As a member of theCaribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), Trinidad benefits from trade alliances among other Caribbean states. CARICOM is a group of twenty developing countries that work together to shape policies for the region and encourageseconomic growthand trade.6 Jamaica For many year...
This article focuses on the challenge posed by the global economic crisis for both Latin America and the Caribbean. The annual average growth rates for the region increased from 2.1% to 5.7% during the 2003-07 period. Poverty during this period also dropped by 10 percent. It notes that ...
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Problems associated with these pests are discussed covering susceptibility of the plants and pests, resistance of the pests to insecticides and assessment of economic damage. Suggestions are made for multidisciplinary research in pest control by plant breeders, other biological scientists, physical ...
The evacuation of people from New Orleans in advance of a hurricane has a significant impact on the number of fatalities that may occur. As indicated above, there are built-in problems for evacuation that are unique to New Orleans. Once the causeway over Lake Pontchartrain is closed because of...
In short, human footprint synthesizes pressures that might affect pathogen transmission and disease through multiple interrelated mechanisms, including changes in human mobility, vector (and reservoir host) habitat, contact between vectors and hosts, socioeconomic conditions and practices, and access to ...
The potential shortage of fresh water, for instance, was mentioned as one ofthemajor concernswhich students in schools should be made aware of. unesdoc.unesco.org unesdoc.unesco.org 例如有些 组织提到的淡水可能短缺问题就是应当让学校的学生意识到的一个令人关注的重大问题。
The “existing building problem” thus involves social, economic, and political considerations in addition to engineering considerations. This discussion of earthquake-related hazards and the challenges involved in dealing with these problems has emphasized the broad, multidisciplinary nature of earthquake ...
IMA provides localised services through its offices in Montvale, N.J., USA; Zurich, Switzerland; Dubai, UAE; and Beijing, China. This report marks the fifth anniversary of the ACCA/IMA Global Economic Conditions Survey. It explores the major trends that have driven the global economy between ...
Epidemiological studies have revealed that exposure to air pollutants during fetal development as well as early postnatal life is connected with numerous health problems including very low birth weight (VLBW); low birth weight (LBW); congenital defects; intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR); preterm ...