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Amazing world of Indian shoestring creativity

CNN - By Arion McNicoll - 07/25/13


(CNN) -- In 2001 a huge earthquake shook the state of Gujarat in India.
2,000 people were killed, 400,000 lost their homes, and countless more lost their businesses in the

devastation.

One young entrepreneur, Mansukhbhai Prajapati, lost everything, but found an innovative way to get back on his feet. Prajapati designed a low-cost clay fridge which required no electricity and continued to function in the event of major catastrophes or blackouts such as the one that devastated his village.

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Shelter in a Day - Disaster Relief Housing

submitted by Stan Pleskunas

      

http://www.shelterinaday.com/

Shelter In A Day provides not only safe, secure and sturdy emergency and disaster relief housing, but Shelters are also termite, rust and rot resistant and come equipped with lockable doors and windows.  Shelter In A Day’s homes are eco-friendly as they are crafted from waterproof, recycled wood fiber material.

But perhaps the most valuable quality of Shelter In A Day is that homes can be erected in one day, without tools or electricity, using a new patented “Tool Free Joint.”  Shelter's Tool Free Joint reinvents a simple, yet solidly constructed, carpenter style joint with a secure locking peg that is very easy to assemble. 

Shelter In A Day's homes are earthquake and windstorm resistant, built to last and provide those in need a very appealing alternative to traditional "box car" type shelters. Roof overhangs keep the noonday sun off the walls, keeping Shelter's cool inside.  A sturdy and lockable door and windows allow light and ventilation. 

http://www.shelterinaday.com/about.html

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Wind at parity with new coal in India, solar to join by 2018: HSBC

By on 11 July 2013

Wind energy is now cost competitive with new-build coal capacity in India, and solar is likely to follow suit sometime between 2016-18, according to a report by HSBC.

The report on India Renewables, Good bye winter, hello spring, published on April 30, says the growing cost-competitiveness of renewable energy with new-build coal – and the arrival of wind parity, despite the upper wind FiT range being around 15 per cent lower than the upper tariff range for new coal capacity (see chart 3 below) – is helping to drive strong renewables growth on the sub-continent.

India’s share of renewable generation in the total electricity mix increased to around 6 per cent in the 2012/13 financial year – an amount the government is hoping to grow to 20 per cent by the end of 2020, to help meet the nation’s a peak power deficit of 12GW, or around 9 per cent of its demand....

 

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The Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Infant Morbidity in Guinea Conakry

Infant morbidity caused by infectious diseases is prevalent in Guinea. However, a study shows that exclusive breastfeeding significantly protected the infants against many of the studied morbidities (OR: 0.28, CI: 0.15-0.51) and specifically against diarrhea (OR: 0.38; 95% CI: 0.17 – 0.86), respiratory infections (OR: 0.27; 95% CI: 0.14 – 0.50), and low growth rate (OR: 0.11; 95% CI: 0.02 – 0.46), but not for otitis, urinary infection, or meningitis. This is to suggest that public health officials should encourage breastfeeding in order to reduce incidence of those diseases.

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Peru Unveils Plan to Use Solar Panels to Provide Electricity to 2 Million People

Latin American Herald Tribune

July 10,2013

 

LIMA – The National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program will benefit more than 2 million people in Peru, Energy and Mining Minister Jorge Merino said.

The program will provide electricity to poor households using solar panels, Merino said.

The first phase of the program will focus on providing solar panels to 500,000 extremely poor households in areas that lack access to the power grid.

Bidding will be opened later for contractors to install the rest of the panels, Merino said.

 

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Chapter 4. Food or Fuel? - Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity

earth-policy.org

Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity

Chapter 4. Food or Fuel?

by Lester R. Brown

At the time of the Arab oil export embargo in the 1970s, the importing countries were beginning to ask themselves if there were alternatives to oil. In a number of countries, particularly the United States, several in Europe, and Brazil, the idea of growing crops to produce fuel for cars was appealing. The modern biofuels industry was launched. 1

This was the beginning of what would become one of the great tragedies of history.

Chapter 4. Food or Fuel?
http://www.earth-policy.org/books/fpep/fpepch4

Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity
http://www.earth-policy.org/books/fpep

( ALSO SEE - http://resiliencesystem.org/chapter-5-eroding-soils-darkening-our-future-full-planet-empty-plates-new-geopolitics-food-scarcity )

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Developing a Conakry Resilience System

The following posts focus on aspects of how to develop a Conakry Resilience System.

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Background on Guinea

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Healthy People, Healthy Community - COMMUNITY MIDWIFERY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN

by Maryam Safi

(THE COMPLETE DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN THE ATTACHMENT BELOW)

Vision:

The program’s vision is to see the realization and development of a vibrant and vital civil society in Afghanistan where the interest, concerns, and dignity of the civilians, the citizen, and the common man are taken seriously and more people have access to resources and power over choices.

Mission:

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