SOCIAL AWARENESS

Pollution Management and Environmental Health Program Air, land, and water pollution caused 9 million premature deaths in 2016, or 16% of all deaths worldwide. About 92% of all pollution-related mortality is seen in low-income and middle-income countries, with the poor, marginalized, and young hardest hit by the health effects of the contamination. The economic burden is immense: in 2016, ambient air pollution alone cost the global economy US$5.7 trillion—4.8 percent of global GDP. The World Bank is committed to supporting countries most severely impacted by pollution by providing technical assistance on pollution management, facilitating knowledge generation and sharing, and raising awareness about the detrimental impact on global health. Over the past 12 years, FY04–17, the World Bank Group approved 534 pollution- relevant activities, accounting for approximately US$43 billion in commitments. These projects have contributed significantly resulting in air pollution reduction in Peru, ...

Social work   is an academic discipline and   practice-based   profession   that concerns itself with individuals,   families ,   groups ,   communities   and society as a whole in an effort to meet basic needs and enhance social functioning, self-determination, collective responsibility, and overall well-being.   Social functioning is defined as the ability of an individual to perform their   social roles   within their own self, their immediate social environment, and the society at large.   Social work applies   social sciences , such as   sociology ,   psychology ,   political science ,   public health ,   community development ,   law , and   economics , to engage with client   systems , conduct assessments, and develop interventions to solve social problems, personal problems, and bring about   social change . Social work practice is often divided into micro-work, which in...