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Sursa foto: Guvernul Romaniei Minister of Culture Bogdan Gheorghiu states at 44 years after the 1977 earthquake that many of the heritage buildings need a prompt intervention, recalling that at the level of the institution he leads the National Restoration Program (PNR), which includes 91 objectives, is carried out, according to AGERPRES. "Many of Romanias heritage buildings need prompt intervention and it is important to prioritize them. The earthquakes do not take into account the country or ...

Commentary: Regional coordination is key to tackling climate action in Maine The Southern Maine Regional Sustainability and Resilience Program is helping six York County towns address climate change impacts and advance resilience efforts. By Abbie Sherwin and Karina GraeterSpecial to the Press Herald Share Southern Maine is uniquely poised to advance meaningful climate action through bold leadership by our towns and the innovative approach of the Southern Maine Regional Sustainability and Res...

? Zipline rsquo;s drone logistics network will provide on-demand, last-mile delivery of Covid-19 vaccines doses, supporting equitable access even in remote and hard-to-reach areas ? UPS complements the government rsquo;s ground delivery to National and Regional Cold Rooms as part of the company rsquo;s wider equitable distribution efforts ? Zipline set up the medical drone delivery service in Ghana in 2019 with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Bill Meli

Program/Project Management Job in Mali about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Recovery and Reconstruction, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from Mercy Corps; closing on 30 Mar 2021

A nurse said she suffered from burnout several years ago at a different job, which inspired her to help others in the healthcare industry amid the COVID pandemic.

Supporting water and disaster risk management in Mozambique using Google Earth Engine Cyclone Eloise just hit Mozambique’s Sofala coastal province at the end of last month, displacing thousands of people and ruining crops [1]. The authorities are still gauging the full extent of the damage by severe winds and heavy rains across the rest of the region, but this is nothing that Mozambique has had to face for the first time. Throughout its history, the country has coped with a succession of cycl...

, 3,000 children in Lagos and Abuja will receive free COVID-19 safety packs containing the educational book, “There is a new virus in town,” written by Raquel Daniel, founder of Beyond the Classroom Foundation. The world over, even in countries with increased resources for better case management, the number of active COVID-19 infections is rising and many African countries, including Nigeria, are now experiencing the second wave of the pandemic. According to the founder of Beyond the Class...

From urban fire risk to effective mitigation – Building safer & healthier cities Image The deadly impact of fires cannot be understated: every year, more than 180,000 people die in fires or from burn-related injuries worldwide. Over 95% of these deaths and injuries occur in low- and middle-income countries, where risks rise in proportion to rapid urbanization. Low-income countries, for example, have seen a 300% increase of fire incidents in built-up areas. Inadequate planning, infrastructur...

Sursa foto: Inquam Photos / Octav Ganea The state budget for this year, the priorities of the new parliamentary session, the abolition of the Special Section and the laws of Justice, as well as the implementation of reforms were on the agenda of the talks held on Tuesday between President Klaus Iohannis and the ruling coalition leaders," Deputy Prime Minister Kelemen Hunor, leader of the Hungarian Democratic Union (UDMR), told AGERPRES. The budget deficit cannot exceed 7.1%, the UDMR leader sai...

4:02 On the Wind River Indian Reservation, its hard to get things like fresh vegetables. And that lack of access is a contributor to the fact that Native Americans on the reservation have a life expectancy 20 years shorter than non-Indigenous people in the state. In 2016, 23 percent of Native Americans on the Wind River Reservation said they did not have adequate funds for food. That same year a community-based research project called Growing Resilience received a grant to do research on food i...