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Haiti, Philippines hardest hit by weather extremes in 2012: study
2013-11-13 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Haiti, the Philippines and Pakistan were hardest hit by weather disasters in 2012, a report issued at U.N. climate talks on Tuesday showed, as the death toll mounted from the latest typhoon to devastate the Philippines. Germanwatch, a think-tank partly funded by the German government, said poor nations had suffered most from extreme weather in the past two decades, and worldwide, extreme weather had killed 530,000 people and caused damage of more than $2.5 trillion. "The unfolding human tragedy...
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From Philippines to Haiti, Disaster Recovery is a Way of Life
2013-11-11 23:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: For many millions of people living in the planets poorest, most populous places, a state of recovery from what used to be called natural disasters has become the norm, not some exceptional circumstance. The central Philippines, now reeling from the impact of Typhoon Haiyan, a super storm if ever there was one, are just the latest place in which huge human losses follow a disaster that, in a rich country, would almost assuredly mainly exact a financial toll. See Keith Bradshers wrenching reports...
HAITI: Garment factories accused of wage abuses
2013-10-17 14:36:25| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Garment factories in Haiti supplying top brands and retailers have been accused of minimum wage violations that routinely deprive workers of nearly one-third of their pay.
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U.S. Green Building Council to Name Haiti Orphanage in Honor of President Clinton
2013-09-27 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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Blue Sky Building Systems Constructs First Non-Residential Project in Haiti
2013-09-27 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Award-winning light gauge steel provider teams with NYC's Tonetti Associates Architects to use materials best suited to Haiti's environmental conditions<br /> <br /> LOS ANGELES – Blue Sky Building Systems, a company recognized for its innovations in residential light-gauge steel construction, announced today that its steel frame system is being used for a new health clinic in Haiti – the company's first non-residential project, and its first one overseas.<br /> <br /> Blue Sky's ...This story is related to the following:Architectural and Civil Engineering ProductsFrames | Construction Equipment
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