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Lithosphere-Asthenosphere

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Benefits & Challenges: Earth System Science - Tsunamis: Wave Amplitude Model – 26 Dec 2004

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Benefits & Challenges: Disaster Management

Strong demand from the Geohazards Community to have Strong demand from the Geohazards Community to have easyeasy and and seamless access access

to data during the whole cycle of the Disaster Risk Managementto data during the whole cycle of the Disaster Risk Management

(Prevention, Prediction & EW, Crisis, Post Crisis and recovery)(Prevention, Prediction & EW, Crisis, Post Crisis and recovery)

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Global Initiative:Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Alliance (GACD) for a critical battle against: Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases-Research on:♦ Cardiovascular Diseases

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♦ Several Cancers♦ Chronic Respiratory conditions♦ Type 2 DiabetesAlliance: Australia+Canada+China+India+UK+USA ╙╙►►► Health Research Agencies: collectively managing

estimated 80% of world’s public health research funding

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Benefits & Challenges:Human Capital (shared?)

Number of scientists/engineers vs. population:

Africa: less than 1 per 10,000 inhabitants

Asia & Europe: 2-5 per 10,000 inhabitants

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Benefits & Challenges: Progress through Partnerships-

Individuals & Nations

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of the giants.”

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

English mathematician and physicist

In: Letter to Robert Hooke, 5 February 1676

Thank you for your attention