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El ministro de Energía y Minas, Gonzalo Tamayo Flores, reafirmó hoy que el Gobierno cumplirá el compromiso de llevar el gas natural a la región Cusco, en un plazo no mayor a dos años. Para ello, mediante un proyecto encargado a Proinversión, se implementará un esquema de transporte de gas por camiones, conocido con el nombre de ‘ductos virtuales’.
“Este proyecto, cuya inversión aproximada será de 350 millones de dólares, abarca la construcción, operación y mantenimiento de sistemas de distribución de gas natural por una red de ductos que llevará este combustible en camiones a Cusco y otras ciudades del sur del país”, sostuvo en conferencia de prensa Tamayo Flores.
Agregó que a través de este sistema de ductos se priorizará el consumo doméstico y vehicular, así como a las pequeñas y medianas empresas. “La decisión del Gobierno de llevar gas natural al sur del país, especialmente al Cusco, no se detendrá”, subrayó el ministro Tamayo.
El titular del sector llegó a esta ciudad para informar sobre la culminación del contrato de concesión del Gasoducto Sur Peruano (GSP), debido a que el consorcio encargado no logró obtener la totalidad de recursos para financiar la obra.
“El Gobierno cumplirá con todo lo que legalmente corresponda para que la nueva licitación de la construcción del gasoducto del sur, que estará a cargo de un comité especial de Proinversión, se concrete en un proceso transparente”, destacó Tamayo Flores.
Ante este nuevo escenario, el titular del Ministerio de Energía y Minas (MEM) reafirmó que “se anularán los cobros en los recibos de luz por el gasoducto, que vienen afectando a los usuarios del Cusco y de otras regiones del país”.
De otro lado, indicó que se ejecutará una carta fianza por 262 millones de dólares debido a que el consorcio encargado del GSP no cumplió con lo establecido en el contrato. “Se trata de la mayor carta fianza que se haya ejecutado alguna vez en el Perú, como una penalidad de que no cumplieron lo que ofrecieron”, informó Tamayo.
Finalmente, anunció que en los próximos días se nombrará a una empresa que valorizará las obras del GSP que se han avanzado hasta el momento, para determinar el monto invertido por el consorcio.
Reuniones con autoridades
A fin de explicar la situación actual del GSP y los nuevos esquemas que ejecutará el Gobierno para llevar gas natural al Cusco y otras regiones del país, el ministro Tamayo sostuvo reuniones de trabajo con autoridades y congresistas de la región Cusco.
De esta manera, se reunió con el gobernador regional Edwin Licona, el alcalde provincial Carlos Moscoso y los alcaldes distritales de Santiago y Wuanchaq, Franklin Sotomayor y Willy Cuzmar, respectivamente. También participaron los congresistas por la región Cusco Wilbert Rozas, Nelly Cuadros, Benicio Ríos, Armando Villanueva y Edgar Ochoa.
立法會監察西九文化區計劃推行情況聯合小組委員會視察西九文化區
立法会监察西九文化区计划推行情况联合小组委员会视察西九文化区
LegCo Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project visits the West Kowloon Cultural District (2013.12.17)
Mekelle– Ethiopia, 24th January 2016: Members of African Union (AU) Executive Council converged in the Tigray region of Mekelle, on 24 January 2016, within the framework of their third Ministerial Retreat, holding under the theme: “Implementation of Agenda 2063”. The Ministerial Retreat was chaired by Hon. Simbarashe S. Mumbengegwi, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Chairperson of the Executive Council, in the presence of H.E. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commissioners, H.E Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the AUC. Hon. Dr Tedros Adhenon Ghebreyesus, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E Abay Weldu, President of the Regional Authority of Tigray, representatives from AU Organs, the UNECA, NEPAD, RECs AfDB, AU Commissioners , the AUC Secretary General, and the Legal Counsel of the AUC, and invited guests.
President Weldu welcomed the participants in the city of Mekelle and presented the historical background of the region which he qualified as courageous and privileged population who inherited the most archeological objects and sites of humanity. He said the agenda of this retreat has a significant meaning to the Tigray tribe/people of Ethiopia. He appreciated the vision of the Union aimed at creatiing an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa”.
In her opening remarks, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, AUC Chairperson, recalled the first retreat in the city of Ethiopia Bahir Dar in 2014, where she introduced the Dream of the African People in “the e-mail from the future”, among others. “Two years ago, as we concluded the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU, we met as in retreat in the city of Bahir Dar, to discuss the core responsibilities of this important organ, the Executive Council. It was then when I spoke about our dream of the Africa we want, in the e-mail from the future.
Two years later, as we gather here in Mekelle, Tigray region we can report that we have made some headway. As discussed at this retreat, we now have Agenda 2063 as our clarion call for action, supported by all sections of the African society”, stated the AUC Chairperson. She explained that, “we are now clear on the priorities of Agenda 2063, investing in our people, especially youth and women; in agricultural modernization and agro-businesses; in manufacturing and industrialization; the development of our infrastructure; democracy and developmental governance, as well as the need of silencing the guns by 2020.”
“Our Agenda 2063 flagship projects - such as the free movement of people, the Commodities strategy, the Pan African Integrated High speed Rail network - is taking off, and should help towards our vision of an integrated, peaceful and prosperous Africa, driven by its own people and taking its rightful place in the world”, underscored Dr. Dlamini Zuma.
Referring to the song on Agenda 2063 composed by a group of artists from Zimbabwe, played during the opening ceremony of the retreat, the AUC Chairperson called on other artists within the continent to emulate the good example. “ I would like to thank the Zimbabwean artists who came up with that song on Agenda 2063, and I challenge all of us to encourage our artists to compose as many songs as possible. Of course as the Chair of the Union, Zimbabwe led from the front”. She thanks the Mekelle authorities for hosting the AU Ministerial retreat and wished the Ministers fruitful deliberation. (See complete speech of the AUC Chairperson on the website: www.au.int ).
The Chairperson of the Executive Council on his part, recalled the high moments and priorities on Agenda 2063 saying “our Agenda is centred in the review of implementation of decisions taken during the 2nd Ministerial retreat and update on the implementation of the 1st ten year plan of Agenda 2063, the free movement of goods and persons, the issue of Immigration and tourism and wild life preservation”. Minister Mumbengegwi stressed that “as we continue streamlining and improving the working methods of our Union, we also need to consider how best we can align our bi-annual Summits in order to improve the effectiveness of our organisation and to give ourselves ample time to implement our decisions”. He expressed satisfaction to the fact that notable success has already been achieved in this vein, hence the need to proffering new and innovative ideas that will take the organisation to greater heights. (See complete speech of the Executive Chairperson on the AU Website: www.au.int) .
Speaking earlier, Hon. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, stressed on the importance of holding the ministerial retreat which he said will enhance friendly and convivial relationship between the ministers. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia said such gathering will enable the participants to express themselves freely while socialising with one another. He called on his pars saying, “We have a number of important issues to deliver including exchanging views and best practices on how to domesticate and enhance the implementation of agenda 2063 and its flagship projects.
Organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), the third Ministerial Retreat aims at brainstorming and exchanging ideas on critical issues related to the implementation of the Africa Agenda 2063 so as to give clear direction and guidelines on devising best ways and means for its domestication to help improve the living conditions of the African citizens.
The Ministers will among other things consider AU Commission Restructuring Project, the free movement of people, African tourism, wild life conservation, and state of the African tourism sector and its opportunities and challenges.
At the end of its deliberations, the Ministerial Retreat will adopt the Mekelle Ministerial Retreat draft Outcomes document to be tabled during the Executive Council meeting scheduled to hold on 27 and 27 January 2016 for adoption. The AU Ministerial Retreat ends on Tuesday 26th January 2016.
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The ‘Global NDC Conference 2017: integrated governance, finance and transparency for delivering climate goals’ took place in Berlin, Germany, from 2 – 6 May 2017. The conference was jointly organized by the LEDS GP, the GIZ Support Project for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (SPA), and the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme, in collaboration with the NDC Partnership.
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LA SECRETARÍA DE TURISMO DEL GOBIERNO DE LA REPÚBLICA, A TRAVÉS DEL CONSEJO DE PROMOCIÓN TURÍSTICA DE MÉXICO (CPTM) PRESENTÓ, DURANTE LA TERCERA SESIÓN ORDINARIA DE SU JUNTA DE GOBIERNO, LAS CAMPAÑAS DE PROMOCIÓN NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL PARA PROMOVER Y COMERCIALIZAR LOS DESTINOS TURÍSTICOS DE MÉXICO EN LOS PRÓXIMOS AÑOS. 24/ 10/ 2013
Kavalcare Solar System for Jhpiego Mid-Wife Clinic Dec8, 2014
Every year, 12,000 women in Pakistan die of birth complications. The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Services Component, implemented by MCHIP/Jhpiego, aims at preventing maternal, newborn, and child deaths by ensuring skilled birth attendance (SBA) through a total market approach, empowered community, timely referral of obstetric and neonatal complications to an emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) facility, and improved access to child care.
Lack of electricity in remote areas is a major issue that often leads to obstetric complications and newborn deaths. Refrigerated storage is vital for the effectiveness of life saving drugs and vaccines. Ice boxes are used in remot areas of this purpose but it is an ineffective method especially when easy availability of ice is a problem. To overcome these issues, Lodhie Foundation in association with Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program/JHPIEGO, extended its Kavalcare program and provided a Solar Powered System to a remote clinic located at village Haji Usman Jhakro near Makli, District Thatta. System provides sufficient power to operate a small refrigerator, a fan and 3 lamps 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. It was designed, manufactured and installed by Shaan Technologies private Limited Karachi. After installation of Solar System in August 2014, this small remote clinic is serving a community of 10,000 plus persons who lives in village Haji Usman and surrounding areas. On an average 10 patients visits this clinic each day. Clinic also provides up to 15 birth attendance and new born care in a month.
Name of Village HAJI USMAN JAKHRO, MAKKLI, District Thatta
Name of Midwife. Zoriyat.
Surrounding population 10,000. (Ten Thousand)
Delivery in Solar Light 10 to 13 per month.
OPD patient / day 10.
System Installation Date Aug/12/2014
Guayaquil 18 de agosto de 2011
Visita Plan Habitacional Isla Santay, donde se implementan obras como parte del Proyecto Guayaquil Ecológico.
Estuvieron presentes:
Ing. Walter Solís, Ministro de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda
Jorge Glass Ministro de Productividad, Marcela Aguiñaga, Ministra de Medio Ambiente, Alex Vargas contratista Eléctrica Guayaquil, Cristóbal Cruz, Director Director MIDUVI Guayas, Arturo Mejía, Subsecretario de Hàbitat y Asentamiento y los contratistas Nahin Yever y Arq. Esther Vélez.
Oana Niculescu-Mizil la Dejun cu Excelentele Sale, domnii Ambasadori ai Elvetiei si Canadei la Bucuresti, cu membri ai Asociatiei Pentru Implementarea Democratiei al carei presedinte este domnul Alexandru Cumpanasu, cu deputati de la toate partidele, cu reprezetanti ai Administratiei Prezidentiale si cu jurnalisti.
21 September 2017 - UNGA - Implementation of SDGs should be country-led and country-owned.
This high level side event organized at the helm of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly continues to advocate the nature of the 2030 Agenda—‘country-led and country-owned,’ as reflected during the UNDG high level event during the HLPF 2017 earlier this year.
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed in her key note remarks stated, “We have hit the SDGs walking – not yet running – and we need to pick up the pace. Progress will only be achieved through genuine and meaningful partnerships.”
Host of the event, Mr. Achim Steiner, the UNDG Chair and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said, "In the SDGs we have found a common language in identifying the challenges and opportunities in development. We need new partnerships- we need investment bankers to work with rural farmers, policy makers with activists."
The side event also marked the launch of the 2016 UNDG results report: Lift Off: Agenda 2030—Shared Results of the UNDG in 2016. The new report captures the collective results and impact achieved by the UN Development System through 131 UN Country Teams supporting 165 countries and territories, as well as by the UNDG at the regional and global levels. The report is now available at undg.org
For more information: www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleas...
© UNDP / Freya Morales
Removing visual litter from around schools, then implementing educational workshops as future preventative measures is essential.
Got any street issues visit www.fixmystreet.com
Or report to your local council -Cardiff Council Tel:02920872087
Always ask for and retain a 'Reference Number'. Your issue could be resolved!
Opposite Radnor Road Primary School, Canton, Cardiff
Date: 10/ 10/ 2011- Reported again to the Cardiff Council Tel.02920872087
Ref pug1358159222.
Email received later:-
From: Gazi, Alex
Subject: Offensive graffiti at Romily Place
Date: 10 October 2011 13:47:33 GMT+01:00
To: Nigel Pugh
Dear Mr Pugh,
I hope you are well and enjoyed your weekend. I understand that you may have rung earlier with regards to offensive graffiti at Romily Place. I apologize that the graffiti is still present.
I just wanted to inform you that a graffiti removal team attended to the property on 29 September 2011, but unfortunately a disclaimer was unable to be signed, which we need to carry out work on private property. However, the builder working on the property at the time informed us that he would look to remove the graffiti after speaking to the owners, and would contact Cardiff Council if there were any problems.
Thank you very much for bringing to our attention that it is still present, we will attempt to contact the owners to establish if they would like us to remove the graffiti for them. Due to the offensive nature of it, we will make this a priority.
I once again apologize for the delay in attending to your issue.
Best wishes,
Alex
Graffiti Officer
Approximately-Date: 10/10/11 Covered buy the owners.
....still there posted an update to Fix My Street 3/10/11
Got any street issues visit www.fixmystreet.com , it could be resolved!
Quote:
"The council’s policy is to remove racist and offensive graffiti within
24 hours of it being reported".
Cardiff Council and councilors, please don't state policy that doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
Romily Place lane entrance, "opposite Radnor Rd Primary School", Canton, Cardiff.
Unlike "Syx 10" or "Syks," if he's caught up with get him to clean it off.
Then get them involved with organizations like: "Peaceful Progress" a Cardiff based Graffiti Arts Group
web site- www.peacefulprogress.co.uk or CRUELVAPOURS cruelvapours.com/
Ref: Syx 10 or Syks- Whitchurch graffiti menace handed ASBO
yourcardiff.walesonline.co.uk/2010/07/21/whitchurch-graff...
Let's not have another Syx 10 or Syks!
On the 27/9/11, I reported the Romily Place lane graffiti to: www.fixmystreet.com/
Ref: Subject: Confirm your problem on FixMyStreet
"Hi Nigel Pugh,
Please click on the link below to confirm the problem you just
added to FixMyStreet:
www.fixmystreet.com/P/C8WBUPCNVBb4AaTsJH
If your email program does not let you click on this link, copy
and paste it into your web browser and press return.
Your problem had the title: Nigel Pugh
And details: Offensive graffiti at the entrance to the lane off
Romily Place heading to Clive Rd. Radnor Rd Primary School is
adjacent.
Yours,
The FixMyStreet team "
Ref: www.fixmystreet.com/around?pc=canton+cardiff
It'll be interesting to see if the Council meets it claims.
Quote: "The council’s policy is to remove racist and offensive graffiti within
24 hours of it being reported". Or has this changed?
Ref: www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/10/06/graffiti...
Quote onTwitter: RichardTACook
"@CantonGreens asked for these in Canton to be removed. I had 50 pieces of graffiti removed in Canton last year.(of which is commendable) Let me know any more.@RichardTACook"
Tomorrow I'll also report it to The cardiff Council Tel.02920872087
9.00am 28/9/11 Just reported to the Council should be gone in 24hrs.Ref pug1358159222
A campaign to remove visual litter (graffiti and tags) from our streets.
The trouble with tagging and graffiti is it's like over-littered areas and readily gets added to.
"It's there already, so it doesn't matter if I do it!"
We've become so used to seeing it that we stop acknowledging it's presence and start perceiving it as normal and acceptable.
Visual litter will remain as a recurrent and accumulative issue on our streets if it's not removed as quickly as possible by councils, private businesses or the willing community.
It will remain a cyclic issue, perpetuating the degradation of the quality of our community's environment.
Councilors often like to gain political favor by the removal of graffiti, time and time again, without ever addressing the preventative measures of education.
This will remain a cyclic issue, perpetuating the degradation of the quality of our community's environment if these preventative measures are not put in place!
The Canton Green Party suggests running relevant mentor led projects within our schools and communities.
Organizations like: "Peaceful Progress" a Cardiff based Graffiti Arts Group
web site- www.peacefulprogress.co.uk
Or CRUELVAPOURS
Who are a professional aerosol art company based in Cardiff.
Teaching in schools and youth centres across south wales as well as producing high quality murals for private and commercial clients.
They are currently on the outlook for public problem walls, especially graffiti vandalism or fly-postering.
So far they have tackled a few problem areas in Roath where fly posters and graffiti was a problem, since they have created their artwork on the walls, all vandalism has stopped.
Their service is free of charge as long as the wall is situated in a high visibility area and that their artists have artistic license over the content of the mural.
Please check out their work via their photo stream on flickr or visit their websites:
cruelvapours.com/
Organizations such as this and others, could, would and do instill
"A right time, right place ethos".
Please Send photos of "Syx 10" or "Syks" from around Cardiff.
Please email any information and photos to nige@nigelpugh.co.uk (jpegs med size)
I will collate them and present them to the Cardiff City Council with the view to the removal of, and the stemming of the continual visual littering of our communities.
Mentor systems will always have longer term solutions. And lets stem this recurrent issue, of which Councilors love to gain favor with.
NB: The Canton Green Party in no way advocates "tagging or graffiti" without the permission of public or private property owners.
Macarena Mo, Environmental Sustainability Consultant, ORT University, Uruguay; Global Shaper at World Economic Forum on Latin America 2016 in Medellin, Colombia. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
LIVES Project Implementation Planning Workshop, July 11 -12, 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (photo credit: ILRI/Liya Dejene).
26 June 2014, 'Implementing the new legislation on EGTC - Dialogue with the national authorities
Belgium - Brussels - June 2014
© Committee of the Regions / Wim Daneels
The best way to prevent cyber bullying in schools is through implementing an actual law that prohibits this behavior on school grounds. Many states have implemented laws similar to this one where cyberbullying is banned on all school owned electronic devices. These laws help prevent cyberbullying by stating that cyberbulling is illegal on the grounds that it will “create a hostile environment” and infringe on the rights of the “victim.”
Info source: •http://www.jhtl.org/archives/2010/12/entry_46.html
Photo source: •http://media.northjersey.com/images/111510bully.jpg
May Brothers farming implements waiting to be transported via rail. In the background in the Criterion Hotel.
On 18 April 2016, the Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultations (DIDC) Implementation Committee held a meeting at UNAMID’s headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur. The meeting discussed modalities to recommence the second phase of the dialogue at the locality-level in Darfur’s five states, aimed to promote peace and reconciliation among the local communities. The DIDC process, conducted in accordance with provisions of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), is facilitated by the African Union, the State of Qatar and UNAMID. Photo by Salah Mohammed, UNAMID.
Engraving to illustrate Sketches of New Zealand – Maori Biographies, compiled by James Cowan with Herr G. Lindauer 1901.
Short biographies of prominent New Zealand Maoris with a historical context.
Published by H. Partridge, Auckland. Dark brown and gilt cloth boards, 68 pages 22cm x 14cm.
The implementation of the weather index insurance project by the FAO working with a private firm -ZimNat Insurance Company has helped a number of households in Goromonzi District. Here farmers receive their pay outs from ZimNat through the texta cash mobile money platform which also offered them an opportunity to be part of the banking system.
Read more about FAO and Zimbabwe.
Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/T. Ogolla. Editorial use only. Copyright FAO
About Dr.Mihir Kumar Panda, Ph.D,D.Litt,, innovator
World’s only achiever of large number of World Record for 10,000 Teaching Aids & innovations
Founder & Co-ordinator General, ‘SROSTI’ (Social Development research Organisation for Science, technology & Implementation)
Collaborator Vijnana Bana Ashram
Bahanaga, Baleshwar, Odisha, India-756042
Website : simpleinnovationproject.com
E-Mail- : mihirpandasrosti@gmail.com
Face Book link:https://www.facebook.com/mihirpandasrosti
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Dr.Mihir Kumar Panda, an Educational, Societal and Scientific Innovator has established an NGO 'SROSTI' at Bahanaga, Balasore,Odisha,India
Dr. panda has innovated/invented more than 10,000 (ten thousand) teaching aids and different innovations and he has more than 30,000 (Thirty thousand) ideas to make scientific and mathematical models.
His creations are very essential guide for school and college science exhibitions, innovative learning and play way method for the teachers and students, science activists, innovators, craftsmen, farmers, masons, physically challenged persons, common men, entrepreneurs and industrialists.
He is popularizing science through song, innovative demonstrations and motivational speech since 1990 in different parts of Odisha state without taking any fees.
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Innovator Mihir Kumar Panda loves nature and in his agricultural farm he does not uses the chemicals , fertilizers and pesticides. In his farm even the smallest creatures like snakes, caterpillar, white ants, worms ,vermies are in peace and are managed successfully not to do harm.
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From a tube well operated washing machine to weight sensitive food grain separator, from a password protected wardrobe to automatic screen, from a Dual face fan to electricity producing fan are example of few thousands of innovations and inventions of Mihir Kumar Panda.
Dr.Mihir Kumar Panda though bestowed to a popular name as Einstein of Odisha is obliviously treated as Thomas Alva Edison of India.
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. To overcome the difficulties of science and math, explanation in classes, innovator Panda has created few thousands of educational, societal and scientific innovations which helps teachers and students of the country and abroad.
Dr. Panda believes that though inventions/innovation has reached under thousands and thousands deep in the sea and high up in the space. It has reached on moon and mars, but unfortunately the sustainable inventions/innovation has not properly gone to the tiny tots and common people.
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Dr.Mihir Kumar Panda's work can be explained in short
Sports with Science from Dawn to Dusk
Struggle some life- science in words and action
Triumphs of Science - Science at foot path
Hilarious dream in midst scarcity
A life of innovator de-avoided of Advertisement.
FELICITATIONS, AWARDS, HONOURS & RECORDS
* 200+ Felicitation and Awards from different NGOs, Schools & Colleges within the State of Odisha and National level.
* 10 Nos Gold, Silver & Bronze medal from different National & International level.
*Awarded for 10,000 innovations & 30,000 ideas by Indian Science Congress Association, Govt. of India.
* Honorary Ph.D From Nelson Mandela University, United States of America
* Honorary Ph.D From Global Peace University, United States of America& India
* Honorary D.Litt From Global Peace University, United States of America& India
* Title ‘Einstein of Odisha’ by Assam Book of Records, Assam
* Title ‘Thomas Alva Edison of India’ by Anandashree Organisation, Mumbai
* Title ‘ Einstein of Odisha & Thomas Alva Edison of India’ from Bengal Book of World record.
*World Record from OMG Book of Records
*World Record from Assam Book of Records,
* World Record from World Genius Records, Nigeria
* World Record from BengalBook of Records
* National Record from Diamond Book of Records
* World Record from Asian World Records
* World Record from Champians Book of World Records
* World Record from The British World Records
* World Record from Gems Book of World Records
* World Record from India Star World Record
* World Record from Geniuses World Records
* World Record from Royal Success International Book of Records
*World Record from Supreme World Records
* World Record from Uttarpradesh World Records
*World Record from Exclusive World Records
*World Record from international Book of Records
*World Record from Incredible Book of records
* World Record from Cholan Book of World Record
* World Record from Bravo International Book of World Record
* World Record from High Range Book of World Record
* World Record from Kalam’s World Record
* World Record from Hope international World Record
* International Honours from Nigeria
* Indian icon Award from Global Records & Research Foundation (G.R.R.F.)
* International Award from USA for the year’2019 as INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR-2019
* National level Excellence Leadership Award-2020 from Anandashree Organisation, Mumbai
* Best Practical Demonstrator & Theory instructor from Collector & District Magistrate,
Balasore.
* Best Innovator Award by Bengal Book.
* Popular Indian Award by Bengal Book.
* Great man Award by Bengal Book.
* Best Indian Award by Bengal Book.
* The Man of the Era by Bengal Book.
IMPORTANT LINK FILES TO KNOW THE WORK OF
Dr. MIHIR KUMAR PANDA
Dr.Mihir Ku panda awarded at indian science congress Association, Govt. of India for 10000 innovations & 30,000 ideas
Hindi Media report- Simple innovation science show for popularisation of science in free of cost by Dr.Mihir Ku Panda
Simple innovation science show for popularisation of science in free of cost in different parts of India By Dr.Mihirku Panda
www.youtube.com/user/mihirkumarpanda/videos?view=0&so...
Simple innovation laboratory at a Glance
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Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti with Jaco Cilliers, Country Director of UNDP in India. [Photo:Yashas Chandra/UNDP India]
I've implemented a major performance improvement since the last time I posted.
In my earlier version, I always calculated diffuse and reflective light for a "fragment" and then scaled the results by the reflective coefficient (R) of the material.
Simplified, this is what I mean:
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light += diffuse(..) * (1 - R)
light += reflecftive(..) * R
This means that when R is equal to 1, the material is a perfect mirror. Even so, this method would still perform the diffuse calculations and then scale that by 0. An incredible waste!
So in this new version I am treating R as a "probability" of a reflective ray to be calculated. For each sampling of a pixel, a random number between 0 and 1 is generated. For each intersection, I compare this random value to the R of the material. If the random value is greater than the reflective value, I perform the diffuse calculation. If not, I perform the reflective calculation.
This means that for a 100% reflective material (R = 1), no diffuse calculations will ever be performed. And likewise for a reflective coefficient of 0%, no reflective calculations will be performed.
For any value of R inbetween 0 and 1, a given ray will only perform one of the two calculations based on probability.
In this scene, I had a heartbreaking 1 FPS with by previous version. With this new approach I get around 10-11 FPS. Thats a tenfold performance increase!
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Travelling from Ranomafana to Fianarantsoa.
Blacksmiths making farm implements at Ambatovaky, a village of blacksmiths not too distant from the Ranomafana National Park. Their bellows are made from two hollowed-out tree trunks through which a person forces air, like a piston, using cloth wads attached to the ends of two poles. While air in one "cylinder" is being pushed down, the pole in the other is being quickly raised so as to give a continuous air supply to the charcoal fire. The process is physically exerting, which is why young men operate the forges.
05.12.2018 Polish Pavilion. Circular economy and climate change – Poland’s contribution to the implementation of Paris agreement
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•Cultura CTI se denomina la iniciativa que implementa actividades como reciclaje, robótica y astronomía directo en la sala de clases. Profesores trabajan codo a codo con investigadores y, los niños, experimentan con ciencia y tecnología en primera persona y que tuvo su lanzamiento en la ciudad de Coquimbo.
Imprimir toda clase de objetos en 3D; armar sus propios robots utilizando kits y experimentar con genética, todo esto realizado por niños, niñas y jóvenes en la sala de clases. Desde el próximo 27 de septiembre, un total de 24 colegios de la Región de Coquimbo se incorporarán a una iniciativa inédita para la enseñanza de la ciencia en el país. Como parte de un programa implementado de manera conjunta entre profesores y científicos, establecimientos educacionales públicos de las comunas de Andacollo y Coquimbo, podrán acceder a actividades como estas, en sus propias escuelas.
La iniciativa, denominada “Cultura CTI”, busca acercar estos contenidos a los estudiantes bajo metodologías participativas, donde la clave es conseguir que el alumno sea protagonista en su proceso de aprendizaje. Para ello, cada colegio tuvo que escoger proyectos del Catálogo de Iniciativas de Cultura CTI, conformado por 32 propuestas desarrolladas por expertos de universidades y destacados centros de investigación, las cuales fueron evaluadas previamente por un panel de expertos.
El lanzamiento de la iniciativa se realizó ayer en el Colegio José Agustín Alfaro, Tierras Blancas, de Coquimbo, reuniendo autoridades de la Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, CONICYT; del Programa de divulgación de la Ciencia, Explora, la Seremía de Educación de la Región de Coquimbo, profesores y oferentes de Cultura CTI y la comunidad de docentes y alunmos del Colegio.
“Estamos iniciando un trabajo en conjunto con quienes tienen la mirada de la ciencia y la tecnología- académicos universitarios, integrantes de centros de investigación- que hacen una oferta participativa de contenido; y, del otro lado, los profesores, que trabajan, día a día, en enseñar y motivar a nuestros niños. El objetivo final de esto, en términos país, es mejorar la calidad de la educación. No se trata de que todos los estudiantes sean científicos, sino que ojalá desarrollemos el pensamiento crítico. Creemos que este programa tiene las virtudes de trabajar en pos de ese objetivo, integrando a toda la comunidad educativa”, destacó el director ejecutivo de CONICYT, Christian Nicolai.
En tanto, el seremi de educación de la Región de Coquimbo, Pedro Esparza, comentó “estamos llevando adelante un conjunto de trasformaciones de nuestro sistema educativo, que nos permiten instalar la educación como un derecho social. Hoy relevamos Cultura CTI y cómo estamos innovando, efectivamente, en la enseñanza de las ciencias. Lo más importante es entender que, la ciencia y la tecnología hay que vivenciarlas. No basta el pizarrón, no basta la clase formal, hay que generar una experiencia. La enseñanza de la ciencia no tiene que ser sólo para el niño aplicado y buen alumno, sino que para todos ”.
Implementada por CONICYT a través de su Programa Explora y el Consejo Nacional de Innovación para el Desarrollo (CNID), Cultura CTI se llevó a cabo durante todo 2016 como programa piloto en tres escuelas públicas en la comuna de San Joaquín y nueve de la Región de los Ríos, donde continúan ejecutándose con excelentes resultados. Ahora, las escuelas de Coquimbo y Andacollo se suman escogiendo 20 iniciativas que apuntan a temáticas como reciclaje, biología, astronomía, robótica y ciencias naturales.
Tras este proceso de selección -en el que participaron representantes de toda la comunidad educativa-, comenzará a ejecutarse un proceso de codiseño, donde maestros y científicos tendrán la misión de mejorar la propuesta, ajustándola a la realidad de cada grupo escolar. Esta importante etapa se iniciará el próximo miércoles 27 de septiembre, en una reunión colectiva, donde asistirán los integrantes de las 24 escuelas y los artífices de los proyectos CTI escogidos.
“Para mí, que soy profesora de la Región de Coquimbo, es muy importante y enriquecedor participar de este proceso, porque nos da la posibilidad de insertarnos en la Cultura CTI. Queremos que en mi escuela, no sólo los profesores de ciencias naturales, se empapen del método científico y puedan innovar en sus prácticas pedagógicas. De verdad ésta es una experiencia fantástica, sobre todo, porque permite a los alumnos de nuestro colegio- que aunque es de alta vulnerabilidad, ha desarrollado un fuerte trabajo en CyT- abrir su mente y enfrentarse a nuevas experiencias. Finalmente, todo esto, beneficia a nuestros niños”, comentó Isela Maureira, profesora de Ciencias Naturales del Colegio José Agustín Alfaro, Tierras Blancas, Coquimbo.
Esta primera reunión de Cultura CTI Coquimbo representa, además, una de las primeras acciones que se inscriben del proyecto de Nueva Educación Pública, que comienza a ser implementado por el Ministerio de Educación en 14 comunas y 237 establecimientos educacionales del país, alcanzado en total a más de 57 mil estudiantes del país. Se busca crear un nuevo sistema de educación pública, que mejore la calidad de la enseñanza y potencie, entre otros aspectos, trabajos en red como los que propone Cultura CTI.
Jaco Cilliers, Country Director of UNDP in India at the launch of the Implementation of Rural Sanitation Initiatives for Ganga Rejuvenation in Jharkhand partnership. [Photo:Yashas Chandra/UNDP India]
Para que los pueblos indígenas de Nariño puedan tomar las mejores decisiones para salvar sus vidas durante la pandemia, OPS Colombia implementa una estrategia de comunicación con enfoque étnico y adaptación cultural que les permita tener información de primera mano sobre las medidas de prevención, incluyendo la vacunación contra COVID-19. Fotografías: Karen González Abril
En el epicentro de la actividad deportiva del verano esta llamada a convertirse la Playa del Deporte 2015.
Este recinto al aire libre, que por noveno año consecutivo implementó la Municipalidad de Viña del Mar, a través de la Casa del Deporte, fue inaugurado por la alcaldesa Virginia Reginato, durante una ceremonia realizada este viernes y en las que además estuvieron presentes, la concejala Mafalda Reginato, el director de la Casa del Deporte, Javier Aravena, y autoridades invitadas.
En la oportunidad, la primera autoridad comunal junto con mostrarse complacida por ofrecer nuevamente a los viñamarinos y a los visitantes un atractivo espacio donde realizar actividad física, destacó el auge que la Playa del Deporte ha tenido.
“Este hermoso recinto que habilitamos desde el 2007, se ha convertido en una experiencia muy positiva y enriquecedora para los viñamarinos y turistas que hacen de la actividad física un pasatiempo relevante en sus vacaciones”, señaló la alcaldesa Virginia Reginato.
Agregó que “este año en la Playa del Deporte, queremos destacar y mostrar a quienes nos visiten disciplinas como la Calistenia, Slackline y Skimboard, para muchos desconocidas, pero con un gran número de cultores, además de las escuelas deportivas y talleres destinados a niños, jóvenes, adultos y adultos mayores”.
Por su parte, el director de la Casa del Deporte, Javier Aravena, indicó que “es un recinto gratuito donde se pueden practicar distintas disciplinas y realizar grandes torneos. Están todas las condiciones para que este escenario cumpla con el objetivo de brindar a Viña del Mar un verano entretenido y por su puesto hacer la invitación para que la gente participe todos los días en los eventos programados durante los meses de diciembre-enero y febrero”.
La Playa del Deporte de 12 mil metros cuadrados, cuenta este año con 3 canchas de voleibol, 3 de fútbol 1 de rugby, un court central -donde se realizarán actividades internacionales, nacionales y regionales- además de un parque de barra para la práctica de Calistenia y un Slike Park (parque para hacer acrobacias en línea tensada).
Entre los eventos a realizarse en la Playa del Deporte destacan el Sudamericano de Slackline, el Torneo Nacional de Calistenia, el Sudamericano de Fútbol Beach, y la última fecha del nacional de Skimboard, entre otros.
Los interesados en participar en las diversas actividades de la Playa del Deporte 2015, pueden hacerlo concurriendo al mismo recinto, o bien interiorizarse a través del sitio web www.ciudaddeldeporte.com y en la Casa del Deporte, ubicada en 5 Oriente esquina 7 Norte.
La Playa del Deporte estará habilitada hasta el 28 de febrero.
Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo está implementando el Programa de Regeneración de Conjuntos Habitacionales en la Villa Jorge Alessandri de la ciudad de Antofagasta, con el objeto de mejorar la calidad de vida de las familias que habitan en este condominio social.
Antofagasta, Febrero 2018. El Conjunto Habitacional Villa Jorge Alessandri de la comuna de Antofagasta se construyó a mediados de la década del 80 entre los sectores Trocadero y Barrio Industrial, y está constituido por 256 departamento que tienen una superficie promedio que no supera los 35 m2.
El año 2006 fue uno de los barrios seleccionados por el Programa “Quiero Mi Barrio”, que permitió generar proyectos físicos y sociales acordados participa y colectivamente con la comunidad. En este proceso los dirigentes de la Villa y sus vecinos manifestaron el deseo de mejorar las condiciones de habitabilidad, dadas las problemáticas de hacinamiento y falta de espacios públicos que afectan al condominio.
El año 2016 el Minvu hizo una priorización de todo el área a través de una Zona de Interés Público que considera distintos proyectos urbanos para este sector de la ciudad de Antofagasta; y una de las líneas de acción sectorial priorizada fue la implementación del Programa de Regeneración de Conjuntos Habitacionales en la Villa Jorge Alessandri.
En el marco de este Programa se trabajó con la comunidad y el municipio en la construcción de un Plan Maestro, que determinó la necesidad de regenerar y reconstruir todo el conjunto habitacional, para conducir así a una mejor utilización de la manzana donde se encuentra ubicado el condominio, aportando a la relación de éste con la ciudad.
Por ello, recientemente los vecinos se reunieron en una asamblea con alta convocatoria para conocer las 2 empresas que -bajo licitación- se adjudicaron el proyecto, que en sus grandes líneas de ejecución considera, por una parte, la movilidad de las familias y, por otra, la construcción de las nuevas soluciones habitacionales.
En la ocasión, se presentaron y expusieron las empresas “Ebco”, constructora a cargo de la demolición y construcción de los departamentos, y la Entidad Patrocinante “DyM”, responsable de trabajar en la organización de la demanda de las familias y en la posterior movilidad de éstas. Ambas entidades cuentan con amplia experiencia en sus rubros.
Asimismo, en la oportunidad se dio a conocer el anteproyecto del nuevo conjunto habitacional, que fue conocido por la asamblea. Y la entidad patrocinante explicó la forma en que se irán trabajando los temas asociados a movilidad, copropiedad y otros.
El Secretario Regional Ministerial de Vivienda y Urbanismo, Mauricio Zamorano, entregó la tranquilidad a los beneficiarios sobre la continuidad del proyecto y enfatizó que la tarea es llevar esto a cabo de la mejor forma posible, mediante un trabajo conjunto, donde la participación de los beneficiados en todas las instancias programadas es primordial.
PROGRAMA
El Programa Regeneración de Conjuntos Habitacionales busca responder a las necesidades colectivas de habitabilidad presentes en la población que reside en conjuntos de viviendas sociales y que se encuentran en condiciones críticas de déficit y deterioro de inmuebles y bienes comunes de alta densidad habitacional.
Su objetivo principal es mejorar las condiciones de habitabilidad de conjuntos habitacionales en relación a los estándares de calidad determinados por el Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo, a través de su regeneración urbana, mediante proyectos de reparación, ampliación o reconstrucción de viviendas, mejoramiento de bienes comunes, construcción de áreas verdes, equipamiento y espacios públicos, apuntando a un proceso participativo, integral y sustentable. El proyecto Villa “Jorge Alessandri” de Antofagasta, se construirá con la figura de condominios sociales, aplicándose la normativa de la Ley 19.537.
The event marked the launch of the 2016 MDGs to Agenda 2063/SDGs Transition Report – Towards and Integrated and Coherent Approach to Sustainable Development in Africa, jointly published with the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank, and the Economic Commission for Africa, as well as the 2016 Africa Economic Outlook Report.
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The much awaited event of the year, the Annual Teachers’ Conference of this year, was held on 6th June,2017 at the Golden Glory Hall of Karnavati Club. It was attended by trustees, directors, teachers and staff of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Mrs. Sarmishtha Sinha, teacher of Udgam Senior Secondary section, unfolded the events of the day in an eloquent manner. The day began with a prayer song followed by lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G. K. Choksi, Dr. Shaunak Muzumdar and Shri Sandeep Parikh alongwith Shri Rajabhai Pathak and Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi and Directors Ms Radhika Iyer, Ms Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh and Principal Mrs. Sujata Tandon. Homage was paid by Ms. Radhika Iyer to the dynamic and revered trustee of the school, Late Shri V. C. Shah, who left for his heavenly abode this year leaving a deep void. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left a deep impact on the audience. The Motivational Speaker of the conference was Sister Shivani who has been a member of Brahma Kumari’s World Spiritual University for more than two decades. It was a proud privilege for the school to have her as a speaker. She enthralled the audience with her deep and meaningful words. She spoke at length about the need for unity, harmony and the values of teamwork. She also addressed issues such as tackling stress in teachers and students, how to instill self discipline and motivated the teachers with her enlightening thoughts. The rapt audience listened in awe as pearls of wisdom poured forth and brought to the fore ideas and realisations that had been hidden away somewhere in the recesses of the being. Next on the agenda were the presentations by the different sections of teachers and non-teaching group of Udgam School about successes and failures of the year 2016-17 and plans for 2017-18. The groups presented their ideas well with beautiful success stories, a few failures and their plans for the future. When Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi went onstage to speak, the audience was agog to listen to his dynamic and out-of-the-box ideas. Shri Choksi mainly spoke about how the future is no longer what we believed it to be, a thought well ahead of its time. Then he went on to explain the concept by giving examples from the educational sector. He also stressed on the need to improve English in order to emerge as a world class English medium school. The Zebar success story, wherein the implementation of the best practices of Udgam School in Zebar School through Udgam Consultancy skyrocketed the number of admissions from a mere 200 to a whopping 1600 in less than 8 months, was also mentioned as it is a huge example of how success of one school has influenced another’s. Awards are a form of motivation for those who get it as well as those who don’t make it. Udgam School has an accomplished and dedicated team of teachers and staff and it is quite tough to decide who are more deserving. As special cases of being first among equals, several members of the fraternity were given awards for their performance in the year 2016-17. Finally, Mrs. Manjari Jain, Vice Principal of Senior Secondary section, gave the Vote of Thanks. Of course there was a delightful lunch spread which was also the time for socializing and swapping ideas. The Annual Teachers’ Conference of 2017 was a grand success where motivation met team work to rejoice in the past and renew plans for the future.
International Criminal Court (ICC) President Judge Sang-Hyun Song (l) and Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma in Sydney 13 July 2011 sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen and develop co-operation between their organisations to jointly support states implementing international criminal law.
Seepage bogs of the Gulf Coastal Plain are boggy habitats well known for their diversity of plants. They support over 45 carnivorous plants including pitcher plants (Sarracenia flava). Seepage bogs also support a remarkably high number of state and federally listed species, candidates, globally imperiled and Species at Risk. However, over 97% of the bogs throughout Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana have disappeared because of human activities (such as fire suppression, drainage, and land conversions). Some of the best remaining examples of seepage slopes are found on military bases in and adjacent to artillery ranges where fire is a common occurrence and unexploded ordnance provides protection from development. Through the implementation of their INRMPs, military installations throughout the southeast protect this rare habitat. Bases containing this important habitat include Avon Park Air Force Range, Eglin Air Force Base, Tyndall Air Force Base, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Naval Center, Saufley Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, and Hulburt Field, in FL; Fort Polk in LA; Fort Benning and Moody Air Force Base in GA, MCB Camp Lejeune in NC; and Camp Shelby in MS. Because of a complicated hydrology, this habitat represents an enormous conservation and ecosystem management challenge. A three-year Legacy study (04-120) quantified the overall regional significance of seepage slope sites on DoD lands and provides information that promotes planning and integration of ecosystem management measures to this rare habitat type. (Department of Defense photo)
The packaging of the plan.
Silkscreen metallic silver on French paper packaging.
Flex VCD DVD disc housed in a die cut.
2 Color printer on French paper broadside.
AC Wharton, Jr. with Memphis & Shelby County Government.
A collaboration of MCA Students:
Myself & Katie Benjamin — Logo & Digital Implementation Plan
Eric Huber — Packaging
Bryan Rollins — CD Layout
James Hart — Broadside Design
Oana Niculescu-Mizil la Dejun cu Excelentele Sale, domnii Ambasadori ai Elvetiei si Canadei la Bucuresti, cu membri ai Asociatiei Pentru Implementarea Democratiei al carei presedinte este domnul Alexandru Cumpanasu, cu deputati de la toate partidele, cu reprezetanti ai Administratiei Prezidentiale si cu jurnalisti.
This is a composite of the most readable squares.
No color = control.
Green = readable in one or more of the tested spectra.
Yellow = somewhat difficult to read, but readable nonetheless, in one or more of the tested spectra.
Red = very difficult or impossible to read in any of the tested spectra.
Lessons learned:
-Permanent black markers are great for obscuring markings (such as SS numbers).
-Colored markers, crayons, and pencils are bad for obscuring markings.
-Highlighter markings are easily obscured by most writing implements.
-To make a secret letter, write with a mechanical pencil or a black permanent marker, then cover the text with lots of black pen markings. The message can be decoded with an infrared still or video camera (such as a Sony Handycam with NightShot).
El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, con el apoyo del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y el financiamiento del Adaptation Fund del Protocolo de Kioto, implementó el proyecto de “Reducción del riesgo y de la vulnerabilidad al cambio climático en la región de La Mojana”, una apuesta que logró generar acciones que les permitieron a las comunidades de los municipios de San Benito Abad, San Marcos y Ayapel, enfrentar las inundaciones y sequías producidas por los efectos del cambio climático, a través de la implementación de medidas de adaptación en sus modos de vida.
Gracias a esta iniciativa, la Mojana, y los Municipios de San Benito Abad, Ayapel y San Marcos, cuentan ahora con una valiosa cantidad de información hidroclimatológica y un Sistema de Alertas Tempranas implementado coordinadamente con el IDEAM y CORPOMOJANA, que aporta información sin precedentes en otras regiones del país, para la planeación y tomar decisiones de política pública a nivel nacional, regional y local. En este sentido, se establecieron 11 estaciones de monitoreo climático, y se consolidaron 27 comités comunitarios para el monitoreo del Sistema de Alertas Tempranas, así como la creación del Centro de Pronósticos y Alertas que funciona en Corpomojana.
El proyecto logró también resultados significativos para las comunidades de la región de la Mojana, que implementaron medidas agroecológicas adaptables al cambio climático, que fomentan las prácticas tradicionales de producción más resilientes a los efectos del clima. Así mismo, apoyó el desarrollo de actividades productivas que permiten la diversificación de fuentes de alimentos que contribuyen a la seguridad alimentaria y generación de ingresos, con una participación directa de 2.000 familias. Se establecieron más de 270 hectáreas de sistemas agrosilvopastoriles, 1.900 huertas familiares adaptadas a posibles inundaciones y más de 80 hectáreas de cultivos orgánicos de maíz, fríjol, guandú, plátano y yuca.
Así mismo, junto con las comunidades, se propuso un diseño de vivienda y centro comunitario que incorporan criterios de adaptación y variabilidad climática. Como resultado se construyeron 11 centros comunitarios adaptados al cambio climático para la comunidad; se implementaron en más de 500 hogares sistemas de captación de agua lluvia para los tiempos de sequía y medidas de gestión del riesgo; se edificaron viviendas vernáculas con adaptaciones a las inundaciones y se estructuraron 14 centros educativos con medidas para proporcionar agua en tiempos de sequía para más de 200 niños.
Con el apoyo técnico del Instituto Alexander Von Humboldt- IAVH, el Proyecto construyó para la región, la planificación eco regional, que define los lugares y acciones necesarias para la restauración de ecosistemas, a partir de la Planificación para la restauración de ecosistemas de humedal. Se implementaron acciones de restauración impactando a 945 hectáreas, en los Municipios de Ayapel, San Benito Abad y San Marcos y 35 km de canales en 5 caños priorizados en el territorio, recuperando la capacidad de regulación y amortiguación de estos ecosistemas, reduciendo la vulnerabilidad de las comunidades, la flora y fauna nativa mojanera, frente a los impactos de inundaciones y sequías. Estas acciones beneficiaron a más de 4.500 personas y permitieron la instalación de 29 viveros temporales establecidos con una producción de más de 200 mil plantas, de las cuales cerca de 137 mil, fueron sembradas.
“Aquí aprendimos de todo, recibimos muchas capacitaciones y al final nosotras sacamos adelante este proyecto. Con el conocimiento hicimos los viveros, las restauraciones y las huertas, ahora acompañamos a otras comunidades para hacer lo mismo”, cuenta Juana Madariaga de la comunidad de Pasifueres.
Por otra parte se realizó el fortalecimiento Comunitario e Institucional, con el que se capacitaron 155 Promotores Rurales para la Adaptación territorial, incorporar consideraciones de Cambio Climático en 12 instrumentos de planificación, 38 organizaciones de base, 3 de ellas lideradas por mujeres y se instaló la Plataforma de Mujer Rural. Esta estrategia se trabajó de la mano con las alcaldías municipales, las universidades regionales y las autoridades ambientales con jurisdicción en el territorio.
“Para el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible el trabajo realizado en la Mojana es un ejemplo para todo el país. Este proceso no sólo ha permitido a la región adaptarse a los efectos del cambio climático, sino tejer procesos de asociatividad que han permitido comprender con mayor facilidad los cambios presentados en la región y establecer las medidas necesarias para adaptarse y enfrentar temporadas de sequía o inundaciones”, Comentó el Ministro de Ambiente Carlos Correa.
Gracias a la experiencia y las lecciones aprendidas con el proyecto “Reducción del riesgo y de la vulnerabilidad al cambio climático en la región de La Mojana” se abre la puerta a una nueva iniciativa que escalará todas estas acciones para aumentar la resiliencia al clima y la sostenibilidad ambiental y social de las comunidades vulnerables en la región de La Mojana. Lo anterior, a través del proyecto Mojana Clima y Vida, liderado por el Fondo de Adaptación, con recursos del Fondo Verde para el Clima (GCF) que cobijará a los 11 municipios de la depresión Momposina, con el fin de aumentar la resiliencia y la sostenibilidad socioambiental para abordar los efectos del cambio climático, el uso sostenible de los recursos naturales y la gestión eficiente frente a los riesgos de desastres.
“Los logros alcanzados, no serían posibles sin el compromiso de las comunidades y el apoyo de la institucionalidad pública nacional, regional y local, en cabeza del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible y de la local, gobernaciones, alcaldías y corporaciones ambientales, quienes han contribuido a que las medidas implementadas por el proyecto tengan resultados tangibles. Seguiremos trabajando en el fortalecimiento y generación de capacidades locales, que se materialicen en una planeación del desarrollo sostenible y compatible con el clima, y en la construcción de territorios resilientes y adaptados, concluyó Jimena Puyana, Gerente de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible. / Nov. 14, 2020. (Fotografía Oficial Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible / Juan Fernando Betancourt).
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Agahi to implement the Nokia-UNESCO Mobile Learning initiative to deliver quality education to teachers
Nokia Pakistan and UNESCO collaborate to launch Mobile Learning for Teacher’s in Pakistan using Nokia Education Delivery App to facilitate teacher training via mobile phones
Nokia Pakistan and UNESCO Islamabad launched the project “Mobile Learning Project for Teacher’s Professional Development” today as formal collaboration in the presence of senior government officials, Nokia representatives and UNESCO representatives. As part of this program, UNESCO and Nokia are joining hands, where Nokia is providing its mobile phones and its application “Nokia Education Delivery (NED) for UNESCO’s project on ‘use of ICT for professional development of public school teachers’ in remote areas.
Since 2011 NED has turned into an open source solution to improve livelihoods, and in order to support such mobile learning innovations to be filled with life in Pakistan, The project will be implemented by AGAHI, a UNESCO partner and a non-profit foundation working in the area of communication and media policy design.
Nokia developed NED to allow using a mobile phone to access and download videos and other educational materials from a constantly updated education library. Operating in hundreds of schools and having reached millions of students in the Philippines, Tanzania, Chile and Colombia, Nokia Education Delivery has been shown to improve study results and increase retention among students.
This collaboration is part of the agreement signed last year between UNESCO and Nokia at international level to promote the use of mobile technologies to further the objectives of “Education for All”. As part of this agreement Nokia is developing applications and new Mobile technologies offering access to information and enrich learning environments at global level.
In Pakistan, through the project “Mobile Learning for Teachers” Nokia’s Education Delivery application will help UNESCO to enable the delivery of high- quality educational materials to teachers who lack training and resources though mobile phones giving an opportunity to teachers to train themselves on the same level as professionally competent teachers.
Speaking about the project, UNESCO Director, Kozue Kai Nagata said, “In 21st century Public- private partnerships are enjoying growing attention and support as a new and sustainable modality for development. We are confident to collaborate with Nokia to provide us with the best platform to train public school teachers. Nokia Education Delivery is fit to match our need of delivering quality training to a large number of public school teachers across Pakistan through the project named “Mobile Learning for Teachers”
Amir Jahangir, President AGAHI and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, shared his views on the launch that “Pakistan is a knowledge starved country, where universal education has its own challenges. To meet the target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) on education, Pakistan needs to address its education challenges through innovation and technology which can reach to a larger population with cost effective solutions”.
Speaking about the launch of NED program, Ulrike Vott Nokia Sustainability Manager for Middle East said, “Nokia Education Delivery facilitates education in a fun and interactive way. In addition to the NED software, Nokia offers program implementation support for the benefit of Pakistan’s education landscape.” The Nokia Education Delivery software system has two modules. The first module is installed on a Nokia mobile phone and contains a browse able catalog of educational videos. The second module is installed on the computer of the education administrator. It manages the organization’s mobile video library, so that videos can be added, deleted and updated. It also provides information on the usage of different videos.”
This unique pilot project for Pakistan has been initiated by UNESCO and AGAHI aims at using Mobile phones as medium for training teachers, where the teachers in remote areas will be equipped with devices, SIMs, a software solution and high quality educational content. The course for training and capacity building will be developed into video files and will be transmitted step by step according to curriculum on the phones provided to teachers. Over the course of the training period, teachers will be tested via SMS on regular basis and as an incentive, those who will score highest in tests will receive free mobile top ups. At the end of the course, test scores of all teachers will be aggregated and the passing teachers will be awarded certificate in the final workshop.
AGAHI is UNESCO implementing partner in Pakistan. A not for profit, AGAHI specializes in creating communication, information and media policy design tools, that enables the stakeholders to engage in information collaboration on knowledge-based platforms. AGAHI works in building the capacity of knowledge workers in creating content based on best practices to disseminate information in building a more integrated knowledge ecosystem.
26 August 2007; 120th Ave off Marion Rd near Dighton, MI.
A part of: Overnight Photo Trip 2007, Osceola County