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India Strives to Become ‘Drought Proof’
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, Mar 12 (IPS) - In a country of 1.2 billion people, the threat of drought takes on epic proportions.
Over a period of two centuries (between 1801 and 2002), India experienced 42 severe droughts, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation. One of these, in 1979, cut food grain production by 20 percent; another, in 1987, damaged 58.6 million hectares of cultivated land, affecting 285 million people.
Changing Weather, Changing Fortunes
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Mar 12 (IPS) - Sri Lanka has paused for breath after the extreme weather conditions last year that many associate with climate change.
Thailand Negotiating ‘Worrying’ Deal With EU
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Mar 12 (IPS) - The negotiations launched this week for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and the European Union have raised concerns among both Thai and European non-governmental organisations, who fear that EU demands could have a negative impact on Thailand's progressive public health policies.
At Home, and Not at Home
- Inter Press Service
WADI KHALED, Northern Lebanon, Mar 12 (IPS) - The influx of hundreds of thousands of war-weary refugees from Syria to Lebanon is putting an almost unbearable strain on many of the communities that have taken them into their homes. A domestic economic crisis compounded by the arrival of such large numbers of refugees is weighing heavily on many impoverished areas.
Child Sexual Exploitation on the Rise in North Kivu
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, DR Congo, Mar 12 (IPS) - A street in Goma's city centre, the capital of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been nicknamed "the ward of death" because of the brutal crimes that frequently occur there.
U.S. “Rebalancing” to Asia/Pacific Still a Priority
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 12 (IPS) - Amidst growing tensions with North Korea and, to a lesser extent, China, the White House Monday insisted that its "re-balancing" toward the Asia/Pacific remained on track and that Washington is fully committed to its allies there, especially Japan and South Korea.
Pressure Grows on Washington to Pass IMF Governance Reforms
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (IPS) - Around 100 scholars, former government officials and policymakers are calling on the U.S. Congress to enact pending legislation enabling broad governance reforms within the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that would strengthen the voice of developing countries within the institution.
Anti-Nuke Movement Goes to the Gulf
- Inter Press Service
MANAMA, Mar 11 (IPS) - After a week of activities in Oslo during the Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, major anti-nuclear campaigners moved Monday to the Bahraini capital, Manama, in yet another step towards the abolition of atomic weapons.
Chávez’s Legacy
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Mar 11 (IPS) - The world has been shaken by the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, one of the most influential Latin American leaders in recent decades, as well as one of the most controversial and maligned figures on the planet.
Fighting Sex Trafficking in Brazil - in Fiction and Reality
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 11 (IPS) - The story generally begins in Brazil's hinterland, with a pretty, young woman from a disadvantaged background and with little formal education, who is drawn in by false promises and ends up in a sex trade network that stretches overseas.
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