Agua, saneamiento e higiene para las poblaciones en riesgo
Agua, saneamiento e higiene para las poblaciones en riesgo

Author: Action Contre La Faim

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9782705681258

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El acceso al agua y al saneamiento es uno de los mayores retos que confronta la humanidad en el siglo XXI. Hoy por hoy, mas 900 millones de personas sobreviven sin acceso a un agua en condiciones, al tiempo que mas de dos mil setecientos millones de personas carecen de infraestructuras de saneamiento adecuadas. El resultado de estas condiciones de vida tan lamentables es la muerte de mas de 10 000 personas cada dia, De estas, la inmensa mayoria son ninos. La Organizacion Mundial de la Salud estima que un millon seiscientos mil ninos de menos de 5 anos mueren al ano a causa de la diarrea, una enfermedad que se puede erradicar con facilidad con programas de agua, saneamiento e higiene. Las diarreas son tambien la primera causa de desnutricion por causas patologicas. El acceso universal al agua y al saneamiento, y en definitiva a una vida digna, ha sido uno de lo asuntos mas discutidos en el pasado foro mundial del agua de Estambul de 2008. Accion contra el Hambre desea que el agua sea un derecho humano, un derecho fundamental, reconocido por el conjunto de la comunidad internacional. El acceso al agua segura no es solamente un factor importante para la salud publica, si no que tambien condiciona el desarrollo socio-economico de la poblacion de un pais: la agricultura, ganaderia, industria, comercio y la vida diaria misma dependen de un acceso al agua en cantidad y calidad suficientes; su carencia, ademas de ser causa principal de pobreza, origina retrasos en el desarrollo de cualquier comunidad. Este libro se basa en la experiencia en agua, saneamiento e higiene que la red internacional de Accion contra el Hambre ha adquirido sobre el terreno a lo largo de mas de 30 anos de trabajo en cooperacion internacional y ayuda humanitaria. Su objetivo es plasmar en un unico texto conocimientos, tecnicas y criterios que han demostrado su utilidad practica e impacto positivo en los problemas globales antes mencionados. Intenta ademas consolidar metodologias y herramientas para la ejecucion de actividades de cooperacion y de promocion de comunidades y personas vulnerables. Se pretende asi que este libro sea una herramienta de formacion y capacitacion de los equipos que trabajan en el terreno, un instrumento que ayude a alcanzar las metas de cobertura de las necesidades mas elementales, las de autosuficiencia y las de desarrollo pleno por medio de, entre otros factures, el empoderamiento de las personas protagonistas de su desarrollo.

Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals
Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals

Author: Germaine Buck Louis

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 924157237X

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Conclusions, and recommendations -- Introduction and background -- Unique biological characteristics of children -- Developmental stage-specific susceptibilities and outcomes in children -- Exposure assessment of children -- Methodologies to assess health outcomes in children -- Implications and strategies for risk assessment for children.

Glosario Del Banco Mundial
Glosario Del Banco Mundial

Author: World Bank

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13:

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This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.

The North American Mosaic
The North American Mosaic

Author: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.

Surveillance for Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water Use and Other Aquatic Facility - Associated Health Events -- United States, 2005-2006
Surveillance for Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water Use and Other Aquatic Facility - Associated Health Events -- United States, 2005-2006

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13:

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Surveillance for waterborne disease and outbreaks associated with drinking water and water not intended for drinking-- United States, 2005-2006: "Problem/Condition: Since 1971, CDC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists have maintained a collaborative Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS) for collecting and reporting data related to occurrences and causes of waterborne-disease outbreaks (WBDOs) and cases of waterborne disease. This surveillance system is the primary source of data concerning the scope and effects of waterborne disease in the United States. Reporting Period: Data presented summarize 28 WBDOs that occurred during January 2005-December 2006 and four previously unreported WBDOs that occurred during 1979-2002. Description of System: The surveillance system includes data on WBDOs associated with recreational water, drinking water, water not intended for drinking (WNID) (excluding recreational water), and water use of unknown intent. Public health departments in the states, territories, localities, and Freely Associated States (FAS) (i.e., the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, formerly parts of the U.S.-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) are primarily responsible for detecting and investigating WBDOs and voluntarily reporting them to CDC by a standard form. Only cases and outbreaks associated with drinking water, WNID (excluding recreational water), and water of unknown intent (WUI) are summarized in this report. Cases and outbreaks associated with recreational water are reported in a separate Surveillance Summary."--Page 39