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ISRAEL-OPT, Gaza sewage lagoons could collapse, water authority http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=82336 JERUSALEM, 13 January 2009 (IRIN) The Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) is concerned that waste water lagoons in the northern Gaza Strip could collapse due to the current fighting between Israel and Hamas <A href ... Other labels: blog, water, sanitation, gaza, palestine, israel, conflict

GUINEA-BISSAU, Coup attempt highlights vulnerability http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=81628 AKAR, 24 November 2008 (IRIN) An apparent coup attempt in GuineaBissau on 23 November has underscored the country's chronic political volatility. In recent years political decay has meant the increasing ... Other labels: blog, guinea_bissau, security, water, sanitation

Using Satellites to Map Cholera Epidemics from War & Health by Christopher Albon Science Daily is running a story on a new technique using satellites to predict and map cholera outbreaks. Researchers have found a relationship between sea surface temperature, sea surface height, and cholera epidemics ... Other labels: blog, mapping, conflict

Report, The Deadly Dozen http://www.wcs.org/deadlydozen/wcsdeadlydozen From Wildlife Conservation Society Health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society released a report on October 7 that lists 12 pathogens that could spread into new regions as a result of climate change. All have ... Other labels: climate-change, blog, wildlife, security

AFGHANISTAN Waste management slipping out of control in Kabul http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=80641 KABUL, 29 September 2008 (IRIN) Population growth and the construction boom in Kabul over the past few years have resulted in the daily production of over 3,000 tonnes of solid waste. Some of this has ... Other labels: blog, water, afghanistan, waste, security, infrastructure

Biotechnology 'no cure-all' for food insecurity Ochieng' Ogodo 26 September 2008 EN Africans, like this Tanzanian paprika farmer, require more access to land and fertilisers to take advantage of the products of biotechnology USAID NAIROBI Biotechnology is no panacea to the food insecurity and poverty problems in Africa and other ... Other labels: blog, food, security, governance, africa

REPORT Climate change A new threat to stability in West Africa, Evidence from Ghana and Burkina Faso from IISD http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?id=1011 By Oli Brown, Alec Crawford Over the past decades, the way we talk about climate change has evolved. Traditionally seen as an environmental and an energy issue ... Other labels: blog, climate, security, africa, water, food, population, resources ...

Kenya Deforestation and Vectorial Capacity of Anopheles gambiae Giles Mosquitoes in Malaria Transmission From: Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Oct; Yaw A. Afrane, Tom J. Little, Bernard W. Lawson, Andrew K. Githeko, and Guiyun Yan We investigated the effects of deforestation on microclimates and sporogonic development of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in Anopheles ... Other labels: blog, disease, forest

PHILIPPINES Half a million displaced in fighting http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=80190 MANILA, 5 September 2008 (IRIN) Up to 500,000 people are enduring poor health services and unsanitary conditions after fleeing the fighting between the government and Muslim rebels in the south. Moreover, analysts fear ... Other labels: blog, philippines, conflict, security, idp

WHO assists in disease surveillance and medical supplies during Kosi river floods http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/RMOI7J8LY8?OpenDocument&RSS20= 18P New Delhi 6, September 2008: The World Health Organization is working closely with the governments of India and Nepal to minimize the risk of disease outbreaks and provide basic healthcare for the millions affected ... Other labels: blog, india, nepal, water, disease, who, technology, monitoring ...