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From 5 to 7 November 2008, the Microinsurance Conference 2008 will take place in Cartagena, Colombia.
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From 20-26 July 2008 the third Summer Academy “Environmental change, migration & social vulnerability” took place at Hohenkammer Castle. 25 young scientists from 16 nations analysed the extent to which environmental and climate change is forcing people to migrate.
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Industrialized countries are mainly responsible for climate change, yet it is the poor in developing countries who are mainly affected by its impacts.
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The 2007/2008 dialogue forums were the third series of discussions with the aim of increasing public awareness. The foundation intends to position the dialogue forums as a “local brand”, establishing itself as an active partner in the debate on “people at risk” in Munich.
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There has been a significant increase in flood catastrophes in recent decades. Scarcely a day goes by without our seeing dramatic images of houses under water and people in need. Good early warning systems are a crucial factor in effective prevention.
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People in Africa spend about 40 billion hours each year on fetching water. A project carried out by Munich-based WasserStiftung (“Water Foundation”) aims to supply 1,000 people with drinking water.
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On one side of the poster, six world maps illustrate the links between poverty, health, education standards and AIDS rates, women’s rights and numbers of children. The other side features the portrait of fifteen-year-old Brenda, who works in Uganda as a youth counsellor. The poster was produced in cooperation with the Berlin Institute for Population and Development and the German Foundation for World Population.
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“Climate expedition”, a project conceived by the German environmental and development organisation, Germanwatch, brings day-by-day views of the earth captured from space into the classroom. The Munich Re Foundation is supporting this educational initiative, which is designed to make young people more aware of climate change.
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Munich Re Foundation grants prize for early-warning system – €50,000 for optimised storm-warning system in the Kingdom of Tonga.
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