One of the key objectives of the workshop is to compile all the available Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of organizations involved in Flood Management in Pakistan.

UNESCO: NATURAL SCIENCES

To start with, they will use a combination of aerial photography, field measurements, and ground- and satellite-based sensors to compile a map of all the thermokarstic areas of Alaska.

ECONOMIST: Global warming and the permafrost

However, not all of the countries compile this kind of data or make it available.

BBC: How it's worked out

Alternatively, their teachers can submit results from national curriculum tests, while the children compile a portfolio to demonstrate their all-round creative and intellectual skills.

BBC: Bringing on the brightest

We add up the scores for all four metrics (equally weighted) and compile a composite score for each company based on their rankings for sales, profits, assets and market value.

FORBES: Global 2000 Methodology: How We Crunch The Numbers

In order to celebrate these devices, and so we might reflect upon the ways that we are the tools we use, Forbes.com decided to compile a list of the 20 most important tools of all time.

FORBES: The 20 Most Important Tools Ever

To compile the Cash Kings list, which charts pretax earnings for all living artists whose work is primarily classified as hip-hop or rap, we looked at income from touring, record sales, publishing, films, merchandise sales, endorsements and other ventures.

FORBES: Cash Kings 2012: Hip-Hop's Top Earners