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Caribbean Looks to Paris Climate Summit for Its Very Survival
- Inter Press Service
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, May 09 (IPS) - Caribbean leaders on Saturday further advanced their policy position on climate change ahead of the 21st Conference of Parties, also known as COP 21, scheduled for Paris during November and December of this year.
Opinion: Renewable Energy – How to Make It More Bird-Friendly
- Inter Press Service
BONN, May 09 (IPS) - Climate change is one of the greatest risks to human societies, but also to biodiversity, often creating a "snowball effect" exacerbating existing pressures such as habitat fragmentation.
‘Je Suis Favela’ – Bringing Brazilian Books to the French
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, May 09 (IPS) - Long before the attack in Paris that inspired the slogan "Je Suis Charlie", a young French publisher has released a collection of stories titled je suis favela about life in Brazilian slums.
Opinion: The Bursting of Europe’s Biofuels Bubble
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, May 09 (IPS) - Last week, the European Union reached a momentous decision to finally agree a reform to its disastrous biofuels legislation, signalling Europe's U-turn on the burning of crops for biofuels.
Latin America’s Social Policies Have Given Women a Boost
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, May 08 (IPS) - Although they do not specifically target women, social policies like family allowances and pensions have improved the lives of women in Latin America, the region that has made the biggest strides so far this century in terms of gender equality, although there is still a long way to go.
Falling Food Prices May Benefit Lower Income Countries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 08 (IPS) - Despite a minimal reduction in global production, the world food import bill is about to reach a five-year low in 2015, pushing international prices for agricultural commodities down even further, the Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) forecast on May 7.
Prepaid Meters Scupper Gains Made in Accessing Water in Africa
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, May 08 (IPS) - While many countries appear to have met the U.N. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water, rights activists say that African countries which have taken to installing prepaid water meters have rendered a blow to many poor people, making it hard for them to access water.
The Biggest Lessons Nepal Will Take Away From This Tragedy
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, May 08 (IPS) - There has never been any doubt that Nepal is sitting on one of the most seismically active areas in South Asia. The fact that, when the big one struck, damages and deaths would be catastrophic has been known for years.
Opinion: South-South Cooperation Vital for Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, May 08 (IPS) - Sustainable development is central to a range of key discussions at the United Nations and elsewhere at the moment.
Living the Indigenous Way, from the Jungles to the Mountains
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 08 (IPS) - In the course of human history many tens of thousands of communities have survived and thrived for hundreds, even thousands, of years. Scores of these largely self-sustaining traditional communities continue to this day in remote jungles, forests, mountains, deserts, and in the icy regions of the North. A few remain completely isolated from modern society.
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