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Friday, January 25, 2008
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Cyclone forecast and the weather guys of BD
Comparing to the previous years' cyclones, the loss of human lives was much less during SIDR. Even then it exceeded 3,000...not to mention the millions that have been severely affected. 3,243 deaths according to yesterday's official reports. 3,243 precious lives...lost forever.
Was it possible to keep the number down?...To spare at least some of them?...Could a better storm forecast have prevented this loss?...What were the weather guys doing?...How come a "4 number hushiary" signal became a "10 number moha bipod shonket" within hours?
Was it like this that a mild storm suddenly gathered strength to become a Category IV hurricane and started heading towards Bangladesh?
I asked google. And of the 2 of the first 5 pages that I opened contained clear warnings that the depression forming near the Andaman's may become a Category IV or V hurricane and hit Bangladesh. I did not search any more because I'm sure there will be hundreds of similar pages.
Now, I feel like asking again what exactly were the weather people of Bangladesh were doing all these time?...What on earth were they so busy with that they missed such a huge catastrophe that was evident?...Maybe I should ask if they will take any responsibility of the deaths...
Following links are to the first 2 pages that I visited before making this post - the first one warned of the cyclone as early as on the morning of 12th November.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/blogs/hurricanes-storms/cyclone-sidr-47111211
http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/11/cyclone_sidr_category_5.php
...I lost my grandmother in the cyclone of 1991..
Was it possible to keep the number down?...To spare at least some of them?...Could a better storm forecast have prevented this loss?...What were the weather guys doing?...How come a "4 number hushiary" signal became a "10 number moha bipod shonket" within hours?
Was it like this that a mild storm suddenly gathered strength to become a Category IV hurricane and started heading towards Bangladesh?
I asked google. And of the 2 of the first 5 pages that I opened contained clear warnings that the depression forming near the Andaman's may become a Category IV or V hurricane and hit Bangladesh. I did not search any more because I'm sure there will be hundreds of similar pages.
Now, I feel like asking again what exactly were the weather people of Bangladesh were doing all these time?...What on earth were they so busy with that they missed such a huge catastrophe that was evident?...Maybe I should ask if they will take any responsibility of the deaths...
Following links are to the first 2 pages that I visited before making this post - the first one warned of the cyclone as early as on the morning of 12th November.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/blogs/hurricanes-storms/cyclone-sidr-47111211
http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/11/cyclone_sidr_category_5.php
...I lost my grandmother in the cyclone of 1991..
Sunday, September 30, 2007
UNDP Annual Report 2007
UNDP Annual Report 2007 can be downloaded from:
http://www.undp.org/publications/annualreport2007/
http://www.undp.org/publications/annualreport2007/
STATE OF THE MICROCREDIT SUMMIT CAMPAIGN REPORT 2006
STATE OF THE MICROCREDIT SUMMIT CAMPAIGN REPORT 2006 can be found at:
www.microcreditsummit.org/pubs/reports/socr/2006/SOCR06.pdf
www.microcreditsummit.org/pubs/reports/socr/2006/SOCR06.pdf
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Call for proposals - grants for developing country researchers studying poverty
The Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network (www.pep-net.org)has announced a call for proposals for its 2008 competition, in which up to 29 grants for a total value of $CAN 1,800,000 will be awarded.
This is only for researchers originating from and residing in a developing country. In addition to the research grants, all selected teams will also be eligible for additional funding to participate in training workshops, PEP meetings, international conferences, study visits and other activities.
Grants will be awarded under four programs:
1. MPIA-PMMA CORE PROGRAM: 6-9 grants of $CAN 20,000 (plus up to $CAN 30,000 in additional funding) will be awarded for proposals submitted to either Poverty Monitoring, Measurement and Analysis (PMMA) or Modeling and Policy Impact Analysis (MPIA) subnetworks, which have the following thematic priorities:
Multidimensional poverty, public spending, intrahousehold allocation and poverty dynamics, the poverty impacts of growth, public spending and agricultural policies.
DEADLINE: January 7, 2008.
2. CBMS NETWORK RESEARCH GRANTS: NA for Bangladesh
3. PEP-AUSAID POLICY IMPACT EVALUATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE (PIERI): 6 grants of up to $CAN 140,000 will be awarded to conduct policy impact evaluations. Projects should be designed to evaluate interventions that aim at improving human capital and alleviating poverty, e.g. child health programs, schooling programs, training programs, safety net programs.
DEADLINE (expression of interest): November 30, 2007.
4. PEP-OPHI Human Development Capabilities Initiative: Jointly with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI; www.ophi.org.uk), PEP will offer 5 grants of $CAN 20,000 (plus up to $CAN 30,000 in additional funding) for research on analyzing poverty in the multidimensional context of the capabilities approach. Proposals are welcome for one of two themes, listed below:
Theme 1: Missing Dimensions of Poverty Data
Theme 2: Identification and Multidimensional Poverty
DEADLINE: January 7, 2008.
FOR MORE INFORMATION and to submit a proposal, please consult the "Call for Proposals" section on the PEP web site (www.pep-net.org). PEP is funded by the Australian Aid Agency (AusAID; www.ausaid.gov.au), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA; www.cida-acdi.gc.ca) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC; www.idrc.ca).
This is only for researchers originating from and residing in a developing country. In addition to the research grants, all selected teams will also be eligible for additional funding to participate in training workshops, PEP meetings, international conferences, study visits and other activities.
Grants will be awarded under four programs:
1. MPIA-PMMA CORE PROGRAM: 6-9 grants of $CAN 20,000 (plus up to $CAN 30,000 in additional funding) will be awarded for proposals submitted to either Poverty Monitoring, Measurement and Analysis (PMMA) or Modeling and Policy Impact Analysis (MPIA) subnetworks, which have the following thematic priorities:
Multidimensional poverty, public spending, intrahousehold allocation and poverty dynamics, the poverty impacts of growth, public spending and agricultural policies.
DEADLINE: January 7, 2008.
2. CBMS NETWORK RESEARCH GRANTS: NA for Bangladesh
3. PEP-AUSAID POLICY IMPACT EVALUATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE (PIERI): 6 grants of up to $CAN 140,000 will be awarded to conduct policy impact evaluations. Projects should be designed to evaluate interventions that aim at improving human capital and alleviating poverty, e.g. child health programs, schooling programs, training programs, safety net programs.
DEADLINE (expression of interest): November 30, 2007.
4. PEP-OPHI Human Development Capabilities Initiative: Jointly with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI; www.ophi.org.uk), PEP will offer 5 grants of $CAN 20,000 (plus up to $CAN 30,000 in additional funding) for research on analyzing poverty in the multidimensional context of the capabilities approach. Proposals are welcome for one of two themes, listed below:
Theme 1: Missing Dimensions of Poverty Data
Theme 2: Identification and Multidimensional Poverty
DEADLINE: January 7, 2008.
FOR MORE INFORMATION and to submit a proposal, please consult the "Call for Proposals" section on the PEP web site (www.pep-net.org). PEP is funded by the Australian Aid Agency (AusAID; www.ausaid.gov.au), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA; www.cida-acdi.gc.ca) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC; www.idrc.ca).
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Welcome Fattah Bhai and Saikat Da
Thanks to Saikat Da and Fattah Bhai for joining the group blog. Hope you will contribute regularly and take this initiative forward. By the way, Fattah Bhai your description shows "Mirpur Road" which reminds me of George Harrison's "Jessore Road". Cheers.
The Concert for Bangladesh--Part 5
The Concert for Bangladesh--Part 5
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