News headlines in April 2014, page 16

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 01 (IPS) - Guyana is shaping up to set a gold standard for the Caribbean in implementing a national energy efficiency strategy to curb greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.

BRUSSELS, Apr 01 (IPS) - As African and European leaders meet in Brussels this week under the theme of "Investing in People, Prosperity and Peace", it is clear Africa's greatest natural resource, its children, must be centre stage. 

KATHMANDU, Apr 01 (IPS) - Water is a critical resource in Nepal's economic development as agriculture, industry, household use and even power generation depends on it. The good news is the Himalayan nation has plenty of water. The bad news - water abundance is seasonal, related to the monsoon months from June to September.

HAVANA, Apr 01 (IPS) - A new law opening Cuba up to foreign investment and a shift in the country's relations with the European Union are aimed at seeking outside support to overcome the chronic crisis plaguing the country since the early 1990s.