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A few days ago I saw a drawing made by the son of a friend who lives in Mexico City after the second earthquake to hit the city this year. I was impressed for two reasons–first, how the child conveyed the closeness to his mother at the time of the tremor and how they were leaving their house with his belongings (toys); and second, how he managed to depict the shaking of the structure. Luckily, he was safe. But the 7.1 magnitude quake that struck that Sept. 19 took the lives of 37 other children who perished when their schools collapsed.
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Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City’s most emblematic avenue, has the worst soil when it comes to the foundation for buildings. Although an earthquake always has the potential to cause substantial human losses and severe infrastructure damage, this road sits on the ancient lake bed of the Valley of Mexico, and, as a result, its soil – notoriously soft and with a high-water content – favors the amplification of seismic waves. Mexico City’s geology is like a bowl of Jello. Try building something on it.
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The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. - Nelson Henderson
Involuntary resettlement is one of the highest social risks when it comes to project sustainability. Put yourselves in the shoes of a villager or an entire community that needs to move from their current homes because a road will be built right through their location. There is clearly a potential of disruption of their livelihoods.
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“If women in rural areas had the same access to productive activities as men, agricultural and farming production would increase and we could feed approximately 150 million more people.” (FAO, 2011). This demonstrates that the role of women is key in agricultural production and in food security. Women are the primary farmers and producers in a large part of the world; however, their work continues to go largely unrecognized. In fact, in developing countries women comprise approximately 43% of the agricultural work force.
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Heritage, tourism and safeguards for development in Argentina
In the heart of the city of Salta, Argentina, the building that in the late 18th Century –in colonial times– housed the Royal Treasury of the Municipal Intendancy of Salta del Tucuman and that was home to independence hero Martín Miguel de Güemes and his family in 1971, was declared a National Historic Monument. This is the highest recognition that a building can receive in the Argentine Republic. When Dr.
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El huracán Irma se convirtió oficialmente en el huracán más poderoso jamás registrado en el Atlántico, y le siguen José y Katia con pronósticos terribles. Para este huracán, se evacuaron más de 1 millón de personas. Para el siguiente, quizá debas reforzar tus techos y alcantarillas y asegurar que tienes ahorros o seguro para ayudarte a reconstruir.
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A few days ago, Hurricane Harvey left catastrophic wreckage in its pass through the United States, particularly in Texas and Louisiana. The floods that came as a result of the tropical cyclone inundated homes, destroyed schools and displaced thousands of people. This week, Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic Ocean storm in recorded history with winds of 185mph, is striking the Caribbean, causing immeasurable destruction in islands such as St. Martin and Barbuda and threatening to cause devastation in Florida.