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environmental change] New WWF Report Available – Arctic Climate Impact Science
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 -0400 To: “ArcticInfo” Subject: New WWF Report Available – “Arctic Climate Impact Science – an Update since ACIA” The full report can be downloaded at: http://www.panda.org/arctic The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s International Arctic Programme announces the publication of an [...]

Trash money available SWMP

Not a lot of money for clean-up or closing but the projects eligible are broad.
Solid Waste Management – Region 10 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, requests proposals for Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants. Projects may include studies, surveys, investigations, demonstrations, training, and public education programs. Project priority areas include: Reducing [...]

Anthropology in a climate of change, war, and internecine environments 2

[In process]
Background*
Part 1**
Part 2*** From a follow-up to the newslist discussion about anthropology and climate change–
Q. “So…what can we do to solve this problem? Can we think like engineers?”
Please, don’t. Not even anthropological engineers. For example, see this —

SWMP EPA grants

dejá vu Open dumps were supposed to be closed in 1993 and the deadline was extended 5 years. I think it’s time to find out why they are allowed to still exist. Of course, just 20 awards per year doesn’t help.
Tribal Solid Waste Management
This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for the Tribal [...]

Solid waste management in emergencies

WHO WEDC emergency notes has the list of tech guides available from WHO. One of the notes is about solid waste.
Many of their suggestions are the same as the ones I developed with rural northern Alaska Villages for interim solid waste management.

Site Search Tags: interim+solid+waste, SWMP, Katrina, disaster

Emergency water and sanitation handbooks WCED WHO

These are pdf files of the Emergency publications series, produced by WEDC Publications, Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Loughborough University
Emergency Publications on CD, Bob Reed (ed.)This pc compact disk comprises the electronic (pdf) files of the entire series of Emergency publications produced by WEDC to date.This is an invaluable and handy resource for all aid [...]

Toilets and Trash sanitation in the frontier

http://flickr.com/photos/hlthenvt/sets/72157594265830625/

I’ve put the set of photos up on Flickr. These can be used to illustrate problems and solutions to solid waste management and sanitation. I have not finished the annotations, but Flickr members may go ahead and comment. Unfortunately, I haven’t figured out a good way for non-Flickr members to add to the discussion [...]

Adverse birth outcomes associated with open dumpsites in Alaska Native Villages

Adverse birth outcomes associated with open dumpsites in Alaska Native Villages.
Gilbreath S, Kass PH
Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Sep 15; 164(6): 518-28

This retrospective cohort study evaluated adverse birth outcomes in infants whose birth records indicated maternal residence in villages containing dumpsites potentially hazardous to health and environment. Birth records from 1997 to 2001 identified 10,073 eligible [...]

Rural SWMP Solid Waste Management Planning

I’m trying to assemble what I have used when working with rural communities on their solid waste. I hope these materials will be useful to others. These materials may be modified to suit others. Unless otherwise noted, this Rural SWMP work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License

Of course, if you would like [...]

SWMP USDA grants

I don’t know about this USDA source but can go find out more. It makes too much sense to integrate solid waste management with protecting water and supporting healthy rural life.
Solid Waste Management
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests applications for the Solid Waste Management Grant Program. This program supports projects that seek to [...]

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Capacity-building among tribal governments & rural communities
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Complex systems
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Special Projects

o Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) of Traditional Indian Artisans and Craftspeople Project (HazArt) -
http://13c4.wordpress.com/special-projects/hazart-traditional-arts-crafts/
o Small Business in Western Alaska
http://13c4.wordpress.com/special-projects/moravian-bookstore/
o The Anthropology of Human Survival -
http://13c4.wordpress.com/2006/01/12/the-anthropology-of-human-survival/
o Rural SWMP Solid Waste Management Planning -
http://13c4.wordpress.com/special-projects/rural-swmp/
o St Innocent of Alaska Bicentennial (Ioann Veniaminov) -
http://13c4.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/ st-innocent-of-alaska-bicentennial-ioann-veniaminov/
o Cross-cultural information technology, computers and such [...]