how does piracy affect me... increase in hijackings payments for ransoms increased insurance...
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How does piracy affect me...
Increase in hijackings
Payments for ransoms
Increased insurance payments
Increased security
Higher high street prices
Longer journeys- therefore more fuel
There be pirates...
Failed state- government is not in full control. Stable government which is
in control of the country.
Much of the population is reliant on food aid.
High returns from ransoms paid for ships and crews-
average $2 million.
Most ransoms are unlikely to be paid.
Huge coastal area makes it uneasy to police.
Average income in Somalia is $600 dollars per capita.
Strong international support for the Somali government.
There are few employment opportunities in Somalia.
Employment opportunities are widely available.
Large coastal area.
Small coastal area.
Large number of ex-fisherman that know the
area well.
Pirates are shunned by the local population.
Pirates are viewed as heroes by the local population.
Large number of armed and experienced warlords from
the civil war.
Illegal fishing of Somali waters has put fisherman
out of business.
There is a well developed welfare system in the
country.There be pirates...
Key:White = reasons which encourage piracy in SomaliaShaded in= reasons which would not encourage piracy in Somalia
Impact on Somalia
Local farmers and fishermen leave to join
pirates
Wealthy pirates encourage the
consumption of drugs alien to local culture
Local prices increase due to influx of
dollars- quality of life decreases for locals as
a result
Pirates take multiple wives from poorer
nomadic tribes- this impacts on rural traditional life
There be pirates...
Ransom money is reinvested in more
sophisticated weaponry making
governance of the area more difficult
Discourages investment and trade
in the country.
Other nations enter Somalia to track and capture pirates-
undermining the national government?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sMFzVFDgof8
There be pirates...
http://gem.jrc.ec.europa.eu/gam/index.htm
Blue lines show densest shipping
routes.
A global issue?
There be pirates...A global issue?
http://www.pupilvision.com/schoolmap/map.htmCountries with active pirate crews
Somalia
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Ghana
Vietnam
Nigeria
Tanzania
Brazil
There be pirates...How well organised are the pirates of Somalia?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/quilombo_samuel/3070312599/
Local knowledge
of the coast.
Fast speed boats.
GPS and satellite phones. Heavily armed,
machine guns and grenade launchers.
Contacts in the local
ports.
Boarding equipment
such as ladders and
grappling hooks.
There be pirates...How effective would these measures be against piracy?
Secure ship- electric fence
around the ship delivering a
9,000 volt shock
Advice given to cargo ships in pirate waters
Tracking device for ship
Emergency alarm- to inform
shipping company and
authorities
24 hour look outs
Razor wire around
accessible parts of the ship
Trailing ropes and cargo nets
Install high powered flood
lights
Bridge and accommodation
to be secured
High powered hoses and water
cannons
Hired armed security teams
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8328846.stm - stopping the pirates
Pick six ways to protect your ship and one of your ownDraw them on your boat
Ebola
• Current distribution of Ebola in the 2014 outbreak– Nigeria– Sierra Leone– Guinea– Liberia– USA– Mali
How is Ebola spread?
• It is spread when people have direct contact through– Broken skin, mouth and nose with the blood,
vomit, faeces or bodily fluids of someone with Ebola
– The virus can last up t six days on surfaces– The spread of the disease is worse in urban areas
where there is a higher concentration of people
Social - impacts of Ebola
• 3,700 children in Gabon and Sierra Leone have been made orphans
• Children are left alone in hospitals• There was a three day quarantine in Sierra
Leone• 2,917 people have died so far• Food shortages in Sierra Leone• Relatives of the deceased are offered
counselling
Economic – impacts of Ebola
• Safari bookings are down 70%• Loss of tourism income • Gabon gets most if it money from farming and
people are not buying their crops• Country borders have been closed• Economic growth down 1% in Guinea• Empty hotels in countries affected
How can the spread of Ebola be slowed?
• There is no proven cure for Ebola.• Severely ill patients need to be rehydrated quickly using intravenous
fluids. They should be isolated from other people and given intensive care by medical experts.
• Potential vaccines are being tested. If the trials are successful they would be used to protect healthcare workers first.
• Experimental drugs such as ZMapp have also been used, but their effectiveness has not been proved.
• Blood products from survivors are also being tried as a potential therapy.• The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says this outbreak
comes from the deadliest and most aggressive strain of the virus.• It is not known which factors allow some people to recover while most
succumb but experts say early treatment is key.