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Will the 2010 FIFA World Cup be a disaster?

Is a country where 90% of people are forced to boil their own sewage in order to get a drink up to hosting the biggest sporting event in the world?

Is a country where 95% of people have HIV/AIDS up to hosting the biggest sporting event


To answer your "questions".
1. Unicef & WHO estimates 99% of the urban and 78% of the rural population in South Africa has access to safe drinking water. Combined, that is 91% of the country. Maybe you mixed up your percentages.

World Disasters 2010

Crisis,earthquakes,9/11, War, Hurricanes, Haiti, Christ and what he did for us

Justin Yifu Lin & Apurva Sanghi: The Economics of Disaster

WASHINGTON, DC - Despite all of the gloomy economic news nowadays, if we thought that things couldn't get much worse, we had a grim reminder this month that no country is immune to the forces of nature and the havoc they wreak. Two years ago, on January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people and shattered the country's prospects.

As strange as it may sound, traditional Chinese medicine has much to teach us about dealing with disasters - in particular, to pay more attention to prevention than to therapy. In the same way, it is best to focus on reducing natural-disaster risks through prevention.

According to a recent report released by the World Bank and the United Nations, Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention, an ounce of prevention in planning for disasters is worth a pound of cure. So prevention pays, if done right. And that means getting incentives right.

Incentives at every level - international, government, and individual - can play an important role in helping to prevent natural hazards from turning into disasters. A report by Tearfund, a leading relief and development charity, provides an instructive example from Mozambique. In 2000, Mozambique requested US$3-4 million (S$3.88 - S$5.17 million) from donor countries to help it to prepare for impending floods. It received only about half that amount. But, after the floods struck, donors gave Mozambique more than US$100 million in relief alone, and pledged more than US$450 million for recovery and reconstruction.

Digg Headlines

(1095 diggs) World's Scariest Job todaysbigthing September 15, 2010I hope he makes at least minimum wage.
(1778 diggs) The Futuristic World of 2010 [Comic] nouman1989 --
(1505 diggs) 5 Modern Abandoned Cities mediasight There are modern abandoned cities around the world, and each seems to have an equally interesting story behind it. Some were abandoned following a disaster. The stillness that surrounds these towns seems almost palpable -- and it's strange to think that neighboring cities are still full of bustl?ing people. here are 5 modern abandoned cities.
(2560 diggs) Spain wins World Cup finals 2010 nmpraveen In extra time...Paul wins
(660 diggs) World's Largest Skateboard Disaster [video] cb810 Joe Ciaglia the owner of California Skateparks took his giant skateboard for the ride of a lifetime.

Disasters In The World For 2010 - News


Haiti disaster help lags badly
Haiti disaster help lags badly "Our goal must be the empowerment of the Haitian people. … who will carry on the work of rebuilding Haiti long after our involvement has ended," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in 2010. Since the earthquake, governments and

Justin Yifu Lin & Apurva Sanghi: The Economics of Disaster
Justin Yifu Lin & Apurva Sanghi: The Economics of Disaster In the same way, it is best to focus on reducing natural-disaster risks through prevention. According to a recent report released by the World Bank and the United Nations, Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention,

Natural disasters
THE world has succeeded in making natural disasters less deadly. Annual death tolls are heavily influenced by outliers, such as Haiti's earthquake in 2010 (which killed more than 200000) or the Bangladeshi cyclones in 1970 (300000).

Haiti Quake Efforts Were Hampered by Poor Information Sharing
“Poaching” of national health staff by foreign groups offering higher salaries and better conditions was a problem in Haiti, as it has been in other disasters. Ministry of Health guidelines for payment of Haitian public staff by international actors

UN Brings Virulent Cholera Strain to Haiti
UN Brings Virulent Cholera Strain to Haiti In November 2010, reported that United Nations peacekeepers had introduced a deadly strain of cholera to victims of earthquakes and related disasters in Haiti, even while the UN was denying the accusation. A massive earthquake occurred