Global Warming

by Picofly

Climate change... Global warming call it any name. Am meant to understand that climate is changing rapidly in all the continents due to the effects of Global Warming. One of the encroached continents by this pandemic is Africa my motherland. So what''s next? In a recent Conference on Climate Changes and Global Warming in Kenya that went ahead, nations are trying find and sort out this rapid and malicious pandemic that might leave thousands and thousands of communities hopeless and homeless. Recently there have been persistent droughts and heavy rains causing floods and deadly menace in African countries that have left many communities in despair and lots of problems. Some have lost close relatives, friends and millions of properties due to the repercussions of these climatic changes. There are solutions in hand right now to drastically cut global warming pollution. Act now -- put clean, innovative energy technologies to use, and enact policies to encourage their rapid, widespread adoption -- and we can stop global warming in its tracks. Instead of nearly doubling U.S. global warming pollution by 2050, we can cut it by more than half using today''s technology. And with the proper incentives in place, even more innovative solutions will emerge along the way, leading to even bigger reductions. These measures such as boosting efficiency energy, use of better cars and smart growth, use of bio fuels and renewal energy as well as returning carbon to the ground are promising measures that would save our globe.

My friends is there hope for AFRICA? Moreover, is there hope for the entire GLOBE? Hope nations plus the whole communities in the entire globe came up with policies and framework on the implementation of these policies to safeguard our people and the nations at large. It''s time for all of us as nations be united to fight this pandemic for this would make our GLOBE a better place for all of us to live in. to get more on this topic please browse on the links below.

 sources: www.shvoong.com

LAVA FLOOD OF MERAPI IN CENTRAL JAVA INDONESIA

After the eruption of Merapi Mountain new threats appear to subside now that the cold lava flood is threatening the population along the river through which the cold lava merapi

Largest cold lava flood through river of Kali putih, Jumoyo Village, Magelang Central Java, causing chaotic activity of citizens. Hundreds of residents in seven villages in the vicinity of the cold lava flood difficulty to perform their daily activities. That vilage are Gempol, Ngipik, Randukuning , Gebayan, Sabrangkali and Tegalsari Seloiring.

Some public facilities damaged in the form of school. Way too much cold lava submerged material in the form of boulders and sand.

The majority of shops located along street of Magelang-Yogyakarta choose close. As a result, citizens of difficulty in obtaining basic need.

Loss of three bridges in 3 villages, namely Cirahan Hamlet, Hamlet and Hamlet Cibayan Sabrangkali, also makes the residents can not get out of the house.

166 Villager Life residents Ngipik in a radius of 10 km from Bridge of Kali Putih also felt very worried because of the accident. Lava flood is estimated to have expanded and turned the river of kali putih. Even the voice sounded jarring cold lava flood in the village.

Last night a cold lava flood overflowed into street of Magelang-Yogyakarta, 3 meters high and 500 meters further along. Conditions Highway of Magelang-Yogyakarta is devastated. Road section was still closed

Integrated Micro-hydro Development and Application Program (IMIDAP)

Indonesia is endowed with large hydro potentials of up to an estimated 62.2 GW, which includes micro-hydro energy of 458 MW. Most of these energy resources are located in remote regions of the country. This is one of the reasons why only 4% of the potentials have so far been utilized. However, with the support from Global Environmental Facility (GEF), IMIDAP sees this as a potential solution to answer Indonesia’s rural electrification challenge. Today, nearly 40% of Indonesian households remain un-electrified. A good proportion of these households live in rural regions endowed with microhydro potentials.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMIDAP is a comprehensive package of capacity development designed to assist the Government of Indonesia to achieve the following objectives:

1. Increase the microhydro business opportunities for local SMEs.
2. Implement a number of community-based microhydro projects in rural Indonesia.
3. Increase private sector and rural community join project implementation.

In short, the main activities the project undertakes include provision of a wide range of capacity buildings which among others include technical trainings as well as business plandevelopment for local microhydro developers, workshops and private or community-based users. The project however, doesnot cover investments and financing for building microhydroinfrastructures. Thus it is constantly searching new partners to find synergy in this respect. 

 

See more detail at: http://undp.or.id/factsheets/2009/ENV/Microhydro.pdf