Global Issues
News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 2406
DEVELOPMENT: Land Grabs for Food Production Under Fire
- Inter Press Service
A move by governments and rich investors to raise food crops on farmland purchased in some of the world's poorer countries is coming under fire.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Grassroots Campaign Calls for Bold Steps
- Inter Press Service
Through nearly 5,000 different actions planned in 170 countries for Saturday, climate change activists will try to raise public awareness on the need for a new global climate treaty which would set an upper limit for atmospheric carbon dioxide that would effectively prevent environmental catastrophes.
DEVELOPMENT: For-Profit Seeds Hurting Farmers, Biodiversity
- Inter Press Service
Large biotechnology firms are not only depriving poor farmers of inputs essential for their livelihoods, but are also pushing up food prices, according to a new U.N. report.
ECONOMY-SOUTH AMERICA: Chinese Competition Undermines Integration
- Inter Press Service
Brazil's products are losing ground in the rest of South America, mainly because of the flood of low-cost Chinese goods — a trend that is also exacerbating the region's dependence on commodity exports.
VENEZUELA: El Niño Dries Up Water, Power, Food Supply
- Inter Press Service
The guanábana (soursop) trees in Victoria Martínez's small orchard have yielded none of their delicious fruit this year, which she blames on the scarcity of water, a problem as annoying as the power blackouts at her house close to Tocuyito, a sun-baked town 120 kilometres southwest of the Venezuelan capital.
Q&A: 'Women Will Benefit From Secularism'
- Inter Press Service
Controversy stalks dissident writer Nawal El-Saadawi, whose views on women and religion have put her at odds with Egyptian conservatives.
RIGHTS: Arms Treaty Could Be Powerful Tool to Protect Children
- Inter Press Service
The impact of global weapons trafficking on children and their recruitment as fighters should be on the agenda of talks for an international Arms Trade Treaty, say United Nations experts and non-governmental organisations.
MOZAMBIQUE: Watching the Water Flow Away
- Inter Press Service
Less than 100km from the second-largest dam in Africa, women walk with their babies strapped on their back, water pails balanced on their heads.
SRI LANKA: Mixed Reactions to EU Threat to Cut Trade Concessions
- Inter Press Service
When the European Union announced last year that it was seeking an investigation into alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka as a precondition for extending concessionary tariff rates for exports from the island state, the government promptly cried foul.
THAILAND: Renewable Energy Not So Clean and Green After All?
- Inter Press Service
The view from Bhorn’s window in this northern province is as picturesque as one can find in rural Thailand. The Nan River flows majestically through the Gulf of Thailand, located 300 kilometres to the south. Mango and banana trees line the banks with expansive verdant green paddy fields beyond.
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