1. Lithosphere-Asthenosphere

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

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4. Benefits & Challenges: Disaster Management
Strong demand from the Geohazards Community to have easy and seamless access to data during the whole cycle of the Disaster Risk Management (Prevention, Prediction & EW, Crisis, Post Crisis and recovery)

5. 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 Diabetes
Alliance: Australia+Canada+China+India+UK+USA
╙╙►►► Health Research Agencies: collectively managing estimated 80% of world’s public health research funding

6. 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

7. Thank you for your attention
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 ( )
English mathematician and physicist
In: Letter to Robert Hooke, 5 February 1676
Thank you for your attention