Robarts: Four ways to alleviate the Congo crisis | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

DR Congo refugee crisis

2008-11-01T21:02:00.003Z

More than 250,000 civilians have been forced to flee their homes by fierce fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The British and French foreign ministers have arrived in the country to see for themselves the humanitarian crisis there.
UK calls for urgent aid for Congo
BBC NEWS | Africa | Fears grow over Congo refugees

'Human catastrophe' grips Congo

UK doctor on working in Congo

Rwanda ghosts stalk DRC

In pictures: Congo crisis

2008-11-01T11:50:00.002Z

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Congo crisis

Crisis bites for Goma refugees

2008-11-01T11:46:00.004Z

BBC NEWS | Africa | Crisis bites for Goma refugees

Trapped in Goma

Eyewitness: 'City in chaos'

BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | UK troops 'may be sent to Congo'

Refugees and the DRC

2008-10-31T20:59:00.003Z

U N warns over Congo conflict
Displaced Congolese leave Goma
DR Congo aid worker
'Human catastrophe' grips Congo
DR Congo refugee camps 'burned'

'City of chaos'
In pictures: Goma crisis
How Congo's heaven became hell
Exodus as terror spreads
Q&A: DR Congo conflict
Harvest of death
The rogue general
DR Congo: Key facts

Cambodia...Family Planning

2008-10-22T21:30:00.001+01:00

Royal Russell MUN...2008

2008-10-22T21:21:00.003+01:00

From Royal R 2008

America's 'most dangerous fault'

2008-10-21T16:03:00.002+01:00
It's a big white building on Mission Boulevard. You can't miss it; the Art Deco style is really striking. The grass is trimmed and it all looks perfectly inviting, except this is a lock-out....read about it here and see the simulation.

Sligo 2008...Photographs

2008-10-17T19:57:00.000+01:00

sligo 2008

Declining Populations in Europe

2008-09-28T20:13:00.001+01:00

Where have All the Children Gone? on BooServer
Europe’s population is shrinking. Millions of apartments across Germany are being torn down because the next generation of tenants is missing. Small towns are disappearing as the few remaining residents move to the city. Can anything be done to reverse the trend? This thought provoking documentary contrasts the family policies of four countries. It examines the extent to which politics influences birth rates.

Food production & climate change

2008-09-24T17:01:00.001+01:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Climate-proof' crop hunt begins

Globalisation...sport

2008-09-17T17:15:00.001+01:00

A Casualty of the Financial Crisis: Sports Sponsorships - TIME

Social / Political Development....Rwanda

2008-09-17T17:11:00.000+01:00

BBC NEWS | Africa | Women to rule Rwanda parliament

Population Density - Britain

2008-09-08T21:11:00.001+01:00

Map of the week: Crowded Britain?

Could Florida Survive the Big One? - TIME

2008-09-07T10:03:00.000+01:00

Could Florida Survive the Big One? - TIME

Tropical Storm Hanna passes the edge of the Bahamas as Hurricane Ike, a
still-more-dangerous Category 4 storm, advances from the east...

Mauritania food bills rise by 30%

2008-09-07T10:01:00.000+01:00

The rising cost of food has hit Mauritania hard.
A recent coup in the north-west African country raised questions
over the country's ability to deal with its 30 percent rise in prices.
See it here.

Geography on TV

2008-09-05T09:26:00.004+01:00

This Sunday (7th September) at 9.00pm on BBC2 with "Earth - The Climate Wars".

Monday 15th September, Bruce Parry is travelling the length of the Amazon, meeting some of the people who live along the river, discovering their stories, and exploring some of the issues that they face.

Haiti Flooding Crisis

2008-09-05T09:21:00.003+01:00

In pictures: Haiti reels from storms

Eyewitness: Haiti's storm ordeals

Country profile: Haiti

Hurricane Gustav

2008-08-31T09:35:00.002+01:00

Deadly hurricane roars into Cuba

In pictures: Hurricane Gustav

Oil above $120 on hurricane fears

Animated guide: Hurricanes

US National Hurricane Center

New Orleanians told to flee storm

Blog Action Day 2008

2008-08-26T22:57:00.001+01:00

Uganda 2008

2008-08-26T22:49:00.004+01:00

Globalisation - McDonald's Storefronts

2008-08-22T19:08:00.002+01:00

Flickr: The McDonald's Storefronts Po o l

Mass Movement

2008-08-10T16:19:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Africa | Mudslide kills 31 in Burkina Faso

Predicting earthquakes

2008-07-09T19:48:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pre-quake changes seen in rocks

Food Price Crisis

2008-06-10T18:33:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | costoffood

Ethiopia...hunger.

2008-06-10T16:47:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Desperation as Ethiopia's hunger grows

Zimbabwe...a disaster.

2008-06-09T20:31:00.002+01:00

Zimbabwe in crisis: A catastrophic meltdown | World news | guardian.co.uk

Geography IB Exam

2008-05-21T19:24:00.003+01:00

Best wishes to all those sitting the IB Geography exam over the next couple of days!

China's tragedy

2008-05-18T22:51:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China declares national mourning

Two disasters...

2008-05-18T00:28:00.003+01:00

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Two disasters, contrasting reactions

Deforestation - Brazil

2008-05-16T20:24:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Americas | The Amazon in graphics

China Earthquake...long-term impact

2008-05-16T17:44:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'Five million' homeless in quake

Burma's disaster

2008-05-16T17:43:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Burma death toll jumps to 78,000

Culture and Globalisation

2008-05-16T14:06:00.003+01:00

Cultures On The Edge : Home Page

Mapping the earthquake zone

2008-05-15T08:42:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Mapping the earthquake zone

China's Earthquake

2008-05-14T10:12:00.002+01:00

Survivors plead for aid as quake toll hits 20,000 | World news | guardian.co.uk

Searching the rubble of a Chinese school, parents' grief turns to fury | World news | The Guardian

China's Quake Damage Control - TIME

Globaliastion at its finest!

2008-05-12T23:03:00.002+01:00

Globalisation at its finest!!

BBC NEWS | Africa | Sierra Leone ode to Man Utd win

Earthquake in China

2008-05-12T18:28:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Thousands die in China quake

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | The moment China's quake struck

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Thousands dead in Chinese quake

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: China earthquake

Food Prices

2008-05-11T01:58:00.000+01:00

Up the Congo River

2008-05-10T12:24:00.002+01:00

BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Up the Congo without a helmet

Brazil

2008-05-10T12:22:00.002+01:00

The country of the future finally arrives | World news | The Guardian

Deforestation - Brazil

2008-05-10T12:21:00.002+01:00

Brazil unveils new plan to curb Amazon logging | Environment | The Guardian

Ecological Footprint

2008-05-09T19:06:00.002+01:00

Coastal Flooding

2008-05-06T19:50:00.001+01:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mangrove loss 'left Burma exposed'

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Will Burma's leaders let aid in?

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Burma's cyclone death toll soars

Small Scale Development Projects

2008-05-06T19:40:00.001+01:00

Ideas 4 development » Microfinance, micro-impacts?

Assessing the global food crisis

2008-04-23T08:00:00.001+01:00

"A silent tsunami which knows no borders sweeping the world".
That is how the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) summed up the global food shortages.
Click here to read the special report.

Refugees - Somalia

2008-04-21T15:31:00.002+01:00

'They risk everything to escape' | World news | The Guardian

Technorati Tags: migration, refugees

Irish Aid Centre

2008-04-19T09:19:00.002+01:00

Following my visit to the newly opened Irish Aid Centre in Dublin here are a few links for you to have a look at. In particular there is a link looking at the work Irish Aid for World Aids Day and a link to there MDG page.

Irish Aid - Our Work - Overview

Irish Aid / Irish Aid Map

Irish Aid Information Centre

Irish Aid - World Aids Day

Technorati Tags: aid, HIV/AIDS, development, MDG