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Lithosphere-Asthenosphere
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Benefits & Challenges: Earth System Science - Tsunamis: Wave Amplitude Model – 26 Dec 2004
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Benefits & Challenges: Disaster Management
Strong demand from the Geohazards Community to have Strong demand from the Geohazards Community to have easyeasy and and seamless access access
to data during the whole cycle of the Disaster Risk Managementto data during the whole cycle of the Disaster Risk Management
(Prevention, Prediction & EW, Crisis, Post Crisis and recovery)(Prevention, Prediction & EW, Crisis, Post Crisis and recovery)
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Global Initiative:Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases
Alliance (GACD) for a critical battle against: Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases-Research on:♦ Cardiovascular Diseases
╙╙►►►(mainly Heart Disease and Stroke)
♦ Several Cancers♦ Chronic Respiratory conditions♦ Type 2 DiabetesAlliance: Australia+Canada+China+India+UK+USA ╙╙►►► Health Research Agencies: collectively managing
estimated 80% of world’s public health research funding
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Benefits & Challenges:Human Capital (shared?)
Number of scientists/engineers vs. population:
Africa: less than 1 per 10,000 inhabitants
Asia & Europe: 2-5 per 10,000 inhabitants
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Benefits & Challenges: Progress through Partnerships-
Individuals & Nations
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of the giants.”
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
English mathematician and physicist
In: Letter to Robert Hooke, 5 February 1676
Thank you for your attention