In reports on the aftermath of the disaster in Myanmar, many of the photos and videos show shadows on the ground, i.e. the sun is still shining.  (I may be the only person on the planet who is looking for shadows in these images).  

If only they knew how, the people of Myanmar (and many other countries) could be cooking and boiling water with the sun whenever it is shining, and saving their meager (and soaked) wood supplies for nights and cloudy days.

As the integrated cooking advocate on the STAR-TIDES team, I was invited by SOUTHCOM to participate in a two-day crisis management workshop in Tegucigalpa (Jan 29-30, 2008) with Honduran FEMA and Army personnel. The FEMA officials have moved into a new building and are in the early stages of establishing a national disaster response structure. SOUTHCOM and the U.S. embassy are assisting with supplies and information.