Ngày đăng: Tháng Mười Hai 5, 2015

The Persistent Gender Gap and How It Perpetuates Violence Against Women

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By Barbara Rodriguez

asiafoundation – November 25 marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and we are now in the midst of a global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. (Tune in next Thursday, December 10 at 11am EST to our live #GBVChat Tweetchat relay on Promising Approaches to Ending Gender-Based Violence.)

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Earlier this year, the UN found alarmingly high levels of violence against women and girls, with one in three women across the globe experiencing violence in their lifetimes. Worldwide, most violence against women is committed by a current or former intimate partner, leading some to warn that there is in fact no place less safe for a woman than in her own home.
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Carbon capture analyst: ‘Coal should stay in the ground’

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Date:December 2, 2015

Source:University of Michigan

Summary:Serious flaws have been found in a decade’s worth of studies about the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize the climate, report experts in a new article.

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Serious flaws have been found in a decade’s worth of studies about the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize the climate.

sciencedaily – The findings, from the University of Michigan, are released as world leaders at COP21 attempt to negotiate the globe’s first internationally binding climate agreement.

The U-M researchers have found that most economic analysis of carbon capture and storage, or CCS, technology for coal-fired power plants severely underestimates the technique’s costs and overestimates its energy efficiency. CCS involves sucking carbon out of coal-fired power plants’ flue gases, compressing it and then injecting it deep underground.

The new analysis puts the cost of reducing carbon emissions with CCS-equipped coal plants higher than any previous study — and most importantly, higher than wind and comparable to solar power. It’s the first study to confront the so-called ‘energy loop’ inherent in the CCS process. Tiếp tục đọc “Carbon capture analyst: ‘Coal should stay in the ground’” →

How to stop antibiotic resistance threatening global growth

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This article is published in collaboration with Project Syndicate.

weforum – November marked a setback in the fight against drug-resistant infections. Scientists announced that they had found bacteria that were resistant to colistin, known as an antibiotic of last resort. Even more alarming, they discovered that the gene providing the resistance could migrate from one strain of bacteria to another, meaning other types of infections could also become untreatable. The announcement prompted public health experts to renew their warnings that the world risks slipping into a deadly, post-antibiotic era.

But November also brought some good news – even if it received less notice. When the G-20 met in Antalya, the leaders of the world’s largest economies agreed that antimicrobial resistance was a threat to global growth. Buried in the last paragraph of the communiqué issued at the conclusion of the summit was an agreement to put the issue on the agenda of the organization’s next meeting. “We agree that attention should be given to global health risks, such as antimicrobial resistance, infectious disease threats, and weak health systems,” read the communiqué. “These can significantly impact growth and stability.”

This is an important development. The G-20 would be an ideal forum in which to take international action against antimicrobial resistance. The countries most at risk from the problem include Brazil, Russia, India, and China (the BRICs), none of which is a G-7 member. These countries are also among those most likely to find solutions to the challenge. Furthermore, the attendees at the G-20’s summits include heads of state and economic ministers, without whom no solution can be implemented.

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Productivity lessons for Asia’s tiger cubs

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24 November 2015
Authors: Lawrence J. Lau, CUHK and Jungsoo Park, Sogang UniversityEastasiaforum – The high and persistent growth of the four Newly Industrialised Economies — also known as the East Asian Tigers: Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan — from 1970 to 1990 prompted much debate about the drivers of growth in these economies. There have been numerous studies looking into this issue, but they have not yet been able to reach a common conclusion. Understanding the drivers of growth in the Tiger economies can help us grasp the future prospects for growth in the emerging Asian economies, and for Asia more generally — and the supporting policy responses needed.

Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong is famous for its fast owing commerce. Trade and openness helped the small island nation and other Asian ‘Tigers’ to develop rapidly by assimilating foreign technology. (Photo: AAP)
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SDG Indicators and Data: Who collects? Who reports? Who benefits?

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By Barbara Adams

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globalpolicywatch – As part of its mandate to develop an indicator framework by which to monitor the goals and targets of the post-2015 development agenda, the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDGs (IAEG-SDGs) held its second meeting in Bangkok, 26-28 October 2015. The objective was to seek agreement on the proposed indicators for each target—keeping in mind that indicators alone can never be sufficient to fully measure progress on the goals. More specifically, it was to move provisional indicators marked yellow—needing further agreement—to either green—agreed by all parties—or grey—no agreement possible. As a result, there are now 159 green indicators (including 52 moved from yellow and 9 new ones), and 62 greys (including 28 moved from yellow plus 5 new ones).

While there is now a proposed indicator (either green or grey) for every target, as required by the IAEG-SDGs’ commitment to “no indicator left behind”, many of the agreed indicators remain inadequate, and 62 require “more in-depth discussion and/or methodological development.” What will happen to these grey indicators if there is no agreement before March 2016 when the framework is to be presented to the UN Statistical Commission? Will they be shoved into an Annex, or dropped altogether? Either way, they risk becoming orphans as the framework is implemented. Tiếp tục đọc “SDG Indicators and Data: Who collects? Who reports? Who benefits?” →

Làm thế nào để sống sót trong đám đông chạy loạn?

~ Phạm Thu Hương ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

VE – Phải kiểm soát sự sợ hãi vì nghĩ mình sẽ chết; bình tĩnh để xem xét thông tin về sự cố đang xảy ra; trong những phút đầu tiên tuyệt đối không chạy theo phần lớn đám đông.
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Bác sĩ Quản Hồng Đức, Công ty TNHH Dòng kẻ phân tích nguyên nhân thảm họa chết người từ những đám đông và cách tự bảo vệ mình an toàn nếu không may lâm vào tình trạng tương tự.  

Từ đầu năm đến nay, thế giới đã chứng kiến 4 thảm họa chết người từ sự hỗn loạn và giẫm đạp lên nhau khi tìm cách thoát khỏi đám đông, tại những sự kiện hoặc lễ hội tổ chức trên thế giới.

Ngày 4/3 đánh dấu thảm họa đầu tiên khi ít nhất 71 người chết và hơn 200 người khác bị thương khi đang tham dự lễ hội tại ngôi đền Ram Janki, tỉnh Kunda, Ấn Độ. Đám đông trở nên hỗn loạn và giẫm đạp lên nhau để thoát thân sau khi cửa của ngôi đền bị đổ sập. Tiếp tục đọc “Làm thế nào để sống sót trong đám đông chạy loạn?” →