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Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

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last edited by BillSeitz on Sep 1, 2008 6:13 am

I just realized the meeting is taking place this week.

Update: there were 30 proposals, of which only 17 were ranked (for a variety of reasons). The rankings (best-to-worst [ROI]) are:

  1. Control of / - About 28 million cases could be prevented by 2010. The cost would be $27 billion, with benefits almost forty times as high.

  2. Malnutrition: Providing micro (e.g. iron) nutrients ()

  3. Subsidies and Trade: Trade liberalisation ()

  4. Diseases: Control of [MalarIa] ()

  5. Malnutrition: Development of new agricultural technologies ()

  6. Sanitation & Water: Small-scale technology for livelihoods

  7. Sanitation & Water: Community-managed water supply and sanitation

  8. Sanitation & Water: Research on water productivity in food production

  9. Government: Lowering the cost of starting a new business ()

  10. Migration: Lowering barriers to migration for skilled workers ()

  11. Malnutrition: Improving infant and child nutrition

  12. Malnutrition: Reducing the prevalence of low birth weight

  13. Diseases: Scaled-up basic health services

  14. Migration: Guest worker programmes for the unskilled

  15. Climate: Optimal

  16. Climate: The [Kyoto Protocol] ()

  17. Climate: Value-at-risk

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