Economic Effects of Natural Disaster
Just as the ocean is integrated by natural systems, it is also inter-connected by intricate financial relationships -- through trade, transportation, integrated economies, global investment, and foreign aid. A natural disaster has an equally destructive impact on the community's capacity to survive the economic consequences of damaged agricultural or manufacturing capacity, a disrupted labor force, social chaos, and the dramatic cost of restitution and recovery.
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DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES
To support all educators and parents teaching from home in the weeks ahead, the World Ocean Observatory is pulling together a compendium of home-study tools and resources for teaching and learning about the ocean. These resources can be used by parents, schools, educators and others to address the educational gaps being created by local and national ‘shelter in place’ initiatives to help flatten the curve on the Covid-19 outbreak. This list of resources is a work in progress: please reach out if you have other key elements that we should be sharing with our global community.
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WORLD OCEAN EXPLORER 2020
With a game capable of reaching a global audience, WORLD OCEAN EXPLORER can expand interest in ocean issues and habitats, and excite students about the infinite possibilities associated with ocean exploration. LEARN MORE.
