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As Sea Ice Shrinks, Arctic Shipping Options Expand

Map of the Northwest Passage. Photo Credit: Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-ArendalPhoto: Map of the Northwest Passage. Photo Credit: Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal

earth-policy.org - December 19th, 2013 - Janet Larsen and Emily E. Adams

On October 7, 2013, the Nordic Orion bulk carrier ship completed its journey from Vancouver, Canada, to Pori, Finland, having traveled northward around Alaska and through the Northwest Passage.

It was the first large commercial freighter ever to make the voyage through these typically ice-covered Arctic waters.

Avoiding the longer journey, through the Panama Canal, reportedly saved $80,000 in fuel costs and five days in travel time.

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Community Resilience Going to Scale Resources

                         Community Resilience Going to Scale Resources

By: Hotak

More talented individuals and scholars of Afghan community, interested in community resiliencies to grow and go to scaling resources, have always trie d to think about or experience ‘what resilience seed could be connected to scale up’. To work around this idea I have developed my own thoughts based on the following seeds;

A) Successes in community:

This is one major seed that can connect to scale up. Community successes may grow in consideration of the following elements that have direct link to the seed;

- Presence of a council (local governance) in a community that is more dedicated to building peace and reaching to problems in some ethnicities or tribes in most districts to grow seeds ,

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Seven Principles for Big Data and Resilience Projects

                                     

100resilientcities.rockefellerfoundation.org - by PopTech & RF Bellagio Fellows - October 10, 2013

The following is a draft “Code of Conduct” that seeks to provide guidance on best practices for resilience building projects that leverage Big Data and Advanced Computing. These seven core principles serve to guide data projects to ensure they are socially just, encourage local wealth- & skill-creation, require informed consent, and be maintainable over long timeframes.

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