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‘Floating Schools' Bring Classrooms to Stranded Students

Amy Yee

June 30, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

In rural Bangladesh, the effects of climate change are felt acutely: For one, flooding prevents students from regularly attending school. A nonprofit started in the early 2000s has successfully overcome this seemingly insurmountable barrier by refurbishing boats as floating classrooms and libraries.

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A Tornado-Stricken City Is Teaching The World How To Build A Disaster-Proof Hospital

Stan Alcorn

June 18, 2013 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Moore, Oklahoma

After a powerful storm destroyed their hospital and left lives at risk, Moore, Oklahoma is rebuilding a new type of facility that can weather a tornado. They are helping other cities learn how to do the same, ensuring that lives can still be saved in the face of such storms.

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When Food Isn't the Answer to Hunger

Tina Rosenberg

April 24, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Aceh

In a lot of places, food is available and the market is working but people are too poor to buy it, so cash donations are more effective than food. Previously U.S. aid laws did not allow cash donations but a new proposal could change that.

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Will Biomimicry Offer a Way Forward, Post-Sandy?

Sarah Amandolare

January 04, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Port Au Prince

By looking at the ways plants and animals adapt to their environment, architects are using “the emerging science of biomimicry” to make buildings more resilient. For instance, an orphanage in Haiti was built to store water much like the native Kapok tree. A honeycomb structure inspired an office tower in South Korea. This might be one strategy to prevent more weather damage in the future.

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Bridging the Clothing Divide

David Bornstein

October 03, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

In the poorest places, the lack of proper clothing costs lives. Now a simple and efficient program in India is attacking the problem with the urgency it deserves.

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Amidst Drought and Famine, Niger Leads West Africa in Addressing Crisis

Fred de Sam Lazaro

July 12, 2012 |

PBS NewsHour |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Niger, Madarounfa, Maradi

Officials in Niger are addressing chronic severe droughts causing food shortages and leading to a widespread threat of starvation. They provide aid to malnourished children and resources for a crop planting technique called 're-greening,' which aims to reforest agricultural regions, restore soil quality and, in turn, increase food supply.

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Haiti's road to recovery

Jacob Kushner

June 28, 2012 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti

An essential roadway in Haiti is being rebuilt in the kind of aid Haitians say is vital to economic recovery after the catastrophic earthquake of 2010. National Route 7 is an important highway for farmers and other merchants who transport their goods for sale to Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince. The current dangerous conditions of the road lead to deadly accidents as well as car troubles which prevent farmers from selling their harvest. Other much larger reconstruction projects in Haiti are often more expensive, yet not as vital in bringing actual change or long-lasting benefits to Haitians.

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The Multiplier Effect: Driving Haiti's recovery by spending aid dollars locally

Jacob Kushner

May 11, 2012 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti

Building Markets, an NGO, has connected Haitian businesses with foreign NGOs who can funnel humanitarian aid through the local suppliers and manufacturers in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of 2010. Typically, the majority of contracts are granted to international contractors which are easier for foreign NGOs to vet but when contracts are granted to local vendors, the "multiplier effect" allows more money to flow through the local economy and employ Haitians. A directory built by Building Markets allows foreign investors to easily find trustworthy local businesses.

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Saving Lives in a Time of Cholera

Tina Rosenberg

April 07, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

A cholera epidemic can kill many people or few people—it all depends on the expertise of the doctors and their access to the right equipment. A program in Dhaka rushes both to countries when an epidemic is just breaking out.

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Working in the Himalayas to Prevent Disastrous Flooding

Amy Yee

November 27, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Bhutan, Thorthormi Lake

Countries impacted by climate change are working to mitigate the effects, but more help is needed. Every year Bhutanese citizens dig a channel to lower the water level of Thorthormi, a huge glacial lake that posing a risk of flooding downstream. But Thorthormi is just one rapidly expanding lake among many. Another 82 are deemed growing risks in Bhutan alone.

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