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Civil Society Activists Cold-Shouldered at Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 26 (IPS) - A former UN Secretary-General once paid a supreme compliment to the work of civil society groups when he described non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as the world's "third super power" –- presumably ranking behind the United States and Russia.
Bangladesh Facing Tough Climate Choices
- Inter Press Service
BOYARSHIN, Bangladesh, Oct 26 (IPS) - Twice a week, 20-year-old Kulsum Begam, a young mother of two, spends over three hours gossiping with the neighbours.
Opinion People-Powered Data Set to Transform Dull Statistics
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 26 (IPS) - You probably didn't notice it was World Statistics Day last week because, let's be honest, statistics don't have the most exciting reputation. Thankfully, I have a feeling this is about to change, big time.
Agricultural Keys to Malaria in African Highlands
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Uganda, Oct 23 (IPS) - Sixty-five years after a major international summit here on malaria, the mosquito-borne disease remains a scourge and its incidence may even be rising in parts of sub-Saharan Africa due to the combined effects of climate change, agricultural practices and population displacement.
Analysis: Taxation for Development
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 23 (IPS) - In recent decades, many developing countries have experienced declines in fiscal revenue as a share of national income. There is an urgent need to reverse this trend, with greater revenue collection to finance the realization of developing countries' developmental aspirations.
Itaborai, a City of White Elephants and Empty Offices
- Inter Press Service
ITABORAÃ, Brazil, Oct 23 (IPS) - Itaboraí still recalls its origins as a sprawling city that sprang up along a highway, not far from Rio de Janeiro. But a few years ago big modern buildings began to sprout all over this city in southeast Brazil, whose offices and shops are almost all empty today.
Opinion: It’s Time to Put Local Communities in Charge of Liberia’s Forests
- Inter Press Service
MONROVIA, Oct 22 (IPS) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently affirmed her commitment to the land rights of Liberia's local communities, who rely on the forests for their livelihoods and have cared for them for generations.
U.N. Rights Commissioner Blasts Harsh Treatment of Refugees
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (IPS) - As the flow of migrants continues to rise – from war-ravaged countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa to Europe – so do the horror stories of the harsh treatment meted out to these refugees.
Pakistan: Looking to Hydropower to Assure More Reliable Electricity
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 22 (IPS) - "We are lucky a local dam will give us cheap and uninterrupted power supply. Currently, we remain without electricity for 14-16 hours every day," Muhammad Shafique, a schoolteacher in Upper Dir, told IPS.
Terrace Farming - an Ancient Indigenous Model for Food Security
- Inter Press Service
CASPANA, Chile, Oct 21 (IPS) - Terrace farming as practiced from time immemorial by native peoples in the Andes mountains contributes to food security as a strategy of adaptation in an environment where the geography and other conditions make the production of nutritional foods a complex undertaking.
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