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  • Organic fertilizers to lift African farmers out of poverty

    August 27, 2020 |

    Heidi.news |

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    Response Location: Burkina Faso, Koubri

    After realizing that chemical fertilizer was doing more harm to the land than good in Burkina Faso, a Burkinese agronomist created a fertilizer from organic waste that has allowed the land to once again become fertile. Although the organic fertilizer promises a much higher increase in yields, chemical fertilizer is still widely used in the region.

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  • Project Uses AI to Maximize Meal Delivery to Students in Need

    August 27, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Using AI technology, home address data, and algorithms, the Metro21 Institute at Carnegie Mellon was able to find the best school bus routes to deliver school meals to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The solution wouldn’t have worked with the help of a community of partners, leaders, and volunteers. “It truly has taken a village.”

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  • The mosquito strategy that could eliminate dengue

    August 27, 2020 |

    Nature |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Yogyakarta

    In Indonesia, Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes are transmitting dengue at a much slower rate than those not infected with the bacterium according to a controlled research study that expands on existing experimentation conducted elsewhere in the world. Although the trial was cut short due to the prevalence of COVID-19, the results were substantial enough that researchers are encouraging efforts to scale the technology worldwide.

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  • A clever way to provide life-saving oxygen

    August 27, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    A hospital in Uganda is using a new device created by scientists that produces oxygen without the use of electricity. Since the device has been introduced, 500 children have been treated with it and the mortality for children who have faced breathing problems has been reduced drastically.

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  • An incomplete picture

    August 27, 2020 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Housing First, an approach that has helped many cities address homelessness, has failed to make much impact in Boulder thanks to a shortage of permanent housing and complaints that the program suffers from a lack of coordination and ignorance of the views of the community it's trying to serve. Boulder County housing authorities and non-profits teamed up in 2017 to shift toward permanent housing and other services for people experiencing homelessness, rather than the previous policy of providing temporary shelter beds. But most people remain unserved by both temporary and permanent solutions.

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  • Why California spends billions but can't control its wildfires. ‘No simple or cheap solution'

    August 27, 2020 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    After 2017's devastating wildfires, the state of California and businesses committed billions of dollars to thinning forests and other fire-prone areas to contain the spread and intensity of wildfires. But the state's "fire deficit," a legacy of more than a century of policies to suppress fires rather than let them periodically consume the fuel on the ground, has been too great to solve the problem quickly. Experts say wildfires like the record-setting conflagrations of 2020, worsened by climate change, will continue without even greater efforts by California and the federal government.

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  • Carbon County, aiming to be age-friendly, aligns with national network

    August 27, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    AARP is providing the framework, resources and accountability for local governments to make their cities more senior-friendly. From transportation, to health and community services, 450 communities across the country - and two in Montana - have pledged to work toward specific goals within five years. Carbon County has been working on improvements since 2018 and has reevaluated its efforts in the wake of a pandemic that has highlighted the specific vulnerabilities faced by senior citizens.

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  • The Law Preventing Congress from Sending States the Coronavirus Bill

    August 27, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) protects states from having to fund federal laws. Prior to its passage, Congress passed bills without worrying about how to fund them, leaving states, cities, and counties to pay for federal mandates. Though UMRA has not been foolproof, 185 unfunded mandates were passed in 1993 before the law was passed and only 15 laws that violate UMRA limits were enacted between 1996 and 2018. Congress is not required to fund the whole bill, which means localities can still be required to pay significant amounts for federally mandated laws.

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  • India's first two ‘Tsunami Ready' villages in Odisha

    August 26, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Ventakraipur, Odisha

    Two decades after a massive cyclone killed close to 10,000 people in India's Odisha state, the government's efforts to protect coastal villages vulnerable to cyclones and tsunamis has produced a host of safety measures, from reinforced shelters and early-warning systems to search and evacuation training. Two villages were singled out as the first in the Indian Ocean region to achieve UNESCO's "tsunami ready" certification. A drill in 2019 showed how quickly villagers were trained to respond to an imminent threat.

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  • Toward a Cure: Cities Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

    August 26, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Milwaukee was one of the first U.S. cities to show that communities of color were disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic because of a framework that had been established and implemented after the city and county declared racism a public health crisis. The resolution allowed for city officials to track data that framed "disparities in health outcomes through a racial lens." Now, 70 other jurisdictions have made similar declarations and additional efforts are underway to address a range of health issues tied to racial trends.

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