Advocates of Science and Technology for the People

disaster

Community efforts and disaster preparedness

With the aftermath of the floodings caused by Typhoons Pepeng and Ondoy still fresh in everyone’s minds, people’s organizations and affected communities sat down with scientists to discuss disaster preparedness and its impacts on their lives at AGHAM’s Science for the People Colloquium series held at the Balay Kalinaw in UP Diliman last October 7, 2010 with the theme +gEnsuring Community Disaster
Preparedness Amidst Climate Change.+h It was also a preparatory event for the 10.10.10 Global Work Party held last Sunday.

Author: 
Dr. Giovanni Tapang, Ph.D.

Boxes, estimation and politics

The numbers we deal with everyday can range from the simple to the staggering. When confronted with issues concerning very large numbers, images and analogies become important tools for people to grasp and understand the issue at hand.

Author: 
Ms. Catherine Abon
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