WebbPoverty and inequality. Poverty is both a driver and consequence of disasters, and the processes that further disaster risk related poverty are permeated with inequality. A poor boy collecting garbage waste from a landfill site in the outskirts of Delhi. Informal settlements are often situated close to landfills, where heat islands or fires may ... WebbPhilippine Studies Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints 64, NOS. 3-4 (2016) 455-72 ... The stress here is on people's vulnerability, or their material condition and force of circumstance, ... socially and psychologically back "to their core" (Hoffman 1999, 310). As Susanna Hoffman (ibid.) notes, ...
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Webb5 juni 2024 · In the U.S., approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling older adults are considered to be socially isolated, and 43% of them report feeling lonely . The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the number of older adults who are socially isolated including both community-dwelling older adults and nursing home residents, as many countries have … Webb24 juli 2013 · The Philippines is a culturally diverse country with an estimated 14- 17 million Indigenous Peoples (IPs) belonging to 110 ethno-linguistic groups. They are mainly … Webb19 feb. 2024 · “The world’s poorest communities often live on the most fragile land, and they are often politically, socially, and economically marginalized, making them especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change,” Christina Chan, director of the World Resource Institute’s Climate Resilience Practice, told Global Citizen. birthday wishes for a 98 year old woman