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This guide to the legal aspects of AIDS has been thoroughly
revised. Written by experienced legal professionals under the
auspices of Britain's major AIDS charity, it addresses areas of the
law affected by AIDS, including: insurance, housing, employment,
children and young people, and immigration. It examines all the
legal needs of people with AIDS and HIV infection. The book
includes a section on the medico-legal aspects of AIDS (such as
antibody testing and the subject of informed consent) and a chapter
on the legal and practical steps towards setting up a voluntary or
charitable organization. Concise and accessible, this guide should
be useful to counsellors, health and social workers, lawyers,
welfare agency advisors and anyone who needs a legal rights guide
to AIDS.
This book presents a collection of papers under the theme of
multi-hazard early warning and disaster risks. These were selected
from the presentations made at the International Symposium on
Tsunami and Multi-Hazard Risks, Early Warning and Community
Awareness in supporting implementation of the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. This conference aimed to
recognize achievements and to highlight work that still needs to be
carried out. The conference promoted collaboration among academia,
research institutions and disaster management offices, and further
encouraged multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral interaction This
International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster
Risk Reduction provided an important opportunity to reflect upon
our progress to date in tackling disaster risk, but also to
consider some of the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead of
us. A particular focus of this event wasMulti-Hazard Early Warning.
During the negotiations for the Sendai Framework, countries and
partners highlighted the need to: 1. Continue to invest in,
develop, maintain and strengthen people-centred, end-to-end early
warning systems; 2. Promote the application of simple and low cost
early warning equipment and facilities; 3. Broaden the
dissemination channels for early warning information to facilitate
early action. Countries also called for the further development of
and investment in effective, nationally compatible, regional
multi-hazard early warning mechanisms. To address these needs,
global Target (g) of the Sendai Framework was adopted, namely to
"substantially increase the availability of and access to
multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information
and assessments to the people by 2030". As illustrated by recent
events in Indonesia, it is also vital to address the challenge of
cascading hazards that pose a tsunami risk, and the importance of
linking tsunami early warning to a multi-hazard environment.
However, moving towards a multi-hazard environment is complex and
poses many challenges but can bring significant benefits in terms
of efficiencies and also in recognising the links between hazards,
such as cascading threats. We very much hope that this book will
provide an important platform to address these and other challenges
in addressing disaster risk, as well as supporting implementation
of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
This guide to the legal aspects of AIDS has been thoroughly
revised. Written by experienced legal professionals under the
auspices of Britain's major AIDS charity, it addresses areas of the
law affected by AIDS, including: insurance, housing, employment,
children and young people, and immigration. It examines all the
legal needs of people with AIDS and HIV infection. The book
includes a section on the medico-legal aspects of AIDS (such as
antibody testing and the subject of informed consent) and a chapter
on the legal and practical steps towards setting up a voluntary or
charitable organization. Concise and accessible, this guide should
be useful to counsellors, health and social workers, lawyers,
welfare agency advisors and anyone who needs a legal rights guide
to AIDS.
This book presents a collection of papers under the theme of
multi-hazard early warning and disaster risks. These were selected
from the presentations made at the International Symposium on
Tsunami and Multi-Hazard Risks, Early Warning and Community
Awareness in supporting implementation of the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. This conference aimed to
recognize achievements and to highlight work that still needs to be
carried out. The conference promoted collaboration among academia,
research institutions and disaster management offices, and further
encouraged multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral interaction This
International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster
Risk Reduction provided an important opportunity to reflect upon
our progress to date in tackling disaster risk, but also to
consider some of the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead of
us. A particular focus of this event wasMulti-Hazard Early Warning.
During the negotiations for the Sendai Framework, countries and
partners highlighted the need to: 1. Continue to invest in,
develop, maintain and strengthen people-centred, end-to-end early
warning systems; 2. Promote the application of simple and low cost
early warning equipment and facilities; 3. Broaden the
dissemination channels for early warning information to facilitate
early action. Countries also called for the further development of
and investment in effective, nationally compatible, regional
multi-hazard early warning mechanisms. To address these needs,
global Target (g) of the Sendai Framework was adopted, namely to
"substantially increase the availability of and access to
multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information
and assessments to the people by 2030". As illustrated by recent
events in Indonesia, it is also vital to address the challenge of
cascading hazards that pose a tsunami risk, and the importance of
linking tsunami early warning to a multi-hazard environment.
However, moving towards a multi-hazard environment is complex and
poses many challenges but can bring significant benefits in terms
of efficiencies and also in recognising the links between hazards,
such as cascading threats. We very much hope that this book will
provide an important platform to address these and other challenges
in addressing disaster risk, as well as supporting implementation
of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
This book presents a collection of double-blind peer reviewed
papers under the scope of sustainable and resilient approaches for
rebuilding displaced and host communities. Forced displacement is a
major development challenge, not only a humanitarian concern. A
surge in violent conflict, as well as increasing levels of disaster
risk and environmental degradation driven by climate change, has
forced people to leave or flee their homes - both internally
displaced as well as refugees. The rate of forced displacement
befalling in different countries all over the world today is
phenomenal, with an increasingly higher rate of the population
being affected on daily basis than ever. These displacement
situations are becoming increasingly protracted, many lasting over
5 years. Therefore, there is a need to develop more sustainable and
resilient approaches to rebuild these displaced communities
ensuring the long-term satisfaction of communities and enhancing
the social cohesion between the displaced and host communities.
Accordingly, chapters are arranged around five main themes of
rebuilding communities after displacement. Response management for
displaced communities The Built environment in resettlement
planning Governance of displacement Socio-Economic interventions
for sustainable resettlement
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Life in a Tank (Hardcover)
Richard Haigh; Created by Mifflin Company Houghton
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This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical
literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles
have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades.
The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to
promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a
TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the
amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series,
tredition intends to make thousands of international literature
classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Two essential accounts of the tankers at war-in one special edition
These two books have more in common than their subject-the lives
and battles of British soldiers and their mighty metal war machines
at war on the Western Front during the Great War. Both are a
written in an easy, personable style which takes the reader towards
an intimate relationship with the officers, crews and machines of
this new and unique branch of the army. The reader is taken inside
the stinking, smoke filled, claustrophobic interior of the early
tanks and introduced to every hindrance, problem, and danger of
fighting the tankers war-not only with the German enemy but in a
torn, shattered mud-mired landscape than would bring an attack to a
halt before it had barely begun, or cripple and suck down a machine
and its crew to a halt under enemy guns or within hostile lines.
These two accounts-which allow the reader to share the experience
of tank warfare in its earliest days-are highly recommended for
their content and good value. Available softcover and hardback with
dustjacket.
Two essential accounts of the tankers at war-in one special edition
These two books have more in common than their subject-the lives
and battles of British soldiers and their mighty metal war machines
at war on the Western Front during the Great War. Both are a
written in an easy, personable style which takes the reader towards
an intimate relationship with the officers, crews and machines of
this new and unique branch of the army. The reader is taken inside
the stinking, smoke filled, claustrophobic interior of the early
tanks and introduced to every hindrance, problem, and danger of
fighting the tankers war-not only with the German enemy but in a
torn, shattered mud-mired landscape than would bring an attack to a
halt before it had barely begun, or cripple and suck down a machine
and its crew to a halt under enemy guns or within hostile lines.
These two accounts-which allow the reader to share the experience
of tank warfare in its earliest days-are highly recommended for
their content and good value. Available softcover and hardback with
dustjacket.
Life In A Tank, By Richard Haigh. Many of the earliest books,
particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now
extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing
these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions,
using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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