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.