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Suppression Efforts for Disaster Risk

January 26th, 2012

Disaster is a phenomenon that occurs due to the threat of collectivity above components (hazard) of the various issues that affect global warming natural conditions and environment, and how the level of vulnerability (vulnerability) of a community has a very high value so that there is a relationship between three factors above to be a disaster (Paripurno, 2000). In a world conference on disaster reduction in Japan (World Confrence on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, Japan 2005), with reference to the United Framework Convention on Climate Changes (UNFCCC) and catastrophic climate change becomes a major issue because it exists at the relationship of the occurrence of disasters in the world and produce action plans Hyogo (Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-20015), the results of this conference, implement disaster risk reduction to the level of communities where each country is encouraged to have a plan of action for disaster risk reduction efforts. Besides efforts for disaster risk reduction has been performed in the presence of the Kyoto Protocol in 2005, as a framework for each of the States in dunian conduct climate change mitigation action plan and environmental management to reduce the world from global warming that could lead to ecological disaster.

Ecological disasters pose a threat to every country so that the need for preventive measures in reducing disaster risks that will result, climate change in a very long time is not limited to those aspects of climate and environment, reduction of CO2 emissions in the air into something important to do a reduction the impact of global warming in the world. Prevention and environmental management should begin early to assess the risks and natural conditions are not stable against the threat of ecological disaster. » Read more: Suppression Efforts for Disaster Risk

Climate Change Solutions

January 19th, 2012

The first step is admitting that you have a problem. After decades of denial, most of us now realize we are addicted to fossil fuels that create vast quantities of carbon dioxide, and that this addiction also extends to a wide variety of industrial and agricultural practices that create a whole host of other global warming gases. We are fundamentally changing the planet we live on. We know we have a problem, so what now?

Many and varied solutions to climate change have been proposed, including individual frugality, energy conservation measures, renewable energy, and carbon sequestration. Which is the solution? Most likely, all of them. There are champions for each, but in the end we may need to use every trick we know to get us out of this one. Because carbon dioxide is mostly emitted from the consumption of energy from fossil fuels (for lighting, transportation, manufacturing, etc.), changing the way we produce and use energy is our starting point in trying to reduce emissions.

Energy conservation will show the earliest payback in terms of CO2 reductions – in many cases an investment in energy conservation made this year will show CO2 reductions this year, and every year thereafter. Because we’ve been living in a world of artificially cheap energy for decades, there are huge opportunities for energy conservation. » Read more: Climate Change Solutions