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Be Part of the Solution

Be Part of the Solution. www.IEDRO.org. I nternational E nvironmental D ata R escue O rganization [IEDRO]. A 501(C)(3) non-profit , non-governmental organization that... Locates, rescues and supports the digitization of all environmental data , worldwide.

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Be Part of the Solution

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  1. Be Part of the Solution www.IEDRO.org

  2. International Environmental Data Rescue Organization [IEDRO] • A 501(C)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization that... • Locates, rescues and supports the digitization of allenvironmental data, worldwide. • Works with governments, foundations, and individuals to find funding for these efforts. www.IEDRO.org

  3. DATA RESCUE !

  4. Why?

  5. Starvation Prevention

  6. Disease Prevention

  7. Safer Construction

  8. Better Flood Forecasting

  9. Better Weather Forecasts

  10. Improve Climate Change Prediction

  11. Let’s Explain

  12. Starvation Prevention

  13. Prevent Mass Starvation Over 8 million people, mostly elderly and children, perish every year from starvation and diseases that result from mal-nourishment.

  14. Help Subsistence Farmers Plan When we have historic data, we can tell subsistence farmers when to expect floods and droughts in their regions. They then can change what they plant and to plan for lean years.

  15. Disease Prevention

  16. Disease Prevention Every year between 1 to 2 million people, mostly the elderly and children, die of air borne diseases. • These diseases include: • Malaria • Yellow Fever • Encephalitis • Dengue Fever

  17. Disease Prevention Research links disease spread to past weather conditions available from data rescue work. Health officials using weather forecasts, can determine when and to where a disease will spread (disease vectorization). Early inoculations and spraying could save thousands of lives annually.

  18. Disease Prevention Data rescue leads to accurate timing of disease spread. Preventive actions such as spraying and inoculating can then be done in advance of the disease’s arrival.

  19. Safer Construction

  20. Safer Construction • Environmental conditions destroy under-designed structures • Additional historical data provide more realistic construction specifications Property and lives are saved.

  21. Better Flood Forecasting

  22. Flood Forecasting Floods kill more people than all other natural disasters combined.

  23. Computer programs provide accurate flood warnings if many years of historical observations are available. Those data aren’t available in developing countries so…. people drown!

  24. Better Forecasting • Years of environmental data now deteriorating on paper charts! • Information that is absolutely necessary to baseline flood forecast models.

  25. Digitizing weather data • Saves lives!

  26. Better Forecasting • More historic data leads to better understanding of severe weather events. • Better understanding leads to more accurate forecasts and warnings.

  27. Climate Change Prediction

  28. Climate Change/Global Warming • Historic weather data assist in forecasting the direction and speed of climate change. • We can thus decide how best to mitigate either the change or discover the adaptation humankind must take. 2004 1941

  29. Our successes so far…. • 328,000 upper-air observations rescued Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal and Zambia • 190,000 surface observations rescued in Uruguay and 504,000 surface observations at a private museum in Punta Arenas, Chile • “Open and unrestricted exchange of digitized data” accepted by all participating countries

  30. What we need now… • Volunteers • Donations

  31. www.GoodSearch.com • contributes a penny to IEDRO for every search you do. It costs you nothing and brings IEDRO significant contributions. • It’s easy to set up. Participate and tell your family and friends! Use this search engine…

  32. Sample Rescue Costs $110 - a copy stand for a developing country to rescue data $225 - a digital camera to photograph data at risk $1800 - a data expert to train local volunteers $2200 - a computer to copy images to CDs $4400 - to get a developing country started

  33. Make a difference !

  34. Give your time and financial help!

  35. Saving data Saves lives

  36. Rescue data now Beforeitfadesaway forever

  37. International Environmental Data Rescue Organization 901 Main StreetDeale, Maryland 20751-9609 Phone: (410) 867-1124 Fax: (410) 867-9259 E-mail: admin@IEDRO.org

  38. www.IEDRO.org

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