Discussing The Ways Of Reducing Global Poverty

Defined as the state of surviving in minimum wage or below the level of minimum wage, poverty is also a condition where people lack basic necessity essential for surviving everyday life which includes food, water, shelter, health and education. With 6 billion people living in today’s world, one billion receive 80 percent of global income but in contrast to that more than one billion barely survive on less than a dollar a day.

Thousands of organizations are in the field of poverty reduction looking to make difference and some positive results have been achieved but still millions are in same state. With India, China, parts of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa majorly affected by poverty, extraordinary efforts have to be put in order to reduce such crisis. Annually global leaders of the world organize programs in order to establish framework and strategies to accelerate the process of poverty reduction. Ideas and programs mostly consist of ways to empower people through practical skills along with financial aid. If developing countries are to be looked in right way, almost half of world’s poverty could be reduced but corruption followed by bad government system becomes the biggest obstacle.

Urge in development of developing countries should be more in focus if poverty is to be reduced to certain extent. The process to reduce global poverty among immense population should start with educating as much people as possible with technical and practical knowledge. Not lot of organizations are involved in providing technical knowledge to people but some of them are and web-based online resource centre like Practical Answers are also a great way to access technical resources. not many people are familiar with the use of online resources for technical knowledge but Practical Answers resources has managed to make difference throughout the globe in developing countries and it can be equally useful in global poverty reduction as well.

Poverty surrounds billions and efforts have to be made by every citizen in order to make difference. Contribution doesn't have to be bigger as even sharing information could make a big difference. Reducing enormous poverty has to be a global issue rather than particular problem.

Emergency Plans For Flood And Earthquakes

Disasters are reoccurring event which brings upon deadly consequences depending on their ferocity and capability. Among them earthquake and flood are frequently occurring ones which brings huge consequences along with them. Effective actions for floods and earthquakes could be described as the procedures and plans which can be followed in case of such emergency occurrence.

Awareness and preparedness is the only way of establishing safety among people. Ideas and knowledge on preparing emergency plans can be found from various sources but it is the availability of those resources to people who are in most vulnerable state. People living in remote regions and in poverty are the ones who are in real state of vulnerability as they do not have ideas on disaster and are unaware of such awareness measures. Awareness on emergency plans starts with government of every developing countries being aware about the consequences of disaster and making information available to marginalized population.

Considering the amount of disasters that developing countries like Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and many others goes through, government must take initiative to spread knowledge on emergency plans. There are specific plans that should be followed in case of both earthquake and flood respectively. Vulnerabilities can only be reduced through knowledge and knowledge reaches up to people through help from NGOs and government. Some of the organizations have been using resources provided by Practical Answers which consists of all disaster related resources.

Practical Answers provides its online resources which consist of various materials to help improve people’s lives and economic standard. Organizations have been using resource provided by Practical Answers because of its People Centered Resource which consists of materials focusing on people for everything related to disaster from emergency plans to preparedness and reconstruction work. helping people in case of disaster is much easier than it seems as organizing even a smallest community-based program allows people to share their knowledge with others and form a safe environment in case of disaster occurrence.

Disasters are unstoppable and nobody can do anything about it but people can be safe and adopt safety measures to protect themselves in case of such situations.

Comparing Charcoal And Wood Usages

Traditional biomasses are major fuel source for millions of people dwelling in developing countries. Use of wood dominates the biomass but they are depleting in major quantity because of excessive population. Coal, charcoal, sawdust, agricultural wastes are some other biomass used by people among them charcoal is widely used as a domestic fuel which is made in absence of oxygen by draining out all the water from wood.

Charcoals are light black residues remnants of wood which is highly carbon induced. Utilizing this energy would not be the best option for environment but they are sustainable in comparison to wood. Wood are the first products which are used directly used by burning them whereas charcoal is formed by burning the wood. Charcoals had been produced for ages and still are abundantly used in developing world. Using brick or traditional kilns, farmers lived in dense forest to produce them.

Still in countries like Sudan and Kenya, farmers and peasants make charcoal using traditional techniques. Charcoals utilization reduces smoke to much less in context with wood burning. Choosing correct type of kiln for charcoal production is necessary and it determines the quality of charcoals. Through the guides and information provided by Practical Answers, people can use the charcoal production technique to make chars from different forest residues.

Sugar cane Bagasse, Sawdust Coconut and coffee husk, Wattle bark, Macadamia nut shell also have potential for charcoal production. Helping through its technical information, Practical Answers provides its informative guide online. The guides were used by people of Kenya and Sudan to access all the information on charcoal production from selecting the best type of kilns for quality charcoal production to the effects of charcoals on environment. Like every other energy source, charcoals also have its disadvantages but it has more merits in comparison to wood.

Utilization of charcoal is mostly done for cooking purpose in developing regions but it also is used for art, medicine, purification and filtration and horticulture. Charcoal production is mostly illegal now in many countries but they are a better fuel source for people living in poor regions than wood. Utilizing agricultural waste people could make charcoals for better energy access.

Disaster Preparedness Plans

Disasters ferocity can never be assumed or predicted which makes it essential to have knowledge and ideas on disaster or emergency management. Disaster preparedness is the only way to reduce any impact that comes along with them. Depending on the type of disaster, the prepared measures should differ as well.

Certain regions and places are more prone to disaster in comparison to others due to various reasons. For example Japan has suffered many earthquakes throughout the decades because of its location. Every country must have disaster support team which can work during time of emergencies. While developed countries are very active in such cases, developing countries lack behind. Government of developed countries understands the impacts that disasters brings and acts according to it.

Often in any disaster, it is the marginalized and poor ones who have to face the most difficulty. Since, they already live in basic income and necessity; disasters destroy everything remaining with them. Government must play the most vital role when it comes to educating and communicating with people in case of disaster. Disaster preparedness includes a lot of things including the necessity for better communication among community people to constructing better houses.

Countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Haiti and many others have always been disaster-ridden countries. Earthquakes, landslides and flood are commonly occurring events which kills thousands of people and yet government hasn't been able to do much to help them. People do not need new materials or high standard programs to aware them, all they need is information on building better houses, forming better strategies and learning effective alert systems. All these things doesn't require huge capital or money, people just need technical information which they can share together in a community.

Having a community-based program encourages people to have better understanding. Technical information can be gathered from lots of different source and Practical Answers being an online resource centre has been providing its free information to the under-privileged ones. Their information is practical which has helped many developing countries to learn about things related to pre-disaster and post-disaster.  Emergency plan during disaster is the only way to survive it.

Indoor Smoke- The Killer In Kitchen

Indoor air pollution is a chronic problem in rural remote areas of developing countries. Most people who depend on traditional biomass dwell in the countryside where both agricultural residues and wood are readily available.

In city areas the outdoor pollution through air has become a major carrier of deadly diseases. This is the same case in rural area however it’s the exact opposite case. People living urban areas suffer from the constant pollution created form vehicles and industries and people from indoor pollution caused by burning solid fuels. Do you know that 1.6 million people living in developing regions die due to health problems caused from burning solid fuels?

This is a simple fact not many people know about. Around 3 billion people still use wood and crop waste as fuel for cooking and heating purpose. Most of the people using these solid fuels are from sub-Saharan Africa and developing Asia. Having no other option than using the available solid fuel makes the vulnerable to some of the most dangerous health problems.

Among 1.6 million people who are victim of indoor pollution most of them are women and children. They get more affected because they have to spend almost four to eight hours a day in kitchen preparing food along with children. Acute lower respiratory infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, lung cancer, asthma and some are the major health problems that are found due to the exposure to indoor smoke.

Indoor smoke becomes harmful to people because they release black carbon and methane along with pollutant particles which enters to our lungs through nostrils which remains and becomes the cause of problems. Indoor pollution is a big issue and billions of population can’t be provided with clean fuel source so, Practical Answers provides its ideas of using improvised stoves and construction of smoke chimneys which will lessen the smoke inside house.

Indoor smoke are produce through biomass burning and poor people cannot afford using other fuel source so, making the information available to them to reduce its effects can be more helpful and save thousands of people’s lives.

Constructing Toilets Post-Disaster

It is a difficult task to get back on our feet after the effects of such deadly disaster. Many people easily recover whereas some people get scarred for life. Immediate effects are the least worrying parts of all because after effects of disasters are much worse. Houses, developmental building and works get completely destroyed leaving people with nothing.

Firstly, in such condition people need to tackle the problem of fulfilling the basic necessity i.e. food, clothes and shelter. Only then, they can form a proper strategic plan to carry out constructional and developmental work. People should keep in mind what is necessary and what is not. Disaster itself kills thousands of people but diseases also kills people as well. Most of the times, these diseases are spread due to unmanaged human wastages and open defecation. So, what can be done to solve these problems?

The simple solution is toilet reconstruction post disaster. Open urination and defecation becomes a major problem and cause of diseases like cholera, dysentery, typhoid and diarrhea. Flies and insect become the transferors of these diseases making more people sick leading them to death. The toilet reconstruction will not only solve these problems but will act as aid to environmental sanitation as well.

There are lots of different types of toilets that can be constructed based on the materials found, number of people, span of time and geographical structure. Practical Answers provides us with an overview of these types of toilets with their advantages and disadvantages.

A simple pit latrine is one of the simplest latrines forms which can be made using few materials and has low constructional cost. Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) Latrine is the improvised version of simple pit latrines and doesn't require water for its operation. Pour-Flush Latrine is another type which is easy to construct and controls the flies. Ecological Sanitation Latrines, Aqua-Privy are some other forms of latrines which can be constructed post-disaster.

Latrines are easy to construct depending upon its types. Constructing latrines will eliminate the risk for diseases and are very simple solution to the problem of diseases outbreak.

Management Of Pests And Diseases In Plants

When it comes to farming crops, fruits or vegetables a lot of things have to be taken into consideration and one of the main problems that arises and makes the plants and crops vulnerable is the wide range of pests and diseases. Once the crops get infested from pests it cannot be completely removed but it can be reduced to certain extent.

Now there are lots of methods and ways through which the pests and diseases can be managed and controlled. Some of them are natural methods while some of them are through use of chemicals. It’s very important to know which kind of pest is seen in the crops or plants before trying to get rid of them.

Though I believe using natural methods of pests control can be beneficial for both crops and farmers not all the pests can be controlled by natural method.

Managing diseases and pest is not an easy process and a lot of information is needed to manage them properly. These information need to be accurate and easy to follow through so that people can take benefits from them. One website named Practical Answers provides many solutions to such problems. Some of the solutions elaborated in the website are use of hot boiling water to treat pests in banana and plantains plants, rotation of crops, using plants to interest insects and creating barriers.

These are only few ways through which the crops could somehow be protected from pests. There are hundreds of ways elaborated in this website through which crops can be protected and this information can be helpful to lot of farmers.

Controlling unwanted pests and diseases is very important if one wants good production of crops. If they are not controlled properly then there will be bad consequences for crops leading to low production of crops. Low production means less income for farmers so spread the knowledge and ideas about this pest and diseases management so many people can know about it. Help farmers increase production of crops by sharing knowledge and ideas.