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Traffic Behaviour: A Parameter for Development?

08/04/2017 by sissel Leave a Comment

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Phnom Penh traffic by Anders Thorsell

Traffic can be a daunting experience in many countries. And much more so in lesser developed countries. Several times (read: many) I have showed other drivers what I feel about their behaviour.

Not very commendable, despite lambasting them from inside a car, in my own language. And of course, to no avail.

 

In order to calm my nerves, when stuck in a traffic jam, I started to reflect on the link between traffic behaviour and level of development. And came to the conclusion, there must be a connection.

Examples

The first day in my own car, in the traffic in Vientiane, Laos I experienced several heart attacks and nervous breakdowns. A motorbike, suddenly making a U-turn in front of me, or a lorry,  deciding to park there and then, in the middle of the street. [Read more…]

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Uncategorized Tagged: Behaviour, Development, Risk consciousness, Traffic

Disaster – The Enemy Within

15/03/2017 by sissel Leave a Comment

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Flood in tropical city

 

“Disasters are manifestations of unresolved development problems”.

 

The quote is from the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) 2015. It is an issue pivotal to development, but still mainly overlooked. It is a message that should be shouted out with a megaphone large enough to reach all politicians, donors and decision-makers around the world.

Why is that important?

That is important because disasters can no longer be regarded as external threats.

Disaster risk is by and large a product of poverty.  [Read more…]

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Uncategorized Tagged: Disaster, Risk consciousness

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