United Nations – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:08:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Actions for Wealth Inequality by the Millenium Project, Ranked https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/10/actions-for-wealth-inequality-by-the-millenium-project-ranked Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:02:47 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=173487 When working at the Millenium Project, a global think tank that publishes reports surrounding global problems, I decided to improve the way reports were presented by ranking the actions provided by the organization to adress the problem. I focused on the 23 actions in global challenge 7 (Rich-poor gap) and created a system focusing on two aspects: feasibility and impact.

Assigning scores from 1–10 for each of these aspects made sense as an action needs to be both implemented and impactful for it to adress the problem. By researching to assign these scores and multiplying them, I could get an overall idea of where an action would compare to another one. Below is a graph summarizing my results, followed by the details behind each ranking.

1. Make higher education more easily available to all.

Feasibility: 7

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Filipino startup recognized in addressing SDG’s using space tech https://lifeboat.com/blog/2020/12/filipino-startup-recognized-in-addressing-sdgs-using-space-tech Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:04:41 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=117434
2020 GEO SDG Award for CirroLytix

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino startup is recognized globally in developing a dengue hotspot prediction system using satellite and climate data in the 2020 Group on Earth Observations Sustainable Development Goals (GEO SDG) Awards for the Sectoral category, For-Profit. The GEO SDG Awards recognize the productivity, ingenuity, proficiency, novelty, and exemplary communications of results and experiences in the use of Earth observations to support sustainable development.

CirroLytix Research Services was formed to create social impact through big data. Through the application of machine learning, data engineering, remote sensing, and social listening, the Philippines-based data analytics firm hopes to help governments, researchers, non-government organizations (NGO), and social enterprises achieve positive change. The Advanced Early Dengue Prediction and Exploration Service (Project AEDES) is one of the CirroLytix’s flagship projects developed during the 2019 National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) International Space Apps Challenge. It combines digital, climate, and remote sensing to nowcast dengue trends and detect mosquito habitats to help pre-empt cases of dengue. Project AEDES process leverages normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), Fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR), and normalized difference water index (NDWI) readings from Landsat and Sentinel-2 to estimate still water areas on the ground, which is correlated with dengue case counts from national health centers.

The Advanced Early Dengue Prediction and Exploration Service (Project AEDES) combines digital, climate, and remote sensing to nowcast dengue trends and detect mosquito habitats to help pre-empt cases of dengue.

Dominic Vincent “Doc” Ligot, co-founder and chief technology officer of CirroLytix, describes Project AEDES as an “early detection of panics from online searches, anticipating case counts from environment readings, but most importantly pinpointing hotspots from mosquito habitat detection.”

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ADAM’S DREAM https://lifeboat.com/blog/2020/05/adams-dream Mon, 18 May 2020 23:45:08 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=107270

The reality of COVID19 raises a critical question in the mind of Adam Ethan Loeb a young Belgium boy regarding the extinction of the human person. This questions birthed “Adam’s Dream” which for him will help in “Saving Humanity From Extinction”, by “Availing a Multiplanetary Education for the present and Future Generations
This 12year old boy highly influenced by Elon Musk and Peter H. Diamandis believes that a multiplanetary existence could have prevented the spread of coronavirus.
This young Space Enthusiast believes that since they are the future of tomorrow, well structure Young Space Education System should be availed because the Future is Faster than we think.

In explaining his vision Adam explained, “Adam’s Dream is my vision about the future with regard to preserving our kind and other living things. This idea struck my mind during this novel coronavirus outbreak. As the spread increases day in and day out, I was scared and asked my mum the question, “mum, do you know that living in space could have saved or preserved humanity better”? My reason is, if we become multiplanetary, it will solve the problem of overpopulation and make the human person more creative and resilient.

Thus, in this project, I will be preparing my generation and the ones to come to become multiplanetary Species. We have many Space Advocates; there is no proper attention giving to the younger generation. The future is obscure for my generation, and I want to lead them to light through the help of those who know better in compliance with “Adam’s Dream” rooted in Saving Humanity from Extinction by Availing a Multiplanetary Education for the present and Future Generations. In this, we can have a Sustainable “Kosmic” Environment for Prosperous Living.

Reading the works of Elon Musk gave me the conviction that as a Multiplanetary Activist, I can do this. Elon started thinking about Space at 14 years; I began at 10years. He is no doubt my number one role model followed by Peter H. Diamandis with my effort in understanding the teachings of Sara Seager – Planetary Scientist, K. Radhakrishnan, Carolyn Porco, Jill Tarter, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Liu Yang, Steve Squyres, Louis Allamandola, and David Spergel. I will have a better approach to harnessing the reality of Multiplanetary for my generation on those to come. The reality of Space is faster than you think.”

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Ambassador Juan José Gómez Camacho — Mexico’s Ambassador to Canada — Migrant Health, Pandemics, and Aging — IdeaXme — Ira Pastor https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/10/ambassador-juan-jose-gomez-camacho-mexicos-ambassador-to-canada-migrant-health-pandemics-and-aging-ideaxme-ira-pastor Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:50:26 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=97234 ]]> What is a city? The SDGs depend on an answer — By Brendon Bosworth | GreenBiz https://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/04/what-is-a-city-the-sdgs-depend-on-an-answer-by-brendon-bosworth-greenbiz Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:16:19 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=36043

“This month, urban thinkers from the United Nations, the European Commission and other organizations are meeting in Brussels to continue a curiously complex attempt: developing a universal definition of the “city.””

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The United Nations: What’s the Point? — By Uri Friedman | The Atlantic https://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/09/the-united-nations-whats-the-point-by-uri-friedman-the-atlantic Tue, 20 Sep 2016 02:58:42 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=30297 The Security Council chamber is seen from behind the Council President's chair at the United Nations headquarters in New York City September 18, 2015. As leaders from almost 200 nations gather for the annual general assembly at the United Nations, the world body created 70 years ago, Reuters photographer Mike Segar documented quieter moments at the famed 18-acre headquarters on Manhattan's East Side. The U.N., established as the successor to the failed League of Nations after World War Two to prevent a similar conflict from occurring again, attracts more than a million visitors every year to its iconic New York site. The marathon of speeches and meetings this year will address issues from the migrant crisis in Europe to climate change and the fight against terrorism. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYPICTURE 20 OF 30 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "INSIDE THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS"SEARCH "INSIDE UN" FOR ALL IMAGES       TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTX1SAQB

“History “teaches us that order in international relations is the exception, rather than the rule,” Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister, writes in a new report on the uncertain future of the UN.”

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Interview: Margaret Anstee – first woman to become UN Under-Secretary-General | UN News Centre https://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/09/interview-margaret-anstee-first-woman-to-become-un-under-secretary-general-un-news-centre Tue, 20 Sep 2016 02:52:35 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=30294

““A woman of firsts” is perhaps only a summary description of Dame Margaret Anstee, the first woman to serve as a United Nations Under-Secretary-General.”

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Swift response to refugee crisis rests on Obama summit after UN talks fail — By Julian Borger and Patrick Kingsley | The Guardian https://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/09/swift-response-to-refugee-crisis-rests-on-obama-summit-after-un-talks-fail-by-julian-borger-and-patrick-kingsley-the-guardian Tue, 20 Sep 2016 02:47:32 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=30291 2688

“Hopes of a fast and effective response to the global refugee crisis now rest on a summit convened by Barack Obama on Tuesday in New York, after negotiations before a meeting of world leaders at the UN on Monday failed to produce any concrete measures.”

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E-government a powerful tool to implement global sustainability goals, UN survey finds | UN News Centre https://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/e-government-a-powerful-tool-to-implement-global-sustainability-goals-un-survey-finds-un-news-centre Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:44:51 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=28689 Sustainable Development Goals_E_Final sizes

“A new United Nations report has found that e-government is an effective tool for facilitating integrated policies and public service by promoting accountable and transparent institutions, such as through open data and participatory decision-making …”

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What the evolution of human culture can teach us about international relations — By Mark Leon Goldberg | UN Dispatch https://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/07/what-the-evolution-of-human-culture-can-teach-us-about-international-relations-by-mark-leon-goldberg-un-dispatch Sat, 02 Jul 2016 01:45:24 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=27440  

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An interview with Stewart Patrick, “a Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program at the Council on Foreign Relations.”

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