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Uninsulated buildings

Name(s): 
Inadequate home insulation
Underheated school buildings
Damaged house insulation
Broader 
Inadequately heated buildings
Unsustainable energy consumption
Substandard housing and accommodation
Narrower 
Freezing of plumbing systems
Reduces 
Indoor air pollution
Health hazards of modern insulating materials
Aggravates 
Energy leaks
Inadequate acclimatization of buildings
Inadequate protection from cold weather
Inadequate housing among indigenous peoples
Aggravated by 
Unavailability of building materials
Inadequate waterproofing of buildings
Inadequate governmental energy conservation policies
Prohibitive construction cost of community buildings
Strategy(ies) 
Insulating buildings
Value(s) 
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(E) Emanations of other problems

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

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