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From the Ashes of Tragedy, Lessons for Disaster Management
- Inter Press Service
CHENNAI, Aug 04 (IPS) - At 4:30 a.m. on the morning of Jul. 30, sleeping passengers in carriage S 11 on the Chennai-bound Tamilnadu Express were awoken by a blazing fire, as the train approached the east coast town of Nellore, just two and a half hours shy of its final destination.
Malawi Checks China’s African Advance
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, Aug 04 (IPS) - The move in Malawi to close down Chinese businesses outside of the four major cities has been condemned as xenophobic by rights organisations. A new law enforced Jul. 31 barred foreigners from carrying out trade in Malawi’s outlying and rural areas.
Awareness of Climate Change Risks Low in Dominican Republic
- Inter Press Service
SANTO DOMINGO, Aug 03 (IPS) - One of the major difficulties to overcome in climate change adaptation policies in the Dominican Republic is society’s low awareness of the risks, even though this Caribbean island nation is seriously exposed to the impacts of the phenomenon.
OP-ED: U.S. Adrift on Law of the Sea
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - A little overshadowed by the Olympics, the Yeosu 2012 Expo is, in its own way, doing more than the London Games to promote global harmony - and without stirring up the waters the way the British did when they posted the ROK flag for the DPRK women’s soccer team.
Climate-Battered South Asia Looks to Rio+20 Formula
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Aug 03 (IPS) - Far-flung South Asian communities, from the high Himalayan slopes to the Indian Ocean coasts, united in the face of extreme and uncertain weather, continue to hold on to the hope that the Rio+20 focus on disaster risk reduction (DRR) will positively influence national policies.
Mexican Communities Fight Mini-Dams
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 03 (IPS) - Small-scale hydroelectric dams with a capacity of under 30 MW are seen by the authorities in Mexico as an important alternative for generating energy. But local communities reject them on the argument that they would cause social, economic and environmental damages.
An Unconventional Road to Peace
- Inter Press Service
MAE SOT, Thailand, Aug 03 (IPS) - In a country where talk of a ceasefire brings representatives from 11 different armed ethnic groups to the table, Myanmar’s chief peace negotiator, Railway Minister Aung Min, is experimenting with an unusual solution to decades of separatist struggles.
Operating in Rural Tanzania “To Save a Life”
- Inter Press Service
KIGOMA, Tanzania, Aug 03 (IPS) - At the Kakonko Health Centre, about 250 kilometres from the nearest hospital in Kigoma Region, Western Tanzania, assistant medical officer Abdu Mapinduzi prepares to operate on Joanitha, a young pregnant mother.
Pakistan Faces a ‘Youth Bomb’
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 03 (IPS) - “This is just a trailer of the horror that awaits us,” says noted demographer Farid Midhet, referring to Pakistan’s bulging population and the possibly corresponding link to rising crime, including murders, robberies, rioting and extremist activity.
Using Cameroon’s Community Grapevine to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Aug 03 (IPS) - For nearly two years, not a single child with HIV has been born at the public hospital in the Cité-Verte district of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Dr Emilien Fouda, the hospital's director, says this proud record is the result of combined effort by his staff and community support groups.
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